Texas Student Assessment Program - 2009–2010 Accommodations Manual - Guidelines for Selecting, Providing, and Evaluating the Use of Accommodations for All Students

Oct 2, 2026

Texas Student Assessment Program 2009–2010 Accommodations Manual provides guidelines for selecting, providing, and evaluating assessment accommodations for all students. It outlines purpose, key revisions, and federal and state requirements tied to grade-level academic content standards. The manual covers accommodations for general education students, students with special education services, learners with 504 plans, and English language learners, including linguistic accommodations and decision processes. It also describes documentation, objective evidence, request workflows, and TEA review procedures, supported by charts and tables.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryHealthcare

FormatPDF

Pages81

Reading Time3 h 24 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

Purpose of the 2009–2010 Accommodations Manual

Key Changes to the 2009–2010 Accommodations Manual

Federal and State Requirements

Federal Requirements

State Requirements

Legislation as It Relates to Specific Student Populations

Components of the Texas Student Assessment Program

Selecting Accommodations for Assessment

What are Accommodations?

How are Accommodations Selected?

Questions to Guide Accommodations Selection

Documenting Accommodations for State Assessments

Accommodations by Category Chart

Additional Information on TELPAS Testing Accommodations

Accommodation Decisions

Linguistic Accommodations for English Language Learners

Overview

Eligibility

Linguistically Accommodated Testing (LAT) Decisions

Allowable LAT Accommodations

Accommodation Request Process

Accommodation Request Process Flowchart

Determine Whether Request is Necessary

Complete the Accommodation Request Form

Using the Online Accommodation Request Form

Submit Accommodation Request Form to TEA

Texas Student Assessment Program 2009–2010 Accommodations Manual Guidelines for Selecting, Providing, and Evaluating the Use of Accommodations for All Students Including ★ General Education Students ★ Students Receiving Special Education Services ★ Students with 504 Plans ★ English Language Learners Copyright © 2009, Texas Education Agency. All rights reserved. Reproduction of all or portions of this work is prohibited without express written permission from the Texas Education Agency. The Texas Education Agency’s Student Assessment Division would like to thank representatives from the Education Service Centers, including district and campus representatives from around the state, for providing feedback that assisted in the revision process for the 2009–2010 Accommodations Manual. The comments and suggestions from Texas educators were invaluable and greatly appreciated. In particular, the Student Assessment Division would like to thank the following educators for their contributions to a newly developed appendix regarding accommodations for students who are deaf or hard of hearing: Sandra Connatser, Director, Galveston Brazoria Cooperative for the Hearing Impaired, Clear Creek ISD Marcia Crouch, Deaf Education Coordinator, Plano Regional Day School Program for the Deaf, Plano ISD Dan Diffee, State Lead for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services–Communication Access, ESC Region XI Joey Vaughan, Outcomes Specialist, Texas School for the Deaf 2009–2010 Accommodations Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Purpose of the 2009–2010 Accommodations Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Key Changes to the 2009–2010 Accommodations Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Federal and State Requirements Achieving Grade-Level Academic Content Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Federal Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA) . . . . . . .6 Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 State Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Legislation as It Relates to Specific Student Populations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Students Receiving Special Education Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 General Education Students, Including Students Receiving Services Through Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 English Language Learners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 English Language Learners Served by Special Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Components of the Texas Student Assessment Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Selecting Accommodations for Assessment What are Accommodations? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 How are Accommodations Selected? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Questions to Guide Accommodations Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Involving Students in Decisions about Accommodations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Documenting Accommodations for State Assessments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Accommodations by Category Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Presentation Supports/Materials for TAKS–Alt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 2009–2010 Accommodations Manual i Additional Information on TELPAS Testing Accommodations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Accommodation Decisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Paper Administrations of Multiple-Choice Reading Tests in Grades 2–12 . . . . . . 32 Holistically Rated Assessments in Grades K–12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Linguistic Accommodations for English Language Learners Linguistically Accommodated Testing (LAT) . . . . . .

FAQs

What is the purpose of the 2009–2010 Accommodations Manual?

It provides guidelines for selecting, providing, and evaluating assessment accommodations for all students under the Texas Student Assessment Program.

Which student groups are included in the accommodations guidance?

The manual includes general education students, students receiving special education services, students with 504 plans, and English language learners.

How does the manual describe the accommodation request process for TEA?

It outlines steps such as determining whether a request is necessary, completing the accommodation request form, using objective evidence, submitting to TEA, and receiving the TEA decision.

Oct 2, 2026

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