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Students in grades 3–12 who meet all participation requirements will take TELPAS Alternate. If students do not meet all participation requirements, they must take TELPAS.
For students in grade 2, the ARD committee, in conjunction with the LPAC, must make an assessment determination for TELPAS Alternate, as there is no STAAR Alternate 2 assessment for grade 2. Such students should take TELPAS unless the committees determine that TELPAS Alternate is more appropriate.
Students in kindergarten and grade 1 must be assessed with TELPAS holistically rated assessments, as there is no TELPAS Alternate exists assessment for those grades.
In rare circumstances a student’s ARD committee may determine prior to the test administration that the student will not participate in TELPAS Alternate because the student meets the eligibility criteria for a medical exception or no authentic academic response. Refer to the eligibility criteria on the TELPAS Alternate Resources webpage for more information.
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