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The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has developed the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness Alternate (STAAR™ Alternate) to meet the federal requirements mandated under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), a federal education law previously known as No Child Left Behind. STAAR Alternate is designed for the purpose of assessing students in grades 3–8 and high school who have significant cognitive disabilities and are receiving special education services.
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.
Documents housed on this website are subject to updates and revisions. The date shown on each document will indicate when the document was last revised. If the documents are printed for use, please check to make sure you are referencing the most current version.
Use the following links to go directly to the selected STAAR Alternate information:
Note that some links include bullets below them that list the contents available at that link but are not links themselves.
For additional information, contact:
Student Assessment Division
(512) 463-9536
staaralt@tea.state.tx.us