Presented by: Angela Pittman …Executive Director, Special Education Department

1. Guidelines for Using Supplemental Aids on State Assessments Special Education Department Presented by: Angela Pittman…Executive Director, Special Education Department Tanya Browne…Director, Special Education Department-Curriculum and Instruction February 15, 2012 Dallas, Texas

2. Guidelines for Using Supplemental Aids • Work with a partner • Identify appropriate and non-appropriate supplemental aids • Be prepared to share your decisions 2

3. All Subjects: Mnemonic DevicesTEA 12/2011 A mnemonic device is a learning technique that assists with memory. Only mnemonic devices that are acronyms or phrases based on an acronym should be used. The subject-specific words that the mnemonic represents are NEVER allowed. 3 Other mnemonic devices that follow the above criteria are also allowed.

4. All Subjects: Mnemonic Devices (cont.)TEA 12/2011 A mnemonic device is a learning technique that assists with memory. Only mnemonic devices that are acronyms or phrases based on an acronym should be used. The subject-specific words that the mnemonic represents are NEVER allowed. Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Parentheses Exponents Multiplication Division Addition Subtraction Divide Multiply Subtract Bring down 4

5. All Subjects: Blank Graphic Organizers TEA 12/2011 Blank graphic organizers may be used. Blank graphic organizers should NEVER contain titles, words, labels, colors used as labels, pictures, acronyms, mnemonics, numbers, symbols, or variables. 1&2 Group 2 Group 1 5

6. All Subjects: Blank Graphic Organizers (cont.)TEA 12/2011 Blank graphic organizers may be used. Blank graphic organizers should NEVER contain titles, words, labels, colors used as labels, pictures, acronyms, mnemonics, numbers, symbols, or variables. 6

7. All Subjects: Blank Graphic Organizers (cont.)TEA 12/2011 Blank graphic organizers may be used. Blank graphic organizers should NEVER contain titles, words, labels, colors used as labels, pictures, acronyms, mnemonics, numbers, symbols, or variables. G 7

8. TAKS to STAARTEA 12/2011 Plan for phase-out of TAKS and phase-in of STAAR 8

9. General Information about Supplemental AidsTexas Education Agency, Student Assessment Division 2010 • A supplemental aid is a resource that assists a student in recalling information. • The student must be able to understand the information, but simply needs assistance recalling it. • If a student’s disability affects memory retrieval, a supplemental aid may be allowed on certain state assessments. • Using a supplemental aid as an accommodation during instruction should not replace the teaching of subject-specific skills as outlined in the state curriculum. 9

10. The supplemental aid must serve only as a tool and not a source of direct answers. All supplemental aids must be documented in the student’s IEP (and permanent record file if the student is an ELL receiving special education services) and must be routinely used in classroom instruction and testing. Although some supplemental aids may be appropriate for instructional use, they may not be appropriate or allowed for use on a state assessment. General Information about Supplemental Aids (cont.)Texas Education Agency, Student Assessment Division 2010 10

11. Supplemental aids, like all accommodations, should be individualized for each student. Students have different strengths and needs, so it would not be appropriate to provide all students the exact same supplemental aid. Supplemental aids used during state assessments must be routinely used during classroom instruction and testing, because students need ample experience with accommodations for them to be effective. However, this does not mean that the supplemental aid must be used every day. Helpful Reminders about Supplemental AidsTexas Education Agency, Student Assessment Division 2010 11

12. Supplemental aids are NOT allowed on TAKS, even for students who receive special education services, nor are they allowed on LAT administrations of TAKS. Supplemental aids are not allowed for students who receive Section 504 services since these students are required to take TAKS. TAKSTexas Education Agency, Student Assessment Division 2010 12

13. TAKS (Accommodated) and TAKS-MTexas Education Agency, Student Assessment Division 2010 • For students who meet certain qualifying conditions specified in the Accommodations Manual, supplemental aids may be used on TAKS (Accommodated) and TAKS–M, including LAT administrations of these assessments. • Supplemental aids that follow the guidelines listed in Appendix D may be used without the submission of an ARF (Accommodations Request Form). These supplemental aids have been determined to be a tool and not a source of direct answers for the TEKS assessed at each grade, and may be provided in accordance with individual student needs. 13

14. TAKS (Accommodated) and TAKS-M (cont.)Texas Education Agency, Student Assessment Division 2010 • For supplemental aids not listed in Appendix D, or those that differ from the listed guidelines: • an ARF must be submitted to TEA for review to determine whether a student may use the supplemental aid on TAKS (Accommodated); or • The district must review the supplemental aid locally to determine if it may be used on TAKS–M. • Please refer to the section of the Accommodations Manual titled “Accommodation Request Process” for more information about the submission of an ARF. 14

15. Contents of this PresentationTexas Education Agency, Student Assessment Division 2010 • The slides in this presentation contain examples of supplemental aids described in Appendix D. • They are intended to be merely examples of the many unique supplemental aids that educators use to address the individual needs of students. • They are not intended to represent an exhaustive list of supplemental aids that may be considered for use on TAKS (Accommodated) or TAKS–M. 15

16. Contents of this Presentation (cont.)Texas Education Agency, Student Assessment Division 2010 • Supplemental aids marked with the symbol exemplify those that follow the guidelines listed in Appendix D and would not require an ARF or a local review. • Supplemental aids marked with the symbol exemplify those that may not be used on a state assessment as per Appendix D: • without the submission of an ARF for TAKS (Accommodated); a local review for TAKS–M; or • may require edits to make them allowable for use. • It is the responsibility of district/campus personnel to ensure that the supplemental aids are: • grade-appropriate, • factual, • error-free, • concise, and well-organized 16

17. TAKS: Number Lines (p. 93, #5)Texas Education Agency, Student Assessment Division 2010 Number lines labeled with the integers -10 to 10 or the whole numbers 0 to 10 may be used. An Accommodation Request Form is not required. Grades 3–5 Grades 6 and up If the number line does not follow the above guideline, submit an ARF for use on TAKS (Accommodated), review it locally for use on TAKS–M, or you may consider editing the supplemental aid to meet Appendix D guidelines. 17

18. All Subjects: Blank Graphic Organizers (cont.)TEA 12/2011 Blank graphic organizers may be used. Blank graphic organizers should NEVER contain titles, words, labels, colors used as labels, pictures, acronyms, mnemonics, numbers, symbols, or variables. 18

19. TAKS: Pictorial Models (p. 94, #12)Texas Education Agency, Student Assessment Division 2010 Pictorial models of two- and three-dimensional figures may be used. An Accommodation Request Form is not required. A figure may be labeled only with variables or words that appear on the grade-appropriate mathematics chart provided by TEA. height length VOLUME height AREA width base If the pictorial model is labeled with terms that do not appear on the grade-appropriate mathematics chart provided by TEA, submit an ARF for use on TAKS (Accommodated), review it locally for use on TAKS–M or you may consider editing the supplemental aid to meet Appendix D guidelines. 19

20. How did you do? 20

21. Reference Documents • 2010-2011 Accommodations Manual (TAKS) • Also see Appendix D • Guidelines for Using Supplemental Aids on State Assessments TETN #9005 (TAKS) • TAKS–M Participation Requirements (TAKS) • See TAKS–M Resources page at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/taksm ** • Supplemental Aids for STAAR, STAAR Spanish, STAAR Modified and STAAR L: What’s Allowed and What’s Not? January 2, 2012 • Accommodations & SpEd Assessment TETN #10418 21

22. Contacts Dallas ISD Special Education Department Angela Pittman, Executive Director apittman@dallasisd.org Tanya Browne, Director – Curriculum and Instruction tbrowne@dallasisd.org Brenda Russell, Supervisor – Curriculum and Instruction br9291@dallasisd.org 22

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