1. ACA Intermediate March 23, 2017
STAAR Overview
ACA Intermediate
March 23, 2017

3. Our goal is continuous improvement …
“Assess & Progress”

4. STAAR
State of
Texas
Assessments of
Academic
Readiness

5. STAAR Overview STAAR is the state’s student testing program.
The STAAR is more rigorous than previous state tests.
STAAR focuses more deeply on content taught during the current year (grade level TEKS), rather than testing knowledge and skills learned over multiple years.
The STAAR test has a time limit of 4 hours.

6. Reading Math Writing Science 3rd Grade May 9th May 8th X 4th Grade
March 28th
5th Grade
March 29th
*May 9th
**June 21st
*May 8th
**Jun 20th
May 10th
*2nd Administration
**3rd Administration

7. 2016 STAAR 3rd Grade Passed / Advanced 4th Grade Passed / Advanced
Reading
96%  /  46% / 97%
95%  /  34% / 97%+
91%  /  39% / 97%
Math
92%  /  32% / 95%+
81%  /  28% / 95%
89%  /  26% / 95%
Writing NA
89%  /  30% / 97%
Science
88%  /  20% / 97%
*2017 Campus Goals

8. Remember our goal is continuous improvement & student GROWTH…
“Assess & Progress”

9. “Readiness Standards”
STAAR assessments have been designed to focus on “readiness” standards.
Are essential for success in the current grade level
Are important for preparedness for the next grade level
Support college and career readiness
Address broad and deep concepts, skills, and ideas

10. “Supporting Standards”
May be introduced in the current grade level & emphasized in a subsequent year
May be emphasized in a previous year & reinforced in the current grade level
May play a role in preparing students for the next grade level but not a central role
May address more narrowly defined ideas

11. Example of Readiness vs. Supporting

12. Readiness vs. Supporting Standards on STAAR

13. Where do I find the assessed curriculum?
Posted on the TEA Student Assessment Website at

14. “Blueprints” Identify the design of each assessment.
Blueprints categorize:
the number of Reporting Categories,
the total number of questions and,
Readiness and Supporting Standards under a given Reporting Category

15. Reporting Categories / 3rd Reading

16. Reporting Categories / 3rd Math

17. Reporting Categories / 4th Reading

18. Reporting Categories / 4th Math

19. Reporting Categories / 4th Writing

20. Reporting Categories / 5th Reading

21. Reporting Categories / 5th Math

22. Reporting Categories / 5th Science

23. Readiness vs. Supporting Standards

24. College & Career Readiness
College and career readiness begins in Kindergarten
Teachers prepare students for college and careers by:
Providing rigorous instruction
Ensuring that students are reading on grade level and are prepared for the next grade level
Ensuring that students can use critical thinking skills

25. Process Skills STAAR addresses skills in a deeper manner.
Process skills in science and mathematics are assessed within context, not isolation, which allows for a more integrated assessment of these content areas.
Assessing Process Skills Information can be found at:

26. How will STAAR be scored & reported?
Current student performance will fall into one of three categories…
Level I
Unsatisfactory
Level II
Satisfactory
Level III
Advanced
Unsatisfactory Academic Performance
Students who meet this standard are at risk of not be sufficiently prepared for the next grade level.
Satisfactory Academic Performance
Students who meet this standard are on track to be sufficiently prepared for the next grade level.
Advanced Academic Performance
Student who meet this standard are on track to be well prepared for the next grade level.

27. Proposed Commissioner Rule revising STAAR Performance Standards….
Did Not Meet Grade Level
Approaches
Grade Level
Meets
Masters
Indicates that students are unlikely to succeed in the next grade level w/o significant, ongoing academic intervention.
Students do not demonstrate a sufficient understanding of the assessed knowledge & skills.
Students are likely to succeed in the next grade level w/ targeted academic intervention.
Students generally demonstrate the ability to apply the assessed knowledge & skills in familiar contexts.
Students have a high likelihood of success in the next grade level but may still need some short-term, targeted academic intervention.
Students generally demonstrate the ability to think critically and apply the assessed knowledge & skills in familiar contexts.
Students are expected to succeed in the next grade level w/ little or no academic intervention.
Students demonstrate the ability to think critically & apply the assessed knowledge and skills in varied contexts, both familiar & unfamiliar.

28. Performance Standards
What do the performance standards levels tell us about students?
The type of academic intervention or enrichment students need
Degree to which students are prepared for the next grade
Ability to think critically

29. Benefits of Assessments…
Assessment is an integral part of instruction, as it determines whether or not the goals of education are being met.
Assessment affects decisions about grades, placement, advancement, instructional needs, & curriculum.
Assessment inspires us to ask these hard questions:
"Are we teaching what we think we are teaching?“
"Are students learning what they are supposed to be learning?“
"Is there a way to teach the subject better, thereby promoting better learning?“
“Why Is Assessment Important?” July 15, 2008 / Edutopia

30. Grit
…we are trying to prepare our Griffins for the “race”.

31. Growth Mindset

33. Thanks for coming…