The Texas Education Agency (TEA) requires certain assessments to measure students' progress. STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) were implemented in the Spring of 2012 for grades 3 - 9. TAKS (Texas Assessment of Academic Knowledge and Skills) will continue to be administered to students who entered grade 9 in 2010-2011 or earlier. TELPAS (The Texas English Language Assessment System) is used with each identified Limited English Proficiency (LEP) student.
STAAR
In order to fulfill the requirements of House Bill 3 passed by the 81st Texas Legislature and incorporated into Texas Education Code (TEC) Chapter 39, the TEA developed the
STAAR, which provides the foundation for a new accountability system for Texas public education. STAAR is designed to more thoroughly assess the content of a course, including both concepts taught in previous grade levels and readiness for the next instructional level. A significant change from TAKS, which was an untimed test, is that the STAAR is limited to 4 hours.
The STAAR program at grades 3 - 8 assesses the same subjects and grades previously assessed on TAKS. At the high school level, however, grade-specific assessments were originally replaced with fifteen end-of-course (EOC) assessments. House Bill 5 reduced that number to five EOCs: Algebra I, Biology, English I Reading/ Writing, English II Reading / Writing, and US History. STAAR EOC began with students entering the 9th grade class in 2011-12.
TAKS
Beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) assessments will no longer be administered. Students for whom TAKS is a graduation requirement, including former TAAS and TEAMS examinees, may pursue options found at the following link to receive a Texas high school diploma.
https://tea.texas.gov/student.assessment/taks/
TELPAS
TELPAS, which involves all identified LEP students in kindergarten through grade 12, consists of holistic ratings in the areas of Listening, Speaking, and Writing. For kindergarten and grade 1, Reading proficiency (which relates to preparation for reading skills) is holistically rated by the student's teacher. In grade 2 through grade 12, the TELPAS Reading proficiency assessment is administered online.
Accountability & Assessment_______________________________Robin Salazar, DirectorAccountabilityDue to changes in legislation, the performance report formerly known as the Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) report is now the Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR).Please use the links at the left to access information and performance reports under the current TAPR system.State AssessmentsThe Texas Education Agency (TEA) requires certain assessments to measure students' progress. STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) were implemented in the Spring of 2012 for grades 3 - 9. TAKS (Texas Assessment of Academic Knowledge and Skills) will continue to be administered to students who entered grade 9 in 2010-2011 or earlier. TELPAS (The Texas English Language Assessment System) is used with each identified Limited English Proficiency (LEP) student.STAARIn order to fulfill the requirements of House Bill 3 passed by the 81st Texas Legislature and incorporated into Texas Education Code (TEC) Chapter 39, the TEA developed the STAAR, which provides the foundation for a new accountability system for Texas public education. STAAR is designed to more thoroughly assess the content of a course, including both concepts taught in previous grade levels and readiness for the next instructional level. A significant change from TAKS, which was an untimed test, is that the STAAR is limited to 4 hours.The STAAR program at grades 3 - 8 assesses the same subjects and grades previously assessed on TAKS. At the high school level, however, grade-specific assessments were originally replaced with fifteen end-of-course (EOC) assessments. House Bill 5 reduced that number to five EOCs: Algebra I, Biology, English I Reading/ Writing, English II Reading / Writing, and US History. STAAR EOC began with students entering the 9th grade class in 2011-12.TAKSBeginning with the 2017-2018 school year, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) assessments will no longer be administered. Students for whom TAKS is a graduation requirement, including former TAAS and TEAMS examinees, may pursue options found at the following link to receive a Texas high school diploma. https://tea.texas.gov/student.assessment/taks/TELPASTELPAS, which involves all identified LEP students in kindergarten through grade 12, consists of holistic ratings in the areas of Listening, Speaking, and Writing. For kindergarten and grade 1, Reading proficiency (which relates to preparation for reading skills) is holistically rated by the student's teacher. In grade 2 through grade 12, the TELPAS Reading proficiency assessment is administered online.
