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Agenda:• STAAR EOC testing

• Graduation requirements & STAAR

• Questions???

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Why is there a new assessment?

The new assessment will focus on increasing postsecondary readiness of graduating high school students and help to ensure that Texas students are competitive with other students both nationally and internationally.

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STAAR vs. TAKS

- More rigorous than TAKS with greater emphasis on alignment to college and career readiness

- Change from grade-based to course-based.

- 4 hour time limit.

- 2 day testing for English I, II & III.8

Previous TAKS Question

Botanists cross a heterozygous (Pp) plant having purple flowers with a homozygous (pp) plant having white flowers. About what percentage of the offspring will have purple flowers?

a. 0%b. 25%c. 50%d. 75%

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Previous TAKS Question

Which of the following terms best describes the eating habits of most humans?

a. Insectivorousb. Herbivorousc. Carnivorousd. Omnivorous

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Released STAAR QuestionLoriciferans are microscopic multicellular animals that live in various marine sediments. Scientists have discovered genera of Loriciferans in a deep-sea habitat that lacks oxygen. Before this discovery, some prokaryotes and some unicellular eukaryotes were known to inhabit anaerobic environments. Scientists determined that organisms of the genus SpinoloricusWere eukaryotes and not prokaryotes because Spinoloricus Cells have – a. Flagella b. hereditary materialc. cell walls d. nuclear membranes

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Released STAAR QuestionMethanogens, thermophiles, and halophiles are some of the most primitive life-forms found on Earth and thrive in very harsh environments. These unicellular, prokaryotic organisms most likely belong to which of the following kingdoms?

A Fungi B Eubacteria C Protista D Archaebacteria

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English I, English II, English III

Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II

Biology, Chemistry, Physics

World Geography, World History, U.S. History

Starts in 2011 2012 school year ‐with students entering 9th grade

English

English I

English II

English III

Math

Algebra I

Geometry

Algebra II

Science

Biology

Chemistry

Physics

SocialStudies

WorldGeography

WorldHistory

U.S. History

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For the general STAAR assessments, STAAR Modified, and linguistically accommodated forms of STAAR, the labels for the performance categories are:

Level I: Unsatisfactory Academic Performance Level II: Satisfactory Academic Performance Level III: Advanced Academic Performance

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MINIMUM   SCORE

PERFORMANCE

Level  IIIAdvanced Academic 

Performance

Level  IISatisfactory Academic 

Performance

Level l Unsatisfactory 

Academic Performance

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The EOC will be calculated as 15% of the final gradefor each course.

In order to minimize the impact of the EOC on a students’ final grade in a course, the district will use the following grade based on the level of student performance for each EOC:

Level I: 68Level II: 90Level III: 100

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Examples:

Sem 1 + Sem 2 = 85%EOC = 15% ______

100% of course grade

Sem 1 Sem 2 EOC Final Grade70 70 68 69.7 or 70 Level 170 70 90 73 Level 270 70 100 74.5 or 75 Level 3

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STAAR Test Dates for 2012-2013

December re-test for Reading & Writing: English I & III Writing: Dec. 3

English I & III Reading: Dec. 4English II Writing: Dec. 5

English II Reading: Dec. 6

STAAR EOC re-test:

Alg I, Geometry, Alg IIBiology, Chemistry, PhysicsW. Geo, W. Hist., US Hist.

December 3-14, 2012

STAAR EOC re-test:

Alg I, Geometry, Alg IIBiology, Chemistry, PhysicsW. Geo, W. Hist., US Hist.

December 3-14, 2012

December re-test for Reading & Writing: English I & III Writing: Dec. 3

English I & III Reading: Dec. 4English II Writing: Dec. 5

English II Reading: Dec. 6

STAAR Test Dates for 2012-2013

Spring STAAR EOC testing

English I & III Writing: April 1English I & III Reading: April 2

English II Writing: April 3English II Reading: April 4

Alg I, Geometry, Alg IIBiology, Chemistry, PhysicsW. Geo, W. Hist., US Hist.

Assessment Window: May 6-17, 2012

Alg I, Geometry, Alg IIBiology, Chemistry, PhysicsW. Geo, W. Hist., US Hist.

Assessment Window: May 6-17, 2013

Spring STAAR EOC testingEnglish I & III Writing: April 1

English I & III Reading: April 2English II Writing: April 3

English II Reading: April 4

Boyd ISD will provide accelerated instruction to each student who fails to perform satisfactorily on the

assessment.

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Summer STAAR EOC retesting: English I & III Writing- July 8

English I & III Reading- July 9English II Writing- July 10

English II Reading- July 11

All other STAAR EOC summer retest: assessment window- July 8- 19

If a student retakes an EOC assessment, the District will include the retake score as 15% of the final course grade only if the retake score allows a student to gain credit for the course. After a student earns credit for the course, subsequent retakes will not be included in the calculation of the final course grade.

STAAR/TAKS tutorials presently occurring: Monday: am/pm- Math, Science, SS

Tuesday: am/pm- Math, Science, English Wednesday: am/pm- Math, English, SS

Thursday: am/pm- Science, English, SS Before school: 7:30-7:55 amAfter school: 3:35-4:00 pm

Graduation Plans & STAAR Testing:

• For graduation purposes students are required to achieve a cumulative score that is at least equal to the product of the number of STAAR EOC assessments required in a content area and the scale score that indicates Level II:

Satisfactory Academic Performance.

• A student’s cumulative score is determined using the student’s highest score on each STAAR EOC assessment that student is required to take for graduation purposes.

Minimum Plan: 22 credits

EOC Required tests-

• English I, II, III Reading & Writing• Algebra I• Geometry

• Biology• US History

• Either World History or World Geography

• Student must take STAAR EOC assessments only for courses in which they are enrolled in and an EOC is offered.

Only courses specifically listed on MHSP are required to count towards cumulative score.

Recommended Plan: 26 credits

EOC Required tests- • English I, II, III Reading & Writing• Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II

• Biology, Chemistry, Physics• World Geography, World History, US History

• Student must take all 15 STAAR EOC assessments• In addition to cumulative score requirements, student must

meet or exceed the Level II: Satisfactory Academic Performance standards for the STAAR English III Reading,

Writing, & Algebra II assessments.

Distinguished Plan: 26 credits

EOC Required tests- • English I, II, III Reading & Writing• Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II

• Biology, Chemistry, Physics• World Geography, World History, US History

• Student must take all 15 STAAR EOC assessments• In addition to cumulative score requirements, student must

meet or exceed the Level III: Advanced Academic Performance standards for STAAR Eng. III Reading,

Writing, & Algebra II assessments.

Graduation Plans & STAAR Testing:

*Please note that because the STAAR EOC performance standards will be phased in, the assessment-related graduation requirements

differ based on the school year in which students take their initial STAAR EOC

assessment in a content area.

Graduation Plans & STAAR Testing:

*For more information in regards to STAAR EOC testing, or graduation requirements

please visit the following website:

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/parents/

* There are also brochures and other information available at the back!

Questions???