Accommodation
All students, including students with disabilities and English Learners, are required to participate in statewide assessments and have their assessment results be part of the state’s accountability systems, with narrow exceptions for certain students with disabilities who have been identified by the Individualized Education Program team to take their state’s alternate assessment. This form captures the accommodations provided to the student.
Navigation: Student Selection, Accommodation (It can be accessed by old UI via student tabs)
Data Element | Eligibility | Test Format | Additional Information | [Table]Field Name |
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Text Format (Dropdown) | All | Select the relevant value for ELA, Science, and Math. Valid values:
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Text to Speech | ||||
Text to Speech with Graphics ELA (Checkbox) | IEP/504 | Online | Students with print-related disabilities who would otherwise be unable to participate in the assessment because of their disability. Select ELA if required. Note: Applicable for IEP/504 student with online test. |
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Text to Speech with Graphics Math (Checkbox) | All | Online | Students who may need reading support on assessments where reading comprehension is not a primary construct tested. Select Math if required. |
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Braille with Tactile Graphics (Checkbox) | IEP/504 | Paper | Students who need a set of hard copy braille test booklets with embedded tactile graphics. Select ELA, Science, and Math as required. |
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Language (Dropdown) | EL | Online | Select the relevant value for ELA, Science, and Math. Valid values:
Spanish is applicable for Students taking an online Math or Science assessment in Spanish. Text-to-Speech is embedded in this assessment. |
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Large Print (Checkbox) | IEP/504 | Paper | Students who have a visual impairment and are unable to take a computer-based assessment. Select ELA, Math, and Science as required. |
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Assistive Technology-Non-Screen Reader (Checkbox) | IEP/504 | Online | Students who use third-party Assistive Technology daily in the classroom, excluding Read&Write Gold, Co-Writer, NVDA, and JAWS. Select ELA, Math, and Science as required. |
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Assistive Technology - Screen Reader (Checkbox) | IEP/504 | Online | Students who are blind or who have low vision and use screen-reader technology daily in the classroom, including NVDA and JAWS. Can also be accompanied with a refreshable braille device for access and response. Select ELA, Math, and Science as required. |
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Sign Language (Dropdown) | All IEP/504 | Online | Select the relevant value for ELA, Science, and Math. Valid values:
For Math and Science - Students who may need reading support on assessments where reading comprehension is not a primary construct tested. ELA test applicable to IEP/504 students - Students with print-related disabilities who would otherwise be unable to participate in the assessment because their disability |
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Person | ||||
Extensions (Co:Writer; Read&Write) (Checkbox) | IEP/504 EL | Online | Students who use Read&Write Gold, Select ELA and Science, as required. |
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Mouse Pointer (Dropdown) | All | Online | Students with low-vision and other disabilities may require a specialized mouse pointer. Select the relevant value for ELA, Science, and Math. Valid values:
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Online Calculator (Dropdown) | IEP/504 | Online | Students with a disability that severely limits or prevents their ability to perform basic calculations may use a calculator on the non- calculator and calculator sections of the assessment. Select the relevant value for Math. Valid values:
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Local Accommodations | ||||
Amplification (Checkbox) | All | Online Paper | Students who need headphones for online testing or students who use other auditory aids (e.g., noise buffers, white noise). Select ELA, Science, and Math as required. |
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Braille Writer/Refreshable Braille Device (Checkbox) | IEP/504 | Online | Students who are blind or who have low vision capture responses using a braille writer or braille device. Select ELA, Science, and Math as required. |
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Calculation Device and Mathematics Tool (on non-calculator parts) (Checkbox) | IEP/504 | Paper | Students with a disability that severely limits or prevents their ability to perform basic calculations may use a calculator on the non- calculator and calculator sections of the assessment. Select Math if required. |
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Cover Overlay Paper Testing Only (Checkbox) | All | Paper | Students taking a paper test may use a cover overlay on the assessment. Select ELA, Science, and Math as required. |
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Extended Time (Checkbox) | IEP/504 EL | Online Paper | Students have until the end of the school day to complete a single test section administered during the prescribed testing window. Select ELA, Science, and Math as required. |
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Handheld Calculator (Checkbox) | All | Online | A student uses a specific calculation device other than the embedded grade-level calculator on the calculator section Select Math if required. |
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Human Signer (Dropdown) | All IEP/504 | Online | Select the relevant value for ELA, Science, and Math. Valid values:
For Math and Science - Students who may need reading support on assessments where reading comprehension is not a primary construct tested. For ELA applicable to IEP/504 - Students with print-related disabilities who would otherwise be unable to participate in the assessment because their disability. |
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Paper (Dropdown) | IEP/504 | Paper | Select the relevant value for ELA, Science, and Math. Valid values:
English applicable for all profile/Test - Students who are unable to take a computer-based assessment due to a disability, beliefs, or a lack of familiarity with technology. Spanish Applicable to Math/Science - Students who are unable to take a computer- based assessment due to a disability, beliefs, or a lack of familiarity with technology. |
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Human Reader (Dropdown) | All IEP/504 | Online | Select the relevant value for ELA, Science, and Math. Valid values:
For all Profile/Test - Students who may need reading support on assessments where reading comprehension is not a primary construct tested. For English(IEP/504) - Students with print-related disabilities who would otherwise be unable to participate in the assessment because their disability. |
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Human Scribe (Checkbox) | IEP/504 | Online Paper | Select ELA, Science, and Math as required. Student dictates responses either verbally, using an external Speech-to-Text device, an augmentative/assistive communication device (e.g., picture/word board), or by dictating, signing, gesturing, pointing, or eye- gazing. The student must be tested in a separate setting. |
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Student Reads Assessment Aloud to Self (Checkbox) | All | Online Paper | Students may use an external device such as a whisper phone to read the assessment aloud. Select ELA, Science, and Math as required. |
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Emergency Accommodation (Checkbox) | All | An emergency accommodation may be appropriate for a student who incurs a temporary disabling condition that interferes with test performance shortly before or Select ELA, Science, and Math as required. |
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Unique Accommodation (Checkbox) | All | Online Paper | The State Board of Education will individually review requests for unique accommodations on an individual basis and will provide approval after determining whether the accommodation would result in a valid score for the student. A Unique Accommodation Request Form must be completed and submitted six weeks prior to testing. Select ELA, Science, and Math as required. |
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Word-to-Word Dictionary (Checkbox) | EL | Online Paper | The student uses a published bilingual, word- to-word dictionary that does not include definitions, phrases, pronunciations, sentences, or pictures. Select ELA, Science, and Math as required. |
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Custom | ||||
Answers Recorded in Test Book (Checkbox) | IEP/504 | Paper | Students who need to record answers in paper test booklets rather than the answer document. Select ELA and Math as required. |
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Direction in Native Language (Dropdown) | EL | Online Paper | Students who need general testing directions read in their native language. Select the relevant value for ELA, Science, and Math. Valid values:
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Frequent Breaks (Support) (Checkbox) | All | Online Paper | Students who may need medical, bathroom, in-chair stretching, or other frequent breaks. Select ELA, Science, and Math as required. |
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Separate Alternate Location (Checkbox) | All | Online Paper | Student is tested in a specifically assigned location. Select ELA, Science, and Math as required. |
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Small 'group' setting (Support) (Checkbox) | All | Online Paper | Student is tested in a separate location with a small group of students with matching accessibility features, accommodations, or testing needs as appropriate. Select ELA, Math, and Science as required. |
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