STAAR/TAKS Transition Plan by athomas

Micki Wesley and Wes Pierce Region 9 ESC

*Informa;on gathered from various TEA resources and mee;ngs

House Bill 3 Requirements

HB 3 Requirements:

•  Focus is on college and career readiness

–  Goal is for Texas to become one of the top ten states for gradua;ng college-‐ready students by 2019-‐2020

•  All assessments from grade 3 and up must be linked to the next assessment •  Algebra II and English III are capstone courses

STAAR Design: Grades 3-‐8

Grades 3-‐8 STAAR: •  Longer, more rigorous exams linked to EOCs –  Focus is on higher-‐level thinking

•  Four-‐hour ;me limits

•  Two-‐day wri;ng test

•  8th Graders taking high school courses will take 8th grade STAAR and the EOC •  Same subjects and grade levels as TAKS

: g n i d a Re -‐8 3 s e d Gra

Math Grad : es 3-‐ 8

STAAR 3-‐8 Grade-‐Level Content Area Exams Wri;ng: Grades 4 & 7

Social Studie s: Grade 8

e: c n e i c S s Grade 5 & 8

Same as TAKS

STAAR Design: End-‐Of-‐Course (EOC) Exams

End-‐Of-‐Course Exams (EOCs): •  Current high school students will graduate under TAKS tes;ng requirements

•  EOC gradua;on requirements begin with 9th grade class in 2011-‐2012 (Current 8th graders)

•  EOC counts as 15% of a studentʼs ﬁnal grade in associated course (Will cause grade repor5ng concerns)

•  Retests will be oﬀered at the end of spring, summer, and fall

End-‐Of-‐Course Exams (EOCs):

•  Targeted, course-‐based exams, not grade-‐speciﬁc

•  Four-‐hour ;me limits

•  Two-‐day ELA exams

•  Tes;ng days will increase from 25 days to 45 days

•  Last week of April will be TAKS; 1st and 2nd full week of May will be EOCs, causing UIL, AP, and other conﬂicts

Social World Studies: Geog raphy World Histo ry U.S. H istory

ELA: I English II English I II English

Math: ra I Algeb ry et Geom II ra Algeb

STAAR EOC High School Exams

Science: Biology Chemist ry Physics

STAAR: A More Rigorous Assessment

STAAR Rigor: •  Assesses more focused student expecta;ons mul;ple ;mes and in more complex ways •  Befer able to measure growth of high-‐ achieving students •  Includes more open-‐ended items in math, science, and ELA EOCs

TEKS Focus •  Readiness (Core) Knowledge and Skills: Cri;cal for success in the current grade/course and important for preparedness in the grade/course that follows •  Suppor;ng (Rota;onal) Knowledge and Skills: TEKS that are important but not deemed cri;cal

Suppor;ng Knowledge and Skills

Readiness Knowledge and Skills

CSCOPE: A Rigorous Curriculum System to Assist in the STAAR Transi;on

Through a CSCOPE Systems Approach, we can: –  Provide a clear implementa;on plan –  Help teachers and administrators link curriculum from grade level to grade level –  Go deep into TEKS speciﬁcity…not just “cover” the TEKS –  Increase rigor of lessons

Help students succeed!

ON TARGET

NEW STAAR-‐Focused VADs!

Readiness and Suppor;ng standards will be iden;ﬁed.

Suppor;ng Standards Iden;ﬁed in Green

Readiness Standards Iden;ﬁed in Red

DMAC Training

Performance Standards

Performance Standards:

•  Performance standards for STAAR grades 3-‐8 will not be set un;l fall 2012 •  Performance standards for EOCs will be set prior to test administra;on in spring 2012 so EOCs can be scored (due to 15% rule)

Higher Gradua;on Standards

Gradua;on Requirements: •  To graduate, a student must achieve a cumula;ve score that is at least equal to the product of the number of EOC assessments taken in that content area and a scale score that indicates sa;sfactory performance Example: 3 tests x 70 (passing points) = 210 required cumula;ve points

•  A student must achieve a minimum score, as determined by the commissioner, for the score to count toward the student’s cumula;ve score, or the assessment must be This may change if HB 500 becomes law. retaken

Gradua;on Requirements: •  A student is not required to retake a course as a condi;on of retaking an EOC assessment •  A school district shall provide accelerated instruc;on to each student who fails to perform sa;sfactorily on an EOC assessment

STAAR Considera;ons… Gradua;on Plans Recommended: Must meet sa;sfactory performance standard on Algebra II and English III EOCs and cumula;ve score

Minimum: Cumula;ve score requirement is based on # of courses taken for which an EOC exists Dis;nguished Achievement Plan (DAP): Must meet college readiness standards for Algebra II and English III and cumula;ve score

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Plan for phase-‐out HS TAKS and phase-‐in EOC assessments 2010–2011

2011–2012

2012–2013

2013–2014

2014–2015

GR 9

TAKS

EOC

GR 10

TAKS

EOC

GR 11

TAKS

EOC

TAKS*

EOC or TAKS*

GR 12

TAKS*

*Out-‐of-‐school testers and 12th grade re-‐testers This ;meline may change if HB 500 becomes law.

Changes to the Current Accountability System

Standard State Accountability 2011 and Beyond Exemplary

≥ 90%

Recognized

≥ 75%

≥ 80%

Reading/ELA

≥ 70%

Writing, Social Studies

≥ 70%

Mathematics

≥ 55%

≥ 60%

≥ 65%

Science

≥ 50%

≥ 55%

≥ 60%

All grades and subjects

N/A

All grades and subjects

2012

Academically Acceptable

No Ratings

Sci. (5, 8, 10, TAKS 11); Soc. St. (Accommodated) (8, 10, 11); (Same standards ELA (11); as TAKS) Math (11) TAKS–M/ TAKS-ALT N/A (Same standards as TAKS)

2013

2014

Full Ratings

2011

“Yes/No” with some form of distinction (exemplary/ recognized) for College Readiness

2010

Basic Ratings

2009

Ratings will be “yes/no” (acceptable/unacceptable; satisfactory/unsatisfactory)

TAKS Standards

Standard State Accountability 2011 and Beyond TAKS Standards TAKS— Commended Performance— Reading/ELA and Math (All Students regardless of size; Eco. Disadv. if min. size req. met) No RI or Exceptions

2009

N/A

2010

2011

N/A

Exemplary: ≥25% Recognized: ≥15% Ac. Accept.: N/A

2012

2013

2014

TBD

ELL Progress Indicator— Reading/ELA (All

Exemplary: ≥60% Recognized: N/A N/A Students only if ≥60% min. size req. met) Ac. Accept.: RI and Exceptions N/A may be utilized Exemplary: Exemplary: Exemplary: ≥ 95.0% ≥ 95.0% ≥ 95.0% Completion Rate Recognized: Recognized: Recognized: I (Gr. 9-12) ≥85.0% ≥85.0% ≥85.0% Ac. Accept.: Ac. Accept.: Ac. Accept.: ≥75.0% ≥75.0% ≥75.0% Annual Dropout ≤ 2.0% ≤ 1.8% ≤ 1.6% Rate (Gr. 7-8)

Federal Accountability Adequate Yearly Progress Performance Standards

School Year

2002-03 2003-04

2004-05 2005-06

2006–07 2007–08

2008–09

2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14

Reading/ English Language Arts Mathematics

47%

53%

60%

67%

73%

80%

87%

93%

100%

33%

42%

50%

58%

67%

75%

83%

92%

100% 28

Texas Projec;on Measure:

•  TPM has been eliminated as a factor in both state and federal accountability •  This decision will impact many campus and district ra;ngs

The Future of Accountability

Accountability: 2013 and Beyond

•  Two rating levels: acceptable or unacceptable performance with possible distinctions

Dis;nc;on Designa;ons: • District and campus recognized and exemplary in postsecondary readiness • Campus ranked in top 25% annual improvement • Campus ranked in top 25% performance gap reduc;on • Campus dis;nc;on on criteria developed by commifees for: • Academic achievement in ELA, mathema;cs, science, social studies • Fine arts • Physical educa;on • 21st Century Workforce Development Program • Second language acquisi;on program

HB 500: Poten;al Changes to HB 3

HB 500:

•  Students in 8th grade taking a high school course would take the EOC but not the grade level assessment •  Creates a pilot program to allow campuses to exempt students performing sa;sfactorily on 3rd and 5th grade math and reading STAAR from taking the exams in 4th, 6th, and 7th grades •  Changes gradua;on requirements by requiring passage of four select EOCs rather than all twelve and eliminates point system requirements (for minimum and recommended plan)

•  Makes 15% EOC grading policy op;onal •  Extends TAKS transi;on period