What qualifies a student for STAAR Alt 2?

STAAR Alternate 2 may only be considered if the student’s disability includes intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior deficits that primarily and significantly affect the student’s ability to plan, comprehend, reason, and apply social and practical skills in everyday life.

What is the STAAR Alt 2?

STAAR Alternate 2 is an assessment based on alternate academic standards and is designed for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities receiving special education services. STAAR Alternate 2 is available for the same grades and subjects assessed in the general STAAR program.

Is Alt STAAR in Spanish?

The STAAR Alternate 2 participation requirements are also available in Spanish. The ARD committee determines whether a student with a significant cognitive disability is eligible to take STAAR Alternate 2 based on the following criteria.

Who qualifies Telpas Alt?

Who is required to take the TELPAS Alternate test? Students in grades 2–12 who have been identified as limited English proficient (LEP), receiving special education services, and identified with a significant cognitive disability and meet the participation requirements.

What is Telpas alternate?

The letters in TELPAS stand for the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System. TELPAS is an assessment program for students in Texas public schools who are learning the English language. TELPAS Alternate is an assessment program for students who are learning the English language just like TELPAS.

Is there a Spanish Staar?

STAAR Spanish is available in grades 3-5 in reading, writing, mathematics, and science. STAAR Spanish is administered to eligible students for whom a Spanish version of STAAR is the most appropriate measure of their academic progress.

What is the difference between sped and 504?

An IEP is an in-depth document for all students who require special education services. A 504 plan can accommodate students who can learn within a general education environment with stated modifications. An IEP can provide services and supports that a 504 plan can’t, such as specialized instruction.