As a result of House Bill (HB) 3906, passed by the 86th Texas Legislature in 2019, the STAAR tests are undergoing a major redesign that will affect how students are assessed on the summative assessment. This redesign should align the STAAR test with instructional best practices that...
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Student Assessment at TEA has recently announced the major testing program changes for 2021-2022. As is the norm after a legislative session, many of...
There are many changes to Texas student assessment for the 2021-2022 school year. This blog post will examine the known changes as well as some of...
HB 3906, passed in 2019 by the 86th Texas Legislature, requires that by the 2022-2023 school year no more than 75% of the items on STAAR tests be of...
TEA has released the Spring 2021 State Assessment Guidance document that offers districts and campuses flexibility on the administration of required...
The STAAR Alternate 2 is the alternate statewide assessment for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. This post will discuss a...
TEA has recently released guidance around the December 2020 STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) administrations. As a reminder, December EOC administrations...
As it has for the past few years, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) has created optional online interim assessments for the 2020-2021 school year that...
TEA has recently updated the 2020-2021 Testing Calendar. Windows for the online administrations of most state tests have been extended. These...
2019-2020 End-of-Course (EOC) STAAR Assessment Information for Graduating, Non-Graduating, and Former Students
With the cancellation of all STAAR assessments for the rest of the 2019-2020 school year, TEA has issued an Assessment Guidance document for...