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• Refer to the STAAR Accessibility Educator Guide for more specific information about online features and supports. 

• To become familiar with the functionality of online tests, students should practice using the tools in the Practice Test Site before online operational assessments.

• Technology-based accommodations enable most students to test online. However, in rare instances, a student may be eligible for the administration of a paper test due to an inability to access the test and/or accommodations on a computer. The need for paper test materials with embedded supports must be indicated in TIDE. 

• For students taking STAAR braille who are also eligible to receive content and language supports, including students using a refreshable braille display, the eligibility criteria for a paper test administration with embedded supports does not need to be met. Test administrators will be provided with instructions regarding the administration of this designated support for students taking a braille test or using screen reader support for refreshable braille displays.

• Any student for whom the LPAC recommends the use of this support for any reading language arts (RLA) assessments may not be reclassified at the end of the school year. In addition, LPACs may not recommend designated supports for an EB student whose parents have denied bilingual or English as a second language (ESL) services. However, EB students who are approved by a different committee to receive this support based on reasons other than English language acquisition (such as a disability or documented academic or literacy difficulties) may be considered for reclassification at the end of the school year.

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