1. STAAR & SSI February 7, 2013 Welcome to

2. STAAR & SSI STAAR stands for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness STAAR is administered to students in grades 3-8 In 3 rd grade, students take STAAR in math and reading In 4 th grade, students take STAAR in math, reading, and writing In 5 th grade, students take STAAR in math, reading, and science

3. What is SSI? SSI stands for Student Success Initiative SSI applies to students in grades 5 and 8 who take STAAR and STAAR Modified mathematics and reading assessments SSI does NOT apply to English language learners (ELLs) in grades 5 and 8 who are eligible to take a STAAR L assessment

4. SSI Continued Students will have three testing opportunities: beginning of April, middle of May, and end of June. To meet SSI promotion requirements, students must meet the Phase-in 1 Level II standard in both reading and mathematics. In order to be placed/promoted by the Grade Placement Committee (GPC), students must participate in all required accelerated instruction (summer school).

5. Phase in Standards SubjectLevel II – SatisfactoryLevel III – Advanced (Commended) Phase 1 2011-2012 2012-2013 Phase 2 2013-2014 & 2014-2015 Final 2015-2016 and beyond? 3 rd Reading50%63%75%85% 3 rd Math57%70%80%89% 4 th Reading52%64%75%86% 4 th Math58%71%79%90% 4 th Writing52%59%68%82% 5 th Reading54%65%76%87% 5 th Math52%66%78%88% 5 th Science66%77%84%93%

6. SSI Information Galena Park ISD will be receiving more information from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) regarding SSI. All information received will be shared with parents of 5 th grade students. Items scheduled to be received are: – the SSI parent brochure (in English and Spanish), which has been combined for 5 th and 8 th grades to simplify distribution More information regarding SSI will be posted to TEA’s website (Student Assessment Division) soon

7. STAAR testing dates April 2-3, 2013 - 1 st Round of 5 th Grade Math & Reading May 14-15, 2013 - 2 nd Round of 5 th Grade Math & Reading June 25-26, 2013 - 3 rd Round of 5 th Grade Math & Reading

8. Questions/Comments Thank you for attending, please proceed to Miss Bernal’s classroom (E204)