PPT-STAAR Accommodations Update

September 23 2016 Event 43174 Student Assessment Division Disclaimer These slides have been prepared and approved by the Student Assessment Division of the Texas Education Agency If any slide is amended or revised for use in local or regional trainings please remove this slide as well as the TEA footer at the bottom of each slide. Leading Forward in Times of . Change. 1. 2. Goals. Accountability for the sake of STAAR. Review . the . STAAR design and standards. Connect STAAR. to the curriculum. to the data from TAKS. to units in the curriculum. By Jeff Hull. Accommodations and Modifications. Accommodations are changes to the course content, teaching strategies, standards, test preparation, location, timing, scheduling, expectations, student responses, environmental structuring and/or attributes which provide access for a student with a disability to participate in a course/standard/test which DO NOT fundamentally alter or lower the standards or expectations of the course/standard/test.. Student Support Services. Dr. Schequita Owens, Director of Support Services. Cheryl Flammer, Special Education Teacher. Kimberleyn. Robinson, Math Specialist. Sarah Smarsch, Reading Specialist. Why is this important?. and. Modifications. A guide to providing accommodations and modifications for students.. 2011-2012. Accommodations and Modifications. Some students with disabilities need accommodations or modifications in their educational program in order to be successful in school.. STAAR Alternate 2 . September 23, 2016. TETN Event#: 43175. TEA Fall Update 2016 STAAR ALT 2. Fall 2016 Update: STAAR Alternate 2 . These slides have been prepared by the Student Assessment Division of the Texas Education Agency.. 2013. EOC. 1. Please Note:. . This training does . NOT take the place of reading the appropriate manuals.. 2. 3. STAAR Time Limits Policies and Procedures . 4. Start and Stop Times . The four-hour time period will start when the test administrator has read directions and tells students to begin working on their tests. . OnLine. Training. 12/16/2013. Depth of Knowledge (DOK). No Child Left Behind (NCLB) requires assessments to “measure the depth and breadth of the state academic content standards for a given grade level”. USDE, 2003. TETN # 33282. January 28, 2015. Student Assessment Division. Texas Education Agency. Disclaimer. These slides have been prepared by the Student Assessment Division of the Texas Education . Agency.. If any slide is changed for local use, please remove the TEA footer at the bottom of the . Writing the Expository Essay. Exp. ository = . Exp. lain . Expository . writing explains . what you think (and why you think that way) . in a clear and complete way. . You are not telling a story or trying to persuade your reader.. kayepricehawkins@aol.com. . www.pricelessliteracy.homestead.com. . This power point contains information and formatting written and designed by Kaye Price-Hawkins. . Please keep intact to share with others.. by Janet Hester and Lenicia Gordon. ELAR Education Specialists. The Jeff Anderson Cycle. Region 13’s . visual representation of Jeff Anderson’s . Analysis . Process . from . the book . 10 Things Every Writer Should Know.. . Disclaimer. These slides have been prepared by the Student Assessment Division of the Texas Education Agency.. If any of the slides are changed for local use, please remove the TEA header. . This training is not intended to replace the review of required manuals and additional information on the TEA website. . 1. Housekeeping . Presenters. Debbie Buchanan Education Specialist – Assessment . Vicki Payne Rainwater Education Specialist – AGC (Inclusion) . Questions. Submit your questions in writing via the “. TEA’s Student Assessment Division. Disclaimer . These slides have been prepared and approved by the Student Assessment Division of the Texas Education Agency. . If any slide is amended or revised for use in local or regional trainings, please remove this slide as well as the TEA footer at the bottom of each slide..