What we know as of … February 21, 2011 STAAR 3-8 and EOC What we know as of … February 21, 2011 Please personalize this presentation to fit the needs of your district. District Name

New STAAR assessments will be implemented in the 2011-2012 school year Time lines and blueprints are located at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/staar/ New STAAR assessments will be implemented in the 2011-2012 school year

STAAR 3-8 3 4 5 6 7 8 Grade Reading Math Writing Science Social Studies 3 4 5 6 7 8 In grades 3-8 the same assessments will be given as TAKS STAAR 3-8

STAAR End-of-Course Beginning with Freshman Class of 2011 Algebra I Algebra II Geometry Biology Chemistry Physics English I English II English III World Geography World History United States History Implementation In 2007 Senate Bill 1031 was passed, which called for the development of “end-of-course assessment instruments for secondary-level courses in Algebra I, Algebra II, geometry, biology, chemistry, physics, English I, English II, English III, world geography, world history and United States history.” The purpose of the end-of-course (EOC) assessments is to measure students’ academic performance in core high school courses and to become part of the graduation requirements beginning with the freshman class of 2011–2012. The EOC assessments for lower-level courses must include questions to determine readiness for advanced coursework. The assessments for higher-level courses must include a series of special purpose questions to measure college readiness and the need for developmental coursework in higher education. In addition, a student’s score on each EOC assessment will be worth 15% of the student’s final grade for that course. STAAR End-of-Course Beginning with Freshman Class of 2011

STAAR Significantly more rigorous (more items and high level of reasoning) Focus on preparation for high school and advanced coursework Shift the goal from HS Graduation to College and Career Success Assessment of Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) at a greater depth and complexity Possibly more student measures Linked vertically to determine student growth See chapters 1 and 2 of the House Bill 3 Transition Plan Resources to support understanding can be found at http://www5.esc13.net/staar/resources.html You may want to list some of the options included in Chapter 6 of the transition plan.

STAAR Challenges More items per assessment More assessment days per calendar year EOC – students may re-test for any reason EOC – score will be used as 15% of the final grade for a course See TEA assessment calendars at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index3.aspx?id=3635&menu_id=793 See chapter 7 of the House Bill 3 Transition Plan for information regarding EOC and Graduation Graduation resources can be found at http://www5.esc13.net/staar/resources.html

STAAR There will be two cut scores labels, which will identify three performance categories. Cut scores have yet to be set by TEA Level III: Advanced Academic Performance Level II: Satisfactory Academic Performance Level I: Unsatisfactory Academic Performance These performance categories for the general STAAR assessments, STAAR Modified, and linguistically accommodated forms of STAAR For the STAAR Alternate assessments, the performance labels are • Level III: Accomplished Academic Performance • Level II: Satisfactory Academic Performance • Level I: Unsatisfactory Academic Performance Resource – Performance Labels and Policy Definitions for STAAR - http://www.tea.state.tx.us/WorkArea/linkit.aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=2147496801&libID=2147496798

Where are we now? TEA has published the House Bill 3 Transition Plan to assist with understanding the transition between TAKS and STAAR. ESC Region XIII has created a guide to this plan to assist in location of information and district planning. The TEA Transition Plan is available at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/hb3plan/ The ESC Region XIII Guide to the House Bill 3 Transition Plan is available at http://www5.esc13.net/staar/resources.html

Where are we now? http://www5.esc13.net/staar/index.html Collaborative among the ESC Region XIII and its member districts STAAR resources are being developed and posted at http://www5.esc13.net/staar/resources.html ESC Region XIII Guide to the House Bill 3 Transition Plan - http://www5.esc13.net/staar/docs/resources/HB3_final.pdf Districts are providing input to ESC Region XIII so that we can assist in creating resources for teachers, administrators, parents, counselors, etc.