Student Assessment
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STAAR Testing Requirements
- What are the general testing requirements for students in grades 3–8?
- What are the testing requirements for students in grades 3–8 who are receiving instruction in subjects above their enrolled grade?
- What are the testing requirements for students in grades 3–8 who are enrolled in a high school course that has a corresponding STAAR EOC assessment?
- What are the testing requirements for students in grades 3–8 who are enrolled in a high school course that does not have a corresponding STAAR EOC assessment?
- What are the general testing requirements for students enrolled in high school courses?
- Are districts required to provide accelerated instruction to students who do not pass the STAAR assessments?
FAQs - STAAR Testing Requirements
STAAR Graduation Requirements
- What STAAR tests are required for high school graduation?
- When should students take a STAAR EOC assessment?
- How many testing opportunities do students have to pass the STAAR EOC assessments?
- What types of substitute assessments can students use to fulfill their STAAR graduation requirements?
- Can a student use more than one substitute assessment to fulfill their graduation requirements?
- Can a student use a score from a substitute assessment that he or she earned in middle school to fulfill their graduation requirements?
FAQs - STAAR Graduation Requirements
STAAR Test Administration
- When are the STAAR tests administered?
- What type of flexibility do districts have in scheduling the STAAR assessments?
- What if a student is not able to test on the scheduled date?
- Is there a time limit for STAAR assessments?
- Are breaks allowed during STAAR assessments?
- Are special test administration procedures or materials allowed on STAAR?
FAQs - STAAR Test Administration
STAAR Performance and Reporting
- What is the passing standard for STAAR?
- Why are the STAAR performance standards presented as scale scores rather than raw scores?
- Why isn’t the passing standard for each STAAR assessment set at 70% of the questions correct?
- Does the passing standard for STAAR change each year?
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FAQs - STAAR Performance and Reporting
Accessibility on State Assessments
- What is accessibility?
- What are the different levels of accommodations available for state assessments?
- What are accessibility features?
- What are locally-approved designated supports?
- What are designated supports requiring TEA approval?
- What is text-to-speech (TTS)?
FAQs - Accessibility on State Assessments
Assessments for Special Populations
- What is TELPAS Alternate?
- What STAAR testing options are available for emergent bilingual (EB) students?
- What is STAAR Spanish?
- What is the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS)?
- What testing options are available for students with disabilities?
- Can an ARD committee decide that retesting is not required after a student has taken the first administration of an assessment?
FAQs - Assessments for Special Populations
Interim Assessments
- How do I set up STAAR Interim Assessments for my district?
- What can educators discuss about STAAR Interim items?
- What is the item security policy for STAAR Interim Assessment items?
- Do teachers need to be security trained and sign their oath prior to administering the STAAR Interim Assessments?
- Are STAAR Interim Assessments secure assessments?
- What are the STAAR interim assessments?