STAAR Special Education
The Texas Assessment Program is the statewide testing program. This program includes the STAAR© and STAAR Alternate 2 assessments. Although most students will take STAAR© with or without allowable accommodations, a student with a disability will be guided to the assessment which provides the most appropriate degree of support through the eligibility criteria established, whether the STAAR Alternate 2, STAAR online, or the paper version of STAAR. To assist with understanding Assessments for Students with Disabilities, ESC Region 20 has consolidated state and regional resources into one area.
The STAAR redesign is a result of House Bill (HB) 3906 passed by the 86th Texas Legislature in 2019. The Texas Education Agency (TEA), working with a wide range of education stakeholders, including the Assessment Education Advisory Committee, has been exploring the most instructionally supportive approach to implementing these changes. The redesign will be implemented in the state summative assessments administered in the 2022-2023 school year.
The STAAR redesign includes several components:
The Texas Education Agency publishes STAAR report cards for all students, formerly known as Confidential Student Reports (CSR). To improve communication and transparency TEA has conducted an overhaul of the STAAR report card. The goal of the redesign is to create a family-friendly report on student progress, specifically highlighting growth and improvement as much as proficiency, while giving parents concrete tools to help with student learning.
To learn more about your child's scores please visit - TEA Family PortalAccommodation Resources
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) defines accommodations as changes to materials or procedures that enable students to participate meaningfully in learning and testing. Accommodation policies may apply to any student taking the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®) or the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) depending on his or her needs and whether the student meets the eligibility criteria, as applicable. Refer to the accommodation section of the District and Campus Coordinator Resources for more information and additional resources.
School districts may administer assessment instruments in paper format to any student whose parent, guardian, or teacher requests it. Requests must be submitted to the school district each year.
The number of students enrolled at a school district who are administered an assessment instrument in paper format is limited to 3% of the number of total students enrolled in the Local Education Agency (LEA). The 3% cap excludes students receiving services through special education whose Annual, Review and Dismissal (ARD) committee determines the paper format meets individual student needs. The 3% cap includes requests for students receiving 504 services.
