1. Information provided by LISD Assessment Office

2.  STAAR stands for: › State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness  Implemented in for school year 2011-2012 – Actual testing begins in spring Grades 3-9

3.  Campus 2011 ratings will stand for two years (LLC is AA – Academically Acceptable)  Student results from the Spring 2012 tests will not be released until Winter 2012  If the State Commissioner of Education chooses to make a ruling on any of these testing rules or procedures, district assessment will let us know ASAP! Grades 3-12

4.  STAAR tests over the same TEKS, but in a much more rigorous fashion focusing on college and career readiness › Within TEKS, TEA pinpointed readiness standards that are essential to measuring student progress through elementary, middle and high school— these will be emphasized on STAAR (approximately 65% of exam) › Other knowledge and skills are considered supporting standards—they will be assessed but not emphasized (approximately 35% of exam) Grades 3-12

5.  In grades 3-8 the STAAR subjects tested will be the same as TAKS tested Grades 3-8 GradeMathReadingWritingScience Social Studies 3 4 5 6 7 8

6.  3 rd Grade STAAR tests will now include an separate Answer Document  4 th and 7 th Grade STAAR Writing tests will require a two day testing period  5 th and 8 th grade will only have ONE STAAR Administration in 2012 › Grade placement decisions will be made based on student data including but not limited to grades, teacher input, etc. 3-8

7.  There are 12 End-Of Course exams considered for graduation replacing the current four Exit-Level TAKS Tests  There were 10 TAKS tests in 9 th -11 th grades › English I, English II, English III (each 2-day exams) › Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II › Biology, Chemistry, Physics › World Geography, World History, U.S. History Secondary

8.  No, not yet! The EOC tests are beginning with all first-time 9 th graders across the state of Texas.  All older students who began high school on the TAKS track will continue to take the TAKS tests. › This is how the state also changed from TAAS to TAKS. Even though TAAS was phased out over 10 years ago, students who were on the TAAS track were able to take the test up until just a couple of years ago. Grades 9-12

9.  There will be a 4 hour time limit for all STAAR and EOC tests › EOCs were designed to take about 2 hours › LLC (spring, 2011) administered the EOC FTs in 4 hours or less, for practice › 2011-2012 will be an evaluation year for this new policy of a testing time limit Grades 3-12

10.  The TEA website has lots of resources: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/staar/ › Tested Curriculum › Test Blueprint › Test Design Schematic › Writing Rubrics › Griddable Items Format for Science and Math › Reference Materials › Field Test Administration Manuals Grades K-12

11.  Other test versions are being developed › STAAR-L (linguistically accommodated)  This will be computer-based › STAAR-M (modified) › STAAR-Alt (alternative) › NO STAAR-Accommodated  Instead of offering a STAAR-Accommodated test, students who utilize accommodations will be allowed to use them on the regular STAAR tests › For TAKS, students were not permitted to use certain accommodations on the TAKS tests; instead there was a TAKS-Accommodated test version that included those accommodations Grades 3-12

12.  Following is an example of the difference between a TAKS Science Chart and a set of Chemistry EOC Reference Materials Secondary

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20.  Students must achieve a cumulative score for each subject area. Although passing rates are not set, here is an example of how EOC scoring will work: › Students will need to reach the cumulative Math score after taking all 3 Math EOCs in order to graduate. › For instance, if the passing score on each test was 70 points, students would need a minimum cumulative score of 210 after taking Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II (70 x 3) Secondary

21. Algebra IGeometryAlgebra II Cumulative Points Total Points Possible 100 300 Level III Advanced Academic Performance 85 255 Level II Satisfactory Academic Performance 70 210

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23. Secondary Cumulative Math Score Required 210 Level III Score Advanced Academic Performance Level II Score Satisfactory Academic Performance Level I score Unsatisfactory Academic Performance Minimum Cut Score Algebra I8570Anything below 7060 Geometry8570Anything below 7060 Algebra II8570Anything below 7060

24.  Using our example of a passing rate of 70, an example of minimum cut score would be 60.  This means that in order for a student’s non-passing EOC score to count toward his/her cumulative total in a subject area (in this case 210), s/he would need to still be above the minimum cut score on their EOC (in this case 60). Secondary

25. Algebra IGeometryAlgebra II Cumulative Points Total Points Possible 100 300 Level III Advanced Academic Performance 85 255 Level II Satisfactory Academic Performance 70 210 “Minimum Cut Score” 60 180

26. Algebra I Score Geometry Score Algebra II Score Cumulative Total Result? Student 1 62 Please note that this is above the “minimum cut score” 8075 217 Please note that this is above the “required cumulative total” All Math EOCs passed since none dropped below the “minimum cut score” of 60 and the cumulative was above 210 Student 2 58 Please note that this student did not meet the “minimum cut score” 8575218 Please note that this is above the “required cumulative total” Student must re-take the Algebra I EOC because they did not reach the “minimum cut score” even though they achieved the required cumulative score Secondary

27.  There are three different graduation plans › Distinguished › Recommended › Minimum  In addition to the other requirements for these graduation plans, there are EOC passing requirements which differ for each plan › More in-depth details regarding graduation plans will be provided by the counselors Secondary

29.  EOC scores will count as 15% of the final course grade  Students may re-take EOC exams as many times as they wish › We are awaiting guidance from TEA regarding a local policy for calculating grades with EOC Secondary

30.  Students can pass or fail the course based on the EOC › If a student passes the course but fails the EOC they only need to re-take the EOC › If a student fails the course but passes the EOC, they must re-take the course › EOC Re-take opportunities will be available three times each year, (beginning 2012 – fall, spring, summer) Secondary

31.  Regarding calculating the EOC as 15% of the course grade... › The Texas Education Agency recognizes the difficulty of this task › We do not know when this will begin for sure › It will not be possible to begin figuring course grades with EOCs before we know the grading scale and the passing rate of each exam (Winter 2012) Secondary

32.  EOC testing begins with first-time 9 th graders in 2011-2012  Exams administered beginning in Spring 2012 9 th Grade

33.  A large number of students will take an EOC course prior to Spring 2012:  8 th grade students who just completed Algebra I  Fall 2011 9 th graders who take Algebra I, World Geography, Biology, English I during the fall semester Secondary

34. › TEA’s current policy is that students who wish to test may, but their score will only count towards their cumulative total if it is a passing score  Their cumulative total for that subject area will only reflect the remaining EOC exams if students do not take all exams › Local Policy is being developed  Due to the increasing difficulty of content, we are exploring different options within the TEA guidelines that will be most beneficial to students Secondary

35. Grades K-12  All “Parent U” dates this Fall › Two evenings in August  August 17 th at Career Center East, 6:30 p.m.  August 18 th at Bolin, 6:30 p.m.

36.  LISD STAAR Test Information page, including FAQs  http://www.lisd.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=142856 &type=d&termREC_ID=&pREC_ID=277142  STAAR information site which includes blueprints, overviews, resources  http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/staar/  House Bill 3 Transition Plan  http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/hb3plan/ Grades K-12