1. North East Independent School District September 2011 Version 2
State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR): For Middle School Students in the school year
Thank you for your attendance today. I would like to share with you some important information about the new testing system in Texas – The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, also known as STAAR.
North East Independent School District
September 2011
Version 2

2. Agenda Overview of STAAR Looking ahead to high school
Some Frequently Asked Questions
Your Questions
I will provide an overview of STAAR, including some basic rules and differences between STAAR and TAKS.
I will also preview some of the requirements your children will be under at high school.
We will take time to discuss some common questions and take yours, as well.

3. As of the first day of instruction for the school year, TEA has yet to finalize several crucial decisions regarding STAAR exams. With the new assessment program, current testing policies, regulations and procedures are being reevaluated and will be modified as necessary to ensure that they fit the new structure and purpose of the STAAR program. Therefore, as the District receives updated information from the Texas Education Agency throughout the school year, specific details concerning the implementation of the EOC exams will be communicated to all students and parents/guardians.
Before we begin, I must say that the information being presented today is the latest we have at this time. The Texas Education Agency is regularly updating information about STAAR and still has some crucial decisions to make about it. So anything you see tonight is subject to change.
However, the district has made a commitment to keep you up-to-date about STAAR and is continuously updating the NEISD STAAR web site, which I will share with you at the conclusion of tonight’s presentation.

4. A new vertical state system
Legislation requires a system of performance standards that are linked from grade to grade, starting with postsecondary-readiness performance standards down through grade 3
With the implementation of STAAR, Texas is transitioning to a new system of performance standards that are linked from grade to grade -- starting with postsecondary-readiness performance standards down through grade 3.
This picture provides one example of the vertical alignment in mathematics instruction from grade 8 all the way down to kindergarten. Some boxes are shaded green to indicate Readiness Standards.
Readiness standards are defined as those Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills that are not only essential for success in the current grade or course but also important for preparedness in the next grade or course.
The boxes shaded in yellow are the Supporting Standards in the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills.
Instruction from Kindergarten through grade 8 provides the foundation for the High School course-specific assessments in this new vertically aligned system.
Sources: Texas Education Agency HB 3 Transition Plan; Lead4ward

5. What is STAAR?
State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR)
Beginning in the school year, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) will be launching STAAR to replace the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS)
Based on Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
STAAR tests for grades 3-8 and subject-area STAAR End- of-Course exams for high school
6th grade –Mathematics and Reading
7th grade– Mathematics, Reading and Writing
8th – Mathematics, Reading, Social Studies and Science
STAAR is a new statewide testing system that will replace the TAKS test.
While designed to test students’ knowledge and skills in a deeper way, STAAR will continue to be based on the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills – known as the TEKS. The TEKS outline by grade level and subject the content and skills that students’ should master.
STAAR tests will be administered in 3 through 8 and subject-area STAAR End-of-Course exams in high school.
At the middle school level, tests will be administered all three grades – 6, 7 & 8.
Texas schools will begin the transition to STAAR in the school year.

6. General rules for STAAR
For the school year only, there are no Student Success Initiative (SSI) promotion requirements for grades 5 and 8
Students will be assessed for promotion to the next grade by other academic information, such as grades and teacher recommendations
The Texas Education Agency will not have performance standards in place for grades 3-8 in the school year. Therefore, there are no Student Success Initiative (SSI) promotion requirements for grades 5 and 8 this school year only.
As always, it is important for your child to be in attendance for the test. There will not be as many make-up opportunities for absences and no retest opportunities for students who fail the test.
The first middle school STAAR tests will be March 27 & 28, and continue in late April.
Students will be assessed for promotion to the next grade by other academic information, such as grades and teacher recommendations

7. Rules for middle school students enrolled in upper level courses
District is waiting for further guidance on testing requirements for 7th grade students in PreAP classes
For 8th graders enrolled in Algebra I in spring 2012:
Required to take EOC for courses in which they are enrolled
Student’s EOC score must count toward 15% of the final course grade and count toward cumulative score
A student may not be required to retake a course as a condition of retaking the EOC assessment for that course
Some of you may have middle school students enrolled in courses above grade level. For 7th-graders enrolled in preAp courses, the district is waiting for further guidance from TEA on which STAAR test they should take—the 7th grade or 8th grade tests.
For 8th graders enrolled in Algebra 1, they will be required to take the EOC, which will count toward 15% of the final course grade and toward their cumulative score for math.
I will present additional information about the EOC requirements later in the presentation.

8. How is STAAR different?
STAAR writing assessment at grade 7 will be two days
Accommodations during testing will be available for students who receive special education services, students who are identified for support under Section 504 and students with a specific need who meet established eligibility criteria set by TEA for certain accommodations
The STAAR writing assessment at grade 7 will be two days. The test design for the grade 7 writing assessment will require students to write two essays addressing different purposes for writing rather than one longer personal essay, which TAKS required.
Accommodations during testing will be available for students who receive special education services, students who are identified for support under Section 504 and students with a specific need who meet established eligibility criteria set by TEA for certain accommodations

9. How is STAAR different? Emphasis on college and career readiness
More rigorous by:
Focusing on the course level curriculum (TEKS) that is most critical for success, known as Readiness Standards
Adhering to a time limit of four hours
Including more rigorous items, increased number of items, greater emphasis on critical analysis, and more difficult testing methods, such as open-ended questions and additional compositions
The STAAR tests will be more rigorous than TAKS and are designed to measure a student’s college and career readiness.
Increased rigor will be achieved by:
Focusing on the curriculum (TEKS) that is most critical for success in the current grade/course and important for preparedness in following grades/courses, and ultimately for college and career.
A four-hour time limit has been established for STAAR assessments, as opposed to TAKS, which was untimed. This four-hour limit includes bathroom breaks, water or snack breaks, stretching breaks and medical breaks (e.g. to take medicine). Breaks for lunch are not included in the four-hour time limit, and the district will determine how lunch is scheduled on testing days.
STAAR includes more difficult testing methods, such as open-ended questions and additional compositions; and
Require a higher level of student performance
Putting it another way, the STAAR tests will be better able to measure a greater range of student achievement and establish stronger links to postsecondary readiness.

10. Example: Grade 5 STAAR
The Texas Education Agency has only released one STAAR question at the middle school level. Here is a sample question for the upcoming STAAR grade 5 math test, which gives us an idea about what to expect at the Middle School level.
[Give time to read—correct answer has asterisk ]
Please notice that this STAAR question does not include a graphic to assist the student in arriving at an answer, which was common under TAKS. Overall, the STAAR mathematic tests will have less graphics and more words than TAKS.
We can also expect on the science and mathematics tests that STAAR will include a type of open-ended question known as a griddable item. The purpose of griddable items is to allow students to develop answers independently without being influenced by answer choices provided with the questions (commonly known as multiple-choice). Most science and mathematics assessments will include three to five griddable items.
Source: Texas Education Agency Student Assessment Division

11. Exit Level TABS test (1982)
Since grades 6 through 8 serve as foundations to the high school course-specific STAAR assessments, let’s review some examples at the high school level.
Parents, some of you may have been in high school in the 1980s. Here is a question from your exit level state assessment.

12. Exit Level TAKS test (2006)
Between TABS and TAKS was another test TEAMS. STAAR will be even more difficult than these.
As I mentioned earlier, STAAR math and science tests will have more open-ended items to allow students the opportunity to derive an answer independently without being influenced by the answer choices provided in a multiple choice question. Students will not be able to answer by process of elimination.
I hope I’ve made the case that STAAR questions will be harder than this TAKS example, but another important difference is that STAAR will not have an “exit level.” Under TAKS, students had to pass four exit-level tests to graduate. For STAAR, students will be required to meet passing standards on 8 to 12 STAAR end-of-course assessments, depending on a student’s graduation program. I will share with you the high school requirements in just a moment.

13. TAKS to STAAR Transition Plan
2011–2012
2012–2013
2013–2014
2014–2015
2015–2016
GR 3–8
STAAR
GR 9
GR 10
TAKS
GR 11
GR 12 &
Out-of-School
Students
or TAKS
As mentioned earlier, the implementation of STAAR begins in Students in grades 3 thru 9 will test under STAAR next year. Over time, STAAR will be fully implemented as shown in this chart.

14. Student performance
Two cut scores, which will identify three performance labels
Level I
Unsatisfactory Academic Performance
Level II
Satisfactory Academic Performance
Level III
Advanced Academic
Performance
The Texas Education Agency has provided guidance on how student performance will be measured. There will be two cut scores, between failing and passing and between passing and advanced performance.
Here are the three performance categories for the general STAAR assessments:
Level I: Unsatisfactory Academic Performance--Performance in this category indicates that students are inadequately prepared for the next grade or course.
Level II: Satisfactory Academic Performance--Performance in this category indicates that students are sufficiently prepared for the next grade or course.
Level III: Advanced Academic Performance -- Performance in this category indicates that students are well prepared for the next grade or course. This is similar to the Commended Performance label under the TAKS system.
For Algebra II and English III in high school, this level of performance also indicates students’ post-secondary readiness.
Performance standards for STAAR at grades 3–8 will be set in October 2012, after the first spring administration of STAAR.
Similar to Commended level under TAKS
* Performance Standards for STAAR 3-8 will be set in October 2012

15. Looking ahead: STAAR at High School
STAAR end-of-course assessments developed in foundation subjects **
Now to high school requirements, which your students will face in the near future.
Starting with this year’s ninth grade students, STAAR requires high school students to take the end-of-course assessments for courses in which they’re enrolled. The 12 courses are listed here.
* Must meet additional passing standards for Recommended High School Program and Distinguished Achievement Program
** The English EOCs will include separate reading and writing components

16. Looking ahead: STAAR at High School
STAAR will include new graduation requirements for first time ninth-grade students in and thereafter
Students must achieve a minimum score on all EOCs in which they are enrolled, other than English III and Algebra II;
Students must meet the cumulative score requirement in each of the four foundation subjects; and
Students must earn Level II or III performance in English III and Algebra II (depending on graduation program)
To graduate, students must achieve a minimum score on all EOCs in which they are enrolled, meet the cumulative score requirement in each of the four foundation subjects; and earn Level II or III performance in English III and Algebra II depending on their graduation program.

17. End of Course Exams(EOCs)
Graduation Requirements for students first enrolled in grade 9 or below in
Credits
Three Graduation Programs:
Minimum High School Program (22 credits)
4 credits of English; 3 math; 2 science; 3 soc. std.; 1 P.E.; 0.5 health(through healthy lifestyles); 0.5 speech; 1 fine arts; 1 academic elective; 6 electives; must see counselor for MHSP
Recommended High School Program(26 credits)
4 credits each of English, math, science, soc. std.; 2 credits in other languages; 1 P.E.; 0.5 health (through healthy lifestyles); 0.5 speech; 1 fine arts; 5 elective credits; default graduation program
Distinguished High School Program(26 credits)
same as RHSP except 3 credits in other languages; 4 elective credits; 4 advanced measures
Link to graduation: _requireme.html
End of Course Exams(EOCs)
Students must meet passing standards for 8 to 12 EOCs
Minimum High School Program (8 to 12 EOCs)
Recommended High School Program (12 EOCs)
Distinguished Achievement Program (12 EOCs)
EOC tests results must be included as 15% of the student’s final grade for the course
Minimum High School Program: It is possible that some students will need to perform satisfactory on as few as eight EOC assessments
Recommended High School Program: Students must meet Satisfactory Academic Performance (Level II) in:
English III
Algebra II
Distinguished Achievement Program: Students must meet Advanced Academic Performance standard (Level III) in:
Each of the four foundation subjects (Math, Reading/ELA, Social Studies, Science) have a minimum score and a cumulative score requirement
Students may graduate high school under one of three graduation programs: The Minimum High School Program, The Recommended High School Program and the Distinguished High School Program. These programs have distinct credit requirements and distinct STAAR EOC requirements as shown here.
Under STAAR, high school students will take EOCs for the courses in which they are enrolled. Depending on their graduation program, students will be required to meet the passing standard or at least achieve a predetermined minimum score on 8 to 12 EOCs.

18. Minimum High School Program
Recommended High School Program (Default in NEISD)
Distinguished Achievement Program
Students graduating under the Minimum High School Program must take STAAR EOC assessments for all courses in which they are enrolled and for which there is a STAAR EOC assessment available. They must meet a cumulative score requirement in each of the four foundation areas—math, English, science and social studies. It is possible that some students graduating under the minimum program will need to perform satisfactorily on as few as 8 EOCs.
Students graduating under the Recommended High School Program must take all 12 STAAR EOC assessments and must meet a cumulative score requirement in each of the four foundation areas. Additionally, these students must achieve Level II: Satisfactory Academic Performance on the Algebra II and English III assessments.
Students graduating under the Distinguished Achievement Program must take all 12 STAAR EOC assessments and must meet a cumulative score requirement in each of the four foundation areas. Additionally, these students must achieve Level III: Advanced Academic Performance on the Algebra II and English III assessments, which is the postsecondary-readiness standard.

19. When can a student choose the Minimum High School Program?
Incoming NEISD high school students enter under the Recommended High School Program (default program)
A parent/guardian waiver acknowledging understanding of the Minimum High School Program must be signed by the parent/guardian and by the principal’s designee
The student must meet at least one of the following conditions:
Be at least 16 years of age, or
Have completed two credits required for graduation in each subject of the foundation curriculum, or
Have failed to be promoted to Grade 10 one or more times as determined by the school district
For students served through the special education program, the Admission, Review and Dismissal (ARD) committee will work with families to determine the appropriate graduation program
Overall, STAAR makes it more difficult to graduate high school than TAKS. Under TAKS, students had to pass four exit-level tests to graduate. Under STAAR, students will have to pass 8 to 12 tests.
So you may be asking yourself about the Minimum High School Program.
Incoming NEISD high school students enter under the Recommended High School Program. It’s the default graduation program.
To choose the Minimum High School Program, a parent/guardian waiver must be signed by you and by the principal’s designee.
The student must meet at least one of the following conditions:
Be at least 16 years of age, or
Have completed two credits required for graduation in each subject of the foundation curriculum, or
Have failed to be promoted to Grade 10 one or more times as determined by the school district
For students served through the special education program, the Admission, Review and Dismissal (ARD) committee will work with families to determine the appropriate graduation program

20. What are the consequences of graduating under the Minimum High School Program?
Receiving a Minimum High School Program diploma may affect admission to a higher education institution
Additionally, a Minimum High School Program diploma may not qualify for some financial aid programs, grants or scholarships
But what are the consequences of choosing the Minimum High School Program?
It may affect your student’s admission into college and may not qualify under certain financial aid programs, grants or scholarships.

21. How will students served through the special education program be assessed on STAAR?
The Admission, Review and Dismissal (ARD) committee will decide which STAAR assessments (STAAR, STAAR Modified or STAAR Alternate) a student served through the special education program should take based on his/her abilities and eligibility requirements
Individual ARD committees will continue to consider the needs of each student and select additional accommodations and supplemental aids that are necessary to support the student’s success during assessment
Let’s review briefly how STAAR will assess students served by the special education program.
Like under TAKS, the ARD committee will decide which STAAR assessment are appropriate based on a student’s abilities and the eligibility requirements set by TEA.
STAAR Modified will be similar to the TAKS-M tests, but STAAR Modified will reflect the same increased rigor and focus of the general STAAR assessment.
STAAR Alternate will be similar to TAKS-Alt, but will incorporate vertical alignment in the program’s assessment tasks that will allow scores to be compared across different grades for the same subject and language version.

22. This short video will illustrate the testing options for students served through special education.
[CLICK ON VIDEO to play]

23. Will STAAR be developed for English Language Learners (ELLs)?
Linguistically accommodated versions of STAAR called STAAR L will be available for eligible ELLs
STAAR L will be in English and comparable to STAAR in content, rigor, and academic achievement standards
The Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) will be reviewed and adjusted as needed to maintain an appropriate relationship between academic language proficiency as defined by TELPAS and academic achievement as defined by STAAR
For English Language Learners, Students may take the general STAAR assessments or Linguistically accommodated versions of STAAR – currently referred to as STAAR L.
More information about allowable linguistic accommodations for the STAAR program will be available in fall 2011 on the TEA Student Assessment website.
The Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) will be reviewed and adjusted as needed to maintain an appropriate relationship between academic language proficiency as defined by TELPAS and academic achievement as defined by STAAR.

24. Will STAAR L be available for all grades, subjects, and courses?
L versions of the STAAR assessments in mathematics, science, and social studies will be developed
STAAR L reading and writing will not be developed
ELLs in grade 6 and above may be given access to dictionaries when taking STAAR reading, writing, and English I–III tests
STAAR L versions will be administered on a similar schedule as STAAR assessments and in paper form only for
Linguistically accommodated versions of STAAR are being developed for eligible ELLs in math, science and social studies. This year STAAR L will not be available for reading and writing.
ELLs not eligible to take STAAR L may be provided with limited linguistic accommodations, such as bilingual dictionaries, on the regular STAAR tests.

25. Do all ELLs take STAAR L?
Revisions to ELL test participation criteria will be made through the commissioner of education rulemaking process and posted on the Texas Education Agency website in fall 2011
ELLs not eligible to take the STAAR L will take the general STAAR tests in English but may be eligible to receive certain limited linguistic accommodations
The small number of ELLs with disabilities who meet STAAR Modified participation criteria will take the STAAR Modified test forms in English but may qualify for allowable linguistic accommodations
Revisions to ELL test participation criteria will be made through the commissioner of education rulemaking process and posted on the Texas Education Agency website in fall 2011.
ELLs not eligible to take the STAAR L will take the general STAAR tests in English but may be eligible to receive certain limited linguistic accommodations.
The small number of ELLs with disabilities who meet STAAR Modified participation criteria will take the STAAR Modified test forms in English but may qualify for allowable linguistic accommodations.

26. Other Frequently Asked Questions

27. How does STAAR impact middle school students enrolled in a high school level course (e.g. Algebra I)?
In 2012 and beyond:
Middle school students enrolled in high school-level courses will be required to take the corresponding end-of-course (EOC) assessment
Decisions at the state level have not yet been made about how these test scores for these students will be used in state or federal accountability
Once more information is released about the affects on accountability, the district will make a final decision on whether middle school students enrolled in high school level courses are required to also take the corresponding STAAR grade level assessment
Starting with this spring administration of STAAR, Middle school
students enrolled in high school-level courses will be required to take
the corresponding end-of-course (EOC) assessment. To put it another way,
an eighth-grade student in Algebra I will be required to take the Algebra I
EOC exam.
In the next several slides I will share with you the effects of the EOC
Assessment on course grades and course credits.
Decisions at the state level have not yet been made about how these
test scores for these students will be used in state or federal
Accountability systems. Once more information is released about the
affects on accountability, the district will make a final decision on
whether middle school students enrolled in high school level courses
are required to also take the corresponding STAAR grade level
Assessment.

28. High School students taking EOCs must:
1. achieve a minimum score on all EOCs in which they are enrolled, other than English III and Algebra II;
2. meet the cumulative score requirement in each of the four foundation subjects; and
3. earn Level II or III performance in English III and Algebra II (depending on graduation program)
Cumulative Score Requirement (Math Example):
Algebra I (Min. 900) + Geometry (Min. 900) +Algebra II (Min. of 1,000 or 1,400 depending on Graduation program) >= 3,000
Level I
Unsatisfactory Academic Performance
Level II
Satisfactory Academic Performance
Level III
Advanced Academic
Performance
RHSP: English III and Algebra II (1,000 minimum)
DAP: English III and Algebra II
(1,400 minimum)
Minimum Score
I showed you these three performance levels earlier. In high school, these same levels exist but with one modification. Students taking end-of-course assessments must achieve at least a minimum score, as determined by the commissioner, for the score to count toward the student’s cumulative score. This minimum score will be set within a reasonable range of passing at Level II.
A student’s cumulative score is determined using the student’s highest score on each EOC assessment.
The scale scores used on this slide are only samples for discussion since the performance standards have not yet been set by TEA.
Let’s use the foundation subject math as an example.
If the cumulative score requirement across the three tests happens to be 3000, then the student’s individual EOC scores in Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II must add up to at least For any individual math EOC score to count, it must meet a minimum of 900 in our example.
For the Algebra II EOC, a student must achieve Level II performance for the Recommended High School Program or Level III performance for the Distinguished Achievement Program.
Sample Scale Scores*
Minimum Contribution=900
Algebra I, English I, Biology, World Geography, Geometry, English II, Chemistry, World History, Physics, U.S. History
900
1400
1000
* Performance Standards will be set in February 2012 prior to the first high stakes
administration in spring 2012

29. How do students meet a minimum and a cumulative score on EOCs?
This video will show how the cumulative score is calculated and the impact of a minimum score.

30. How are the STAAR EOC assessments related to course grades?
The score on a STAAR EOC assessment is required to count for 15% of the student’s final grade in the course
NEISD will establish local policies to implement the 15% statutory requirement
For STAAR English I, II, and III assessments, which have a separate reading and writing component, districts have discretion over how the score from each component are used to calculate the 15% grading requirement
TEA is not planning to provide a method to convert EOC scale scores into grading systems because of wide variations in grading policies from district to district
There is no corresponding requirement for students taking a modified or alternate assessment, so districts are not required to count STAAR Modified or STAAR Alternate EOC assessment scores as 15% of a student’s final course grade
The score on a STAAR EOC assessment is required to count for 15% of the student’s final grade in the course.
The district will establish local policies to implement the 15% statutory requirement. For STAAR English I, II, and III assessments, which have a separate reading and writing component, districts have discretion over how the score from each component are used to calculate the 15% grading requirement.
TEA is not planning to provide a method to convert EOC scale scores into grading systems because of wide variations in grading policies from district to district.
There is no corresponding requirement for students taking a modified or alternate assessment, so districts are not required to count STAAR Modified or STAAR Alternate EOC assessment scores as 15% of a student’s final course grade.
When final decisions are made about EOC grades, the district will share that with you. District leaders are talking with other districts to develop a methodology.

31. How will NEISD incorporate the EOC 15% requirement?
A conversion chart between EOC scale scores* and course grades (0-100) will be created by the district and used to calculate the Final Grade on the Academic Achievement Record (AAR) – transcripts
The final grade will not be used in the calculation of rank, GPA, or Overall GPA (based on current information)
A conversion chart between EOC scale scores and course grades will be created by the district and used to calculate the Final Grade on the Academic Achievement Record (AAR), also known as transcripts.
Since Performance Standards will not be set by TEA until February 2012, the district cannot finalize a conversion chart before then.
It is important to note that the final grade will not be used in the calculation of rank, GPA, or Overall GPA. This is based on our current understanding from TEA and is subject to change.
* Performance Standards will be set in February 2012 prior to the first high stakes administration in spring 2012

32. How will an EOC affect course credit?
If a student’s final grade is less than a 70 after 15% of an EOC score is applied, then the course credit is denied until the student either retakes the course to earn a higher grade and/or retakes the EOC exam to earn a higher score that will elevate the final grade to a minimum of 70
The student does not necessarily have to retake the course
How will an EOC affect course credit?
If a student’s final grade is less than a 70 after 15% of an EOC score is applied, then the course credit is denied until the student either retakes the course to earn a higher grade and/or retakes the EOC exam to earn a higher score that will elevate the final grade to a minimum of 70.
The student does not necessarily have to retake the course to earn credit.

33. What happens if my child does not meet the minimum EOC performance standard or if he/she barely meets it?
Students who fail an EOC test will automatically be scheduled to test again during the next administration (summer, fall or spring)
If a student barely passes an EOC exam, parents and students should strongly consider discussing, scheduling, and/or retaking the EOC exam since a very good score on one test can help with a lower score on another
NEISD is developing a process for communicating STAAR results with families to discuss re-testing opportunities
Parents will receive EOC results through a paper report (CSR) and through the state’s online portal (Texas Assessment Management System)
So what happens if your child does not meet the minimum EOC performance standard or if he/she barely meets it?
Students who fail an EOC test will automatically be scheduled to test again during the next administration.
If a student barely passes an EOC exam, parents and students should strongly consider discussing, scheduling, and/or retaking the EOC exam since a very good score on one test can help with a lower score on another.
NEISD is developing a process for communicating STAAR results with families to discuss re-testing opportunities.
Parents will receive EOC results through a paper report (CSR) and through the state’s online portal (Texas Assessment Management System).

34. Additional Resources http://www.neisd.net/staar/ TEA STAAR Resources
You may want to review additional resources to learn more about STAAR. The district has created a STAAR web site, which can be found at
The Texas Education Agency also has numerous STAAR resources available at their site:

35. Your Questions
Thank you for your time. Are there any additional questions?