STAAR™ / STAAR™ EOC/ TAKS
What test will your child take?
The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR™)
will replace the TAKS or Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills for
students in grades 3-8 beginning in the 2011-2012 school year.
Students entering 9th grade in the 2011-2012 school year will take
the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness End of Course
Exams (STAAR™ EOC). There are a total of 12 End of Course Exams
current 9th graders will take in High School.
Students in grades 10-12 will continue to take TAKS or TAKS Exit
Exams (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills) for the 2011-2012
school year.
What subjects and grade levels does STAAR™
apply to?
ELEMENTARY
3rd Grade - STAAR™ Reading and Math
4th Grade - STAAR™ Reading, Math and Writing
JUNIOR HIGH
5th Grade - STAAR™ Reading, Math, and Science
6th Grade - STAAR™ Reading and Math
7th Grade - STAAR™ Reading, Math and Writing
8th Grade - STAAR™ Reading, Math*, Science and Social Studies
8th Grade students taking Algebra I will take the Algebra I STAAR
EOC exam. See below.
HIGH SCHOOL
9th Grade Will take a STAAR™ End of Course Exam for the 2011-2012 school
year. There are a total of 12 End of Course Exams your child will take in
High School. Students only take an End of Course Exam in a class for
which they are currently enrolled.
Math
HIGH SCHOOL END OF COURSE EXAMS
Science
English
Social Studies
Algebra I
Geometry
Algebra II
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
English I
English II
English III
World Geography
World History
U.S. History
What subjects and grade levels does TAKS apply
to?
10th and 11th Grade Students in grades 10 and 11 will continue to take TAKS/TAKS Exit
(Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills).
10th Grade- TAKS - English, Math, Science and Social Studies
11th Grade- TAKS Exit - English, Math, Science and Social Studies
When will TAKS be completely phased out?
STAAR™ TRANSITION TIMELINE
GR 3-8
GR 9
GR 10
GR 11
GR 12
20102011
20112012
20122013
20132014
20142015
20152016
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or TAKS
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or TAKS
What assessments are available for Special
Populations?
There are several assessment options available for
students served through special education programs.
Grades 3-8 STAAR™
STAAR™ Modified
Grade 9 –
STAAR™ EOC
STAAR™ Modified EOC
Grades 10 and 11 –
TAKS
TAKS Accommodated
TAKS - Modified
A student’s ARD committee shall determine the appropriate type of
assessment to be administered. For students in 9th Grade, the ARD
committee will determine how the score on an EOC assessment shall be
used for final course grades, credit decisions, and graduation
requirements.
There are several assessment options available for student
served through the English as a Second Language (ESL)
Program.
Grades K-12 –
TELPAS – All students who are served through the ESL program take
this assessment yearly.
Grades 3-8 –
STAAR™
STAAR™ L (Linguistically Accommodated) - Available to students who
meet the participation criteria for this assessment.
Grade 9 –
STAAR™ EOC
STAAR™ L EOC (Linguistically Accommodated) - Available to students
who meet the participation criteria for this assessment.
Grades 10 and 11 –
TAKS
TAKS LAT (Linguistically Accommodated)
A student’s LPAC committee shall determine the appropriate type of
assessment to be administered.
How is STAAR™ different from TAKS?
Students will be given a time limit of four hours to take the STAAR™
test. The writing test for grades 4, 7 and English I will be given over a
two day period with students being required to write more than one
essay. The math and science portions will include more griddable items.
Overall the tests will be longer and more difficult, requiring students to
use critical thinking and analysis to apply knowledge in everyday
situations and to transfer that knowledge to different scenarios.
The 15% Requirement:
The Texas Education Agency has provided school districts the option to
defer implementation of the statutory provision that requires
performance on an end-of-course assessment to count as 15 percent of
a student’s final course grade. Hooks ISD will participate in this
deferment; therefor the 15% provision will not be applied during the
2011-2012 school year towards a student’s final course grade.
For more information visit the Texas Education Agency at:
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/staar/
Also, access the District Testing Calendar at www.hooksisd.net
Last Updated – 2/29/2012