Special Education Assessments
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The admission, review, and dismissal (ARD) committee determines which assessment is appropriate for each student based upon his or her individual needs. In order to make this decision, ARD committees must be familiar with the statewide assessment options available to students. In addition, ARD committees must be aware of how their decisions impact a student’s academic future.
| Federal Requirements for the Assessment of Students with Disabilities |
State Assessment Options for... |
Students in grades 10–12*
in 2011–2012** |
Students in grades 3–8 and
entering grade 9 in 2011–2012 |
| General assessment (with or without accommodations) |
TAKS
TAKS (Accommodated) |
STAAR™ |
| Alternate assessment based on modified academic achievement standards (2%) |
TAKS–Modified (TAKS–M) |
STAAR™ Modified |
| Alternate assessment based on alternate academic achievement standards (1%) |
STAAR™ Alternate*** |
*TAKS and TAKS (Accommodated) exit-level tests and retests are available for students in grade 12.
TAKS–M is not considered an exit-level test and is not available for students in grade 12.
**The applicable exit-level (grade 11) assessment for students repeating grade 9 is TAKS. However, TAKS, TAKS (Accommodated), and TAKS–M grade 9 tests will not be available in 2011–2012. Students repeating grade 9 will not be assessed in 2011–2012.
***Students in grades 3 through 11 who are eligible for an alternate assessment based on alternate academic achievement standards will take STAAR Alternate beginning in 2011–2012. TAKS–Alt will no longer be available.
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Archive
View archived Special Education Assessment files no longer in use.
For additional information, contact:
Student Assessment Division
512/463-9536
assessment.studentswithdisabilities@tea.state.tx.us
Page last modified on 1/31/2012.