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TEA answers STAAR Questions:
http://www.txetests.com/faqs/index.asp?Roots=%601.02.11%60

Student Assessment - FAQ TEA Assessment Program Frequently Asked Questions and Answers

Visit the TEA Commissioner Rob Scott's press conference regarding accountability released July 29, 2011.
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=2147501873

Texas Education Agency - 2011 state accountability press conference video

Read the latest news from the Texas Education Agency.

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/news_release.aspx?id=2147501866

Texas Education Agency AUSTIN- The Texas Education Agency today released accountability ratings for 8,526 public schools and 1,228 districts. The ratings are based on high school completion rates, dropout rates and passing rates on the state test, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS).

Read more about the transition to STAAR assessments in Texas.

"Texas' new standardized STAAR tests will be tougher, longer" -- The Dallas Morning News, December 2, 2010.

Texas' new standardized STAAR tests will be tougher, longer | Dallas-Fort Worth Education News - New Dallasnews.com is the official website for The Dallas Morning News newspaper. This page contains news about Dallas-Fort Worth education, schools and ISD's, TAKS testing, Texas colleges and universities, and more.

News Update:
Read this article to learn more about STAAR assessment planning for school administrators, curriculum specialists, counselors and educators.

http://weareaustin.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=160576&shr=addthis

STAAR rollout may bring more duties for Texas school counselors In the fall, the anticipated consequences of a $4 billion reduction in state financing to school districts will begin to become apparent to Texas students and their parents: fewer teachers, bigger classes and sparse extracurricular programs.

Introducing a series of workshops and presentations on curriculum alignment, STAAR assessment and special education topics, including preparing for AYP, STAAR assessments and Autism.

We invite your feedback and look forward to working with you to empower teachers and administrators with high quality support materials that support their goals and expectations for high performing students, educators, and schools.

Attention Teachers and Administrators: When reviewing data from the 2010 TAKS tests, please note the following:
• 5th and 8th grade reading assessments were written using the old TEKS (used prior to 2009)
• 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 7th grade reading and 7th writing assessments were written using the new TEKS (used since 2009)
*per information attained from TEA on 5/9/11

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