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For a student not receiving special education or Section 504 services, the decision is made by the appropriate team at the campus level (e.g., Response to Intervention [RtI] team, student assistance team) and documented according to district policies. The decision should be based on the eligibility criteria and aimed at addressing a student’s consistent academic struggle in a specific area , even after intensive instruction and remediation.
For a student receiving Section 504 services, the decision is made by the Section 504 committee based on the eligibility criteria and is documented in the student’s individual accommodation plan (IAP).
For a student receiving special education services, the decision is made by the admission, review, and dismissal (ARD) committee based on the eligibility criteria and is documented in the student’s individualized education program (IEP).
In the case of an emergent bilingual (EB) student with a disability, the decision is made by the applicable group in conjunction with the student’s language proficiency assessment committee (LPAC) and documented in the student’s permanent record file and IAP or IEP.
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When scheduling administrations, district testing personnel should remember that all student responses for paper braille tests must be transcribed into the Data Entry Interface (DEI) by the end of the STAAR two-week testing window or the TELPAS testing window to be scored.
A student who uses this designated support may need to complete the test in a separate setting to eliminate distractions to other students and to ensure the confidentiality of the test.
Student responses cannot be scored unless they are recorded according to the procedures outlined in the Basic Transcribing and/or Complex Transcribing policies.
General information about administering braille tests is available in the applicable STAAR Test Administration Information or TELPAS Paper and Holistic Test Administration Information.
Online screen reader support for refreshable braille displays includes visually hidden content presented to the screen reader and refreshable braille display only. If a student requires assistance with online screen reader support for refreshable braille displays, including how to access visually hidden content, refer to the Job Access with Speech (JAWS) help screen in Available Tools during an online administration.
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