YOUR STUDENTS math in grades 3-8 and Spanish STAAR for reading and math in grades 3-6.
Measure of annual improvement
TEA is required to determine the annual improvement necessary for a student to be prepared to perform satisfactorily on grades 5 and 8 state assessments as well as the EOC exams required for graduation.
Student report for teachers
A school district is required to prepare a report of the comparisons made under the measure of annual improvement and provide it to teachers at the beginning of the school year for incoming students (a TCTA suggestion) as well as for students from the prior school year.
Student assessment data portal
TEA established a student assessment data portal for use by school districts, teachers, parents, students and public institutions of higher education at www.texasassessment.com.
Special education students
STAAR Alternate: This test is designed to assess students in grades 3-8 and high school receiving special education services who have significant cognitive disabilities. The federal Every Student Succeeds Act puts a 1% cap at the state level on the number of students who can be assessed in this manner.
Student promotion/accelerated instruction Texas’ Student Success Initiative, which prohibits the social promotion of students, places emphasis on the STAAR test
2020-21 ASSESSMENT CALENDAR
(DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE) The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness is used for grades 3-8 and for the high school end-of-course assessments. As of September 2020, TEA said testing would go on as planned, but it is possible COVID-19 could disrupt test administration as it did in the spring and summer of 2020. TCTA is urging officials to cancel testing for 2020-21. This is an excerpted version of the calendar, last updated July 27, 2020. The complete calendar, including retest dates, is available at www.tea.texas.gov/student. assessment/calendars.
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for determining whether a student advances to the next grade level in grade 5 (a fifth grade student must pass the math and reading STAAR tests to be promoted to grade 6) and in grade 8 (an eighth grade student must pass the math and reading STAAR tests to be promoted to grade 9). Note: The promotion requirements for grades 5 and 8 have been waived for 2020-21 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. For all other grades, districts must adopt a policy regarding student advancement. It must include: consideration of
TEST DATE
December 2020
All makeups must be completed by the end of Dec. 11.
December 2020 Assessment Window April 2021
8 10 8-11
All makeup sessions for May 4-7 STAAR must be completed by the end of May 7. All makeup sessions for May 11-13 STAAR must be completed by May 14.
STAAR Algebra I STAAR Biology STAAR U.S. History STAAR Grade 4 Writing STAAR Grade 7 Writing STAAR English I
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STAAR English II
6 7 11
STAAR Grade 8 Science STAAR Grade 8 Social Studies STAAR Grades 3-8 Math STAAR English III STAAR Grades 3-8 Reading STAAR Grade 5 Science STAAR Algebra II
12 13
May 2021 Assessment Window
STAAR English I STAAR English II
6
All makeup sessions for April 6-8 STAAR must be completed by the end of April 9.
May 2021
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4-7
STAAR Algebra I STAAR Biology STAAR U.S. History
