Accommodations

The allowable accommodations for each BOY/MOY/EOY assessment are different for each platform and are not STAAR accommodations. Campuses are not allowed to provide non-allowable accommodations on ANY assessment.

In order for a student to receive an accommodation on BOY/MOY/EOY assessments, the specific ALLOWABLE accommodation must be listed in the student’s IEP/IAP/EB Accom plan official documentation for the specific test and test subject by the accommodation deadline for the assessment window.

• You are not allowed to give non-allowable accommodations on any assessment even if it listed in their IEP/IAP/EB documentation.

  • Example - Even if content language supports and supplemental aids are listed in the student’s IEP paperwork for MAP Science for their grade level; the student is not allowed to have those accommodations on MAP Science because they are not allowable, valid, accommodations for the assessment platform.

• You are not allowed to give accommodations that are listed for other assessments/subjects but not for actual assessment/subject.

  • Example- You are not allowed to give a student TTS on MAP science if their TTS accommodation is not listed under science. Even if the student has TTS for every other subject.

• CTCs and campus special populations teams are responsible for creating a verified list of students with allowable accommodations for BOY/MOY/EOY testing 

  • Testhound only provides us with a list of STAAR specific accommodations. Since these accommodations are NOT the same accommodations allowed on i-Ready, MAP, and mCLASS, we will not use testhound for BOY/MOY/EOY testing this year.

Accommodations and modifications are planned deviations from standardized testing protocol. The purpose of these assessments is to see an accurate picture of the student’s abilities so that individual student performance over time can be accurately measured. The assessment is created in a way that there should be no need for additional accommodations because it is designed to be a universal diagnostic/benchmark. These are assessment tools that are appropriate for capturing the developing reading/math skills of all students learning to read/math, with few exceptions. 

Assessment Accommodations (see the list of allowable accommodations for each assessment using the links above)

·         Minor changes to assessment procedures

·         Unlikely to change the meaning of the assessment results

·         Approved by assessment developers and other assessment professionals- the KTX Assessment Team Policies.

·         Used only when an accurate assessment score is unlikely to be obtained without the accommodation

o   Without them, the assessment would be measuring something other than the intended targeted skill

o   Example: using braille testing materials for a blind student or amplification devices for HoH students.

·         Must be specified in the student’s IEP/IAP/MTSS/EB or 504 plan.

o   If an allowable approved accommodation is used, it must be marked on the assessment, checked in system when entering scores, or otherwise documented as required.

o   Approved allowable accommodations are intended to be used for students to provide more accurate scores for those students who need the accommodation, thus scores can be used as any other scores can be used. The scores are considered to be valid.

 Assessment Modifications - Anything not on the approved allowable accommodation list is NOT ALLOWED (even if it is in the student’s IEP).

MODIFICATIONS:  Are significant changes to the standardized procedures and render results that are likely to be meaningfully different than they would have been without the modification. They do not allow us to compare student data across time/cohorts/etc.

Prior to assigning accommodations please set up a meeting with Special Pops - LPAC, 504, MTSS (RTI), & ARD to review & finalize accommodations.