Program Overview Spring 2012

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1 Program Overview Spring 2012

2 A History Lesson

3 TABS Basic Skills TEAMS Minimum Skills TAAS Academic Skills kll TAKS Knowledge and Skills STAAR State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness

4 Test Administration and Logistics

5 STAAR Grades 3 8 Reading at grades 3 8 Writing at grades 4 and 7 Math at grades 3 8 Science at grades 5 and 8 Social Studies at grade 8

6 STAAR End of Course Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II World Geography, World History, US History Biology, Chemistry, Physics English I, II, III

7 Middle school students enrolled in a course for which an EOC assessment exists Will not need to take the corresponding grade level assessment Will need to take the EOC assessment For example, a grade 8 student t enrolled in Algebra I will take STAAR grade gade8 reading STAAR grade 8 science STAAR grade 8 social studies STAAR Algebra I

8 Repeating grade 9 students will not take TAKS grade 9 tests as these tests will not be available. They may take only the STAAR EOC assessments (paper or online) for courses in which h their hi campus has been assigned to the mandatory sample (i.e. field testing).

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10 Lunch is off the clock The directions are off the clock Breaks are NOT off the clock

11 Must be available to all students Reading grades 6 8 Writing grade 7 English I, II, and III

12 Math One graphing calculator required for each student taking STAAR Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II

13 March 26 English I Writing March 27 English I Reading Grade 8 Math March 28 Grade 8 Reading April 26 Grade 8 Science April 27 Grade 8 Social Studies May 7 17 STAAR EOC (all but English I, II, III) July 9 13 STAAR EOC re test (all)

14 Performance Labels There will be two cut scores, which will identify three performance categories for the general STAAR assessments. The lblf labels for the performance categories are Level III: Advanced Academic Performance Level II: Satisfactory Academic Performance Level I: Unsatisfactory Academic Performance

15 February 2012 TEA will set the passing standard for the STAAR end of course assessments June 2012 Districts and campuses will receive raw scores only for grades 3 8 STAAR assessments Districts and campuses will receive pass/fail results for STAAR end of course assessments Fall 2012 TEA will set the passing standard for the grades 3 8 TEA will set the passing standard for the grades 3 8 STAAR assessments

16 Special Populations

17 STAAR M STAAR L STAAR Alt Parents should contact their student s campus for specific questions regarding the student s testing options.

18 Graduation Requirements

19 1. A student must earn at least the minimum score on all End of Course STAAR assessments taken 2. A student must achieve a cumulative score that is greater than or equal to the number of EOC assessments taken multiplied by the satisfactory standard

20 The End of Course STAAR Assessments will have a range of performance. Unsatisfactory if Minimum i Satisfactory if Advanced d

21 Students scoring in the unsatisfactory range can not count their score towards graduation. Unsatisfactory if Minimum i Satisfactory if Advanced d Does not meet standard, must re test, can not count score towards graduation

22 Students scoring in the minimum range can count their score towards graduation. Unsatisfactory if Minimum i Satisfactory if Advanced d Does not meet standard, must re test, can not count score towards graduation 1 SEM below Satisfactory, can count score towards graduation

23 The top end of the range consists of Satisfactory, which is considered met standard, and Advanced, which is considered college ready. These standards become important when determining cumulative score and diploma program. Unsatisfactory if Minimum i Satisfactory if Advanced d Does not meet standard, must re test, can not count score towards graduation 1 SEM below Satisfactory, can count score towards graduation Met Standard College Ready

24 The second requirement mandates that students must earn a cumulative score in each content area that is greater than or equal to the number of EOC assessments taken multiplied by the satisfactory standard. d Unsatisfactory if Minimum i Satisfactory if Advanced d Does not meet standard, must re test, can not count score towards graduation 1 SEM below Satisfactory, can count score towards graduation Met Standard Used to determine cumulative requirement College Ready

25 For example, if the Satisfactory score in science is Then a student taking all three science End of Course STAAR assessments must earn a cumulative score in science of 3000 to graduate. Satisfactory Score X Number of EOCs taken Cumulative = Required for Graduation

26 Student 1 scores: 1200 on Biology 800 on Chemistry 1100 on Physics Chemistry score of 800 does not meet the minimum score requirement of 900 and CANNOT be used towards the cumulative score. Then the student s s cumulative score is 2300 which does not meet the cumulative score requirement of 3000 This student must RETEST IN CHEMISTRY

27 Student 2 scores: 950 on Biology 1000 on Chemistry 900 on Physics The student met minimum on all 3 EOC assessments The student s t s cumulative u score is 2850 which does not meet the cumulative score requirement of 3000 This student must re test but which one to retest?

28 RHSP and DAP require higher than minimum on Algebra II and English III Unsatisfactory if Minimum i Satisfactory if Advanced d Minimum High School Program Algebra II and English III for Recommended High School Program Algebra II and English III for Distinguished Achievement Program

29 Student s score on each End of Course assessment will be worth 15% of the student s final grade for that course. Senate Bill 1031

30 Content

31 STAAR will be based on the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) just as TAKS was. However, STAAR will focus on fewer skills and address those skills in a deeper manner.

32 The majority of the new STAAR assessments will test content students studied in that year. STAAR will focus on the TEKS that are most critical to assess and will better measure the academic performance of students as they progress from elementary to middle to high school.

33 TEA has identified for each grade or course a set of student expectations eligible to be assessed and emphasized. This set are called readiness standards. A second set of student expectations eligible to be assessed but not emphasized are called supporting standards. d

34 Readiness Standards Student expectations that are tested every year Essential for success in the current grade or course Important for preparedness for the next grade or course Supports college and career readiness Necessitates in depth instruction Address broad and deep ideas

35 Supporting Standards Student expectations that are tested on a rotating basis Although introduced in the current grade or course, they may be emphasized in a subsequent year, or Although reinforced in the current grade or course, they may be emphasized in a previous year. They play a role in preparing students for the next grade or course but not a central role They address more narrowly defined ideas.

36 For each grade level or course, the readiness standards and supporting standards are grouped together in reporting categories. These categories are similar il to TAKS Objectives from the TAKS Assessment program.

37 52 multiple choice questions New genres assessed include: poetry, drama, and expository

38 2 separate tests in high school Reading and Writing Reading : 38 multiple choice 3 short answer (10 lines) Writing EOC: 30 multiple choice 3 compositions (24 lines) Score on English I test will have a predictor for Eng. III success

39 Students will write three* one-page essays addressing different types of writing. English I literary and expository English II expository and persuasive English III persuasive and analytic *22 base test essays + one field test essay Essays will be weighted equally and comprise 52% of the writing score. Score of 1 will not automatically fail a student (no gatekeeper) gatekeeper).

40 Grade 8: 56 multiple choice (4 are griddables) Griddables will be same as TAKS Algebra I will have predictor for Algebra II success 54 multiple choice (5 are griddables) G idd bl ill h i d ii b Griddables will have negative and positive numbers as well as floating decimal in high school

41 Grade 8: 54 multiple choice (4 are griddables) High School EOC: Biology 54 Multiple choice questions Chemistry and Physics will have griddables y y g No test for IPC

42 52 multiple choice Process skills and content skills will be tested together. EX: A students ability to read a timeline (process skill) will be combined with their knowledge of the creation of the Constitution (content) to respond appropriately to a questions. 4 possible correct answers with choices most likely, best, etc. Will use negative questions (NOT)

43 First time this subject is tested at the 9 th grade 68 +multiple choice questions (will include field questions) Process skills and content skills will be tested together. EX: A students ability to read a timeline (process skill) will be combined with their knowledge of the creation of the Constitution (content) to respond appropriately to a questions. 4 possible correct answers with choices most likely, best, etc. Will use negative questions (NOT)

44 STAAR Q&A Assessed Curriculum Documents Blueprints Test Design Schematics Rubrics Reference Material TEA Power Points and Resources Sample Items (Coming Soon)