Transcript Understanding Your Child’s Confidential Student Report (CSR)

The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR)
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The State of Texas Assessments of Academic
Readiness, or STAAR, replaced the Texas
Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS)
assessment program during the Spring of
2012.
At grades 3-8, students will continue to be
tested in mathematics and reading. Students
will also be tested in writing at grades 4 and
7, science at grades 5 and 8, and social
studies at grade 8.
In general, the STAAR assessment program has
some significant differences from TAKS:
• Increased rigor of both the assessments and
the performance standards for all grades and
subjects
• a four-hour time limit for each assessment
• Assessments have been designed to focus on
“readiness standards”- skills that are
essential for success in the current grade and
next grade.
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STAAR writing assessments at grades 4 and 7
have been extended to two days (4 hours
each day).
Students will write an expository one day and
a personal narrative one day.
There are three performance categories:
• Level I – Unsatisfactory Academic Performance
This performance category indicates that
students are inadequately prepared for the
next grade and that the student does not
demonstrate a sufficient understanding of the
assessed curriculum. Also, the student is
unlikely to succeed in the next grade without
significant, ongoing academic intervention.
Level II- Satisfactory Academic Performance
This performance category indicates that
students are sufficiently prepared for the next
grade level and can generally demonstrate
the ability to think critically and can also
demonstrate the ability to apply the assessed
curriculum in familiar contexts. This student
has a reasonable likelihood of success in the
next grade and may need short-term,
targeted academic intervention.
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Level III- Advanced Academic Performance
This performance category indicates that
students are well prepared for the next grade
and are able to demonstrate the ability to
think critically. These students are able to
demonstrate the ability to apply the assessed
curriculum in varied contexts, both familiar
and unfamiliar. These students have a high
likelihood of success in the next grade with
little or no academic intervention.
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MARCH 30: 4TH Grade WRITING DAY 1
MARCH 31: 4TH Grade WRITING DAY 2
5TH Grade READING
APRIL 20:
5TH Grade MATH
APRIL 21: 3RD AND 4TH Grade MATH
APRIL 22: 3RD AND 4TH Grade READING
5TH Grade SCIENCE
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Second Administration:
MAY 12: 5TH Grade READING
No summer school prior to the third
administration.
 Third Administration:
 June 23: 5th Grade READING