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What Every Parent Needs To Know
About the Transition to STAAR
A new vertical state system
• Legislation requires a system of performance
standards that are linked from grade to grade,
starting with postsecondary-readiness performance
standards down through grade 3
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New Test – New Opportunities
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We have been down this path before!
• And each time we needed a little time to
learn the new system.
• And each test added a new layer of rigor and
a new set of expectations for our students and
for our teachers.
• And each time we have succeeded!
• And we will again…
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Let’s look at the tests our kids
took before STAAR.
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TABS Exit Level Math
Texas Assessment of Basic Skills
1980 - 1985
One Step:
1. Fewest barrels
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TEAMS Exit Level Math
Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills
1986-1990
Two Steps:
1. Find point on graph
2. Multiply
30 pupils x $300 = $9,000
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TAAS Exit Level Math
Texas Assessment of Academic Skills
1990-2002
Three Steps:
1.
2.
3.
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Find paper
on pie chart
Divide tons of
paper by total
tons:
72/180
Convert to 40%
TAKS Exit Level Math
Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills
Five Steps:
1. Add all2003-2011
votes
2.
3.
4.
5.
240 + 420 + 180 + 300 + 60 = 1,200
Determine which student finished 3rd
(Bridget: 240 votes)
Determine Bridget’s %age of votes
240 / 1,200 = 20%
Know that a pie chart has 360 total degrees
Determine 20% of 360 degrees:
.20 x 360 = 72
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Five Steps:
1.
The student must know how to apply the
quadratic formula to find the value of the
discrimant b²-4ac
2.
Find quadratic equation on formula chart:
STAAR Exit Level Math?
x
 b  b2  4ac
2a
3. If b² - 4ac > 0
State of Texas Assessment of
Academic
Readiness
there are two real number roots of the equation
the graph of the parabola crosses the
2012-? and
x-axis at those roots
4.
If b² - 4ac = 0
there is a “multiple” or repeated root of the
equation and the vertex of the graph of the
parabola touches the x-axis at that root.
5.
If b² - 4ac < 0
the roots of the equation are imaginary numbers
and the graph of the parabola does not
intersect the x-axis
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What do we know about STAAR?
• Will begin in 2011-12
– Grades 3 through 8
– First year 9th graders
– Repeating 9th, 10th and 11th graders will still
remain on TAKS through graduation
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What do we know about STAAR in HS?
• At the HS, STAAR assessments will be called
STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) Exams
• STAAR will shift the goal from HS Graduation
to College and Career Readiness
• Will impact grades, credits, and
graduation
Phase-out of TAKS and Phase-in of EOC
What tests will students have to take?
Grades 3-8
Reading – Gr. 3-8
Math – Gr. 3-8
Writing – Gr. 4 & 7
Science – Gr. 5 & 8
Soc. Studies – Gr. 8
High School COURSES
Math
Algebra I
Geometry
Algebra II
English
Eng I
Engl II
Eng III
Science
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Soc Studies
World Geo.
World Hist.
U.S. History
The high school level STAAR tests are
COURSE tests, NOT grade level tests
STAAR IS AN ASSESSMENT OF
ACADEMIC READINESS
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE
AN ASSESSMENT OF
ACADEMIC READINESS?
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What did TAKS ask?
Did our students learn what
they were supposed to learn
in their current grade or
course?
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What does STAAR ask?
– Did our students learn what they
were supposed to learn in their
current grade or course?
– Are they ready for the next grade or
course?
– And the one after that?
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AND ULTIMATELY…
ARE OUR STUDENTS READY
FOR COLLEGE OR A
CAREER?
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What’s tested on STAAR?
• The TEKS - the Texas Essential Knowledge
and Skills
– Readiness standards:
– 30-35% of the assessed curriculum / 60-65% of the
STAAR test
– Supporting standards
– 60-65% of the assessed curriculum / 30-35% of the
STAAR test
– Process Standards – the skills – assessed with other
standards (Ex: map skills, math tools, problemsolving)
Readiness vs. Supporting
STAARmean?
will be
What does rigor
significantly more
“rigorous” than TAKS
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What does “more rigorous” mean?
• The questions are more complex and
require more thinking.
• What is most important for a student to
learn in a grade level will have more
questions on the test.
• The test will be longer.
STAAR is a longer test…
+6 questions
Reading 3-8 = +4 questions
Writing = +1 additional composition
Science= +4 questions
Social Studies Gr 8 = +4 questions
EOC = +2 to 13 questions
• Math Gr. 3 -8 =
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STAAR REQUIRES
MORE THINKING!
Will there really be a difference?
TAKS Item – Algebra I
A.1(E) – interpret and
made decisions,
predictions, and
critical judgments
from functional
relationships
READINESS
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Will there really be a difference?
STAAR Item – Algebra I
A.1(E) – interpret and made decisions, predictions, and critical
judgments from functional relationships
READINESS
Differences
TAKS Item – Biology – assessed in 10th grade
B.4(B) investigate and identify cellular processes including homeostasis,
permeability, energy production, transportation of molecules,
disposal of wastes, function of cellular parts, and synthesis of new
molecules
Differences
STAAR Item – Biology – B.4(B)
Differences
• Biology and World Geography were never assessed in the ninth
grade.
• More Rigorous Items
– Assessing content and skills at a greater depth and higher
level of cognitive complexity
– Assessing more than one standard in an item
• More Rigorous Test
– Assessing standards multiple times
– Includes a greater number of rigorous items which
increases the overall test difficulty
– Increased performance standards (higher passing levels)
Differences
World Geography
G.7A
Supporting Standard
G.21A
Process Standard
English I Schematic – Day 1
English I Schematic – Day 2
What will it take to pass STAAR?
• Students will have to get more items correct
than on TAKS.
• The passing standard will first be established
for English III and Algebra II
– Linked to college readiness
– Linked by grade level down to 3rd grade
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STAAR . . . some changes
Time limits
– All STAAR assessments Grade 3
through EOC will have a four hour
time limit
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What about tests for students served in
special education?
• Accommodations will be allowed on STAAR,
but have not yet been defined or clarified.
• STAAR Modified will be available for students
who meet the criteria.
• STAAR Alternate will be available for
students who have significant cognitive
disabilities.
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STAAR Standards
Beginning with Freshmen in 2011-2012, the graduation
requirement will be STAAR End-of-course
Graduation Requirements
TAKS
• 10 Exams while
in HS
– 4 stand alone
exams
• 26 credits
STAAR
• 15 Exams
– 2 stand alone – English III and Algebra II
– Cumulative Score in Each Subject (15
exams in 12 contents)
• Minimum floors on every exam
• In subjects never tested before (Alg II,
Physics, WG, Bio, etc.)
• Higher rigor, higher standards
• Longer tests, 4 hour time limit
– Distinguished graduates
• Advanced performance on Alg II &
English III
• 26 credits tied to 15%
Cumulative Average
• STAAR Step 1: Obtain a cumulative passing score or higher
(All graduation plans)
• High school students will earn four cumulative scores -- math,
science, English and social studies -- based on their
performance on each individual EOC exam.
• A student’s cumulative score is determined using the
student’s highest score on each EOC assessment.
• To graduate, a student must achieve a cumulative score in
each content area equal or greater than the TEA passing
standard multiplied by the number of assessments taken.
(cumulative score ≥ passing scale score x number of
assessments taken)
Cumulative – Overview
• If the passing standard on each of the three science
EOC assessments happens to be set at 1000, then
– the student’s cumulative score ≥ 1000 x 3
– the student’s cumulative score ≥ 3000
• For a single EOC score to count toward the student’s
cumulative score, a minimum score must be
achieved. However, achieving only the minimum
score on the EOC assessments will not meet the
cumulative passing standard.
Cumulative – Overview
• Individual Exam:
– Possible = 1000
– Passing ≥ 700
– Minimum ≥ 600
– Level III – Advanced ≥ 850
• Cumulative for Math ≥ 2100
– Algebra I
– Geometry
– Algebra II
Cumulative Examples
• Student 1:
–Algebra - 650
–Geometry – 710
–Algebra II – 690
–Cumulative Total = 2050
NO GRADUATION!
Cumulative Examples
• Student 2:
–Algebra - 590
–Geometry – 750
–Algebra II – 760
–Cumulative Total = 2100
NO GRADUATION!
Cumulative Examples
• Student 4 – Wants to be a
Recommended Graduate:
–Algebra - 735
–Geometry – 740
–Algebra II – 695
–Cumulative Total = 2170
Minimum Plan - RETEST
Cumulative Examples
• Student 4 – Wants to be a Distinguished
Graduate:
–Algebra - 885
–Geometry – 870
–Algebra II – 835
–Cumulative Total = 2590
GRADUATION! Recommended Plan
Legislation Regarding EOC
• Texas Education Code 30.023(c)
– A school district…shall adopt a policy that
requires a student’s performance on an end-ofcourse assessment instrument in which the
student is enrolled to account for 15 percent of
the student’s final grade for the course.
School Board Policy
• EIA – When required by state law, a student’s
score on the initial end-of-course assessment
shall count for 15 percent of the student’s final
grade as reported on the student’s transcript
Retakes
• A student may retake an EOC at any time
according to the state testing schedule.
• Students will retake an EOC exam until a
minimum score is obtained.
• Retakes of the EOC will only be applied to
the final grade for the first attempt (July) if
they allow the student to gain credit for the
course.
Course Credit
• In courses where students are required to take an EOC exam,
students may earn 0.5 credits for any semester where a 70%
or higher is earned. However, students must earn a yearly
average score (final grade) equal to or greater than 70% in
order to earn 1.0 credit for the course:
Fall Sem Grade
Spring Sem
Grade
EOC Grade
Credit Earned
70%
60%
60%
0.5 Fall
60%
70%
60%
0.5 Spring
70%
70%
60%
0.5 Fall*
*student loses spring credit because final average was not over 70%
Conversion Model
• A conversion model will be developed by
school staff. It will likely be on a 100 point
scale.
– Multiple options are being created across the
state
– GPISD will finalize and share the conversion
model that will be applied when standards are
set in February 2012
Class Rank and GPA Concerns
• Uncertainty of new/unknown exam (evidenced by TEA’s
phase-in standards)
• Impact of future legislative action
• Impact of students transferring from other districts with
different conversion scales
• No statewide conversion model – impact of others on college
admissions
• Impact of the cohort phase-in model (GPA’s based on exams
with different performance standards)
• Would necessitate inclusion of high school coursework taken
at MS be included in the GPA
Class Rank and GPA
• Current policy calculates GPA using semester
averages and not from the final average that
will include EOC scores.
• The EOC committee has recommended to
maintain this process for GPA calculation.
• Example:
(Fall Semester + Spring Semester) @85%
+ EOC @ 15% = Final Grade
MS and EOC Courses
• Last years 8th graders who took the Algebra I
EOC:
– Students would not be required to take that EOC
assessment – their cumulative score would
decrease.
– Students could choose to take that EOC
assessment in Spring 2012 or beyond. If they
take the assessment, the score would only be
used in their cumulative if it benefited the
student.
MS and EOC Courses
• Current 8th grade students
– Will take STAAR EOC required courses (Alg I)
– Will take STAAR enrolled grade test (STAAR
grade 8 math)
– Their EOC will count for their cumulative math
average for graduation
– Their EOC will count as 15% of their final grade
and credit will not be granted unless the final
average including EOC is 70% or higher
Where can I find more information?
• GPISD Website:
Departments – Curriculum and Assessment
www.g-pisd.org
• TEA Website
www.tea.state.tx.us
• Teacher Websites
Questions???