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- Accommodation Request Forms must be received by TEA according to the posted deadlines. Late requests will NOT be processed unless circumstances involving the student change after the deadline (e.g., newly enrolled student, medical emergency, an updated ARD committee decision). In these circumstances, the district testing coordinator should contact the TEA Student Assessment Division at 512-463-9536 for further instructions.
- A student who uses this designated support may complete the test in a separate setting to eliminate distractions to other students and to ensure the confidentiality of the test.
- This designated support is intended for an extremely small group of students with disabilities who have a TEA-approved Accommodation Request Form.
- TEA will provide specific guidelines on how to implement this designated support along with any approved Accommodation Request Form. The role of the test administrator who provides this designated support is to record the student's dictated scratch work and computations exactly as the student indicates (e.g., verbally stated number-by-number, mathematics symbols, space-by-space). Responding to test questions, making notes about test questions, and discussing the content of the test at any time are prohibited.
- The test administrator who provides this designated support must be trained in these guidelines to understand the boundaries of the assistance being provided and be a trained test administrator who has signed a specific part of an Oath of Test Security and Confidentiality.
- If a student needs assistance physically manipulating test materials or equipment, refer to the Manipulating Test Materials policy.
- For situations when a student experiences an unexpected or emergency situation (e.g., broken arm, broken glasses) immediately before the assessment, refer to the Accommodations in Unexpected and Emergency Situations policy.
If you have any questions, contact the Student Assessment Division at 512-463-9536, and ask to speak with your district's Accommodations Task Force representative.