Accommodations Triangle - STAAR
Type 1 & Type 2 Accommodations
For Students with Disabilities
For the purposes of the statewide assessments, students needing accommodations due to a disability include:
- Students with an identified disability who receive special education services and meet established eligibility criteria for certain accommodations
- Students with an identified disability who receive Section 504 services and meet established eligibility criteria for certain accommodations
- Students with a disabling condition who do not receive special education or Section 504 services but meet established eligibility criteria for certain accommodations
Differences:
Type 1 Accommodations:
- most frequently used accommodations
- decisions made & approved locally (ARD, 504, etc.)
Type 2 Accommodations:
- require TEA approval
- Accommodations Request Form (ARF) required.
- only a very small percentage of students meet criteria for these
Let's take a closer look at a few of these accommodations.