Use the links below to access STAAR Alternate 2 resources.

STAAR Alternate 2 Test Administration Resources 2021 STAAR Alternate 2 Assurances and Justification Form (PDF).The following image is an example form that LEAs received via electronic communication. STAAR Alternate 2 Explanation and Assurance Summary (PDF posted 2/8/22).2021–2022 Texas One Percent Cap Waiver Request (PDF posted 1/3/22).The Texas Education Agency (TEA) designed the STAAR Alternate 2 to assess students in grades 3–8 and high school who have significant cognitive disabilities and are receiving special education services. TEA has developed the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR ®) Alternate 2 assessment to meet the federal requirements mandated under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), a federal education law previously known as No Child Left Behind. requires extensive, direct, individualized instruction, as well as a need for substantial supports that are neither temporary nor specific to a particular content area.

is NOT identified based on English learner designation or solely on the basis of previous low academic achievement or the need for accommodations and.exhibits significant intellectual and adaptive behavior deficits in their ability to plan, comprehend, and reason, and ALSO indicates adaptive behavior deficits that limit their ability to apply social and practical skills such as personal care, social problem-solving skills, dressing, eating, using money, and other functional skills across life domains.Texas definition of a student with a significant cognitive disability is a student who: Student Assessment Home | Student Assessment Directory | Contact Student Assessment

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