• Aligned with the state mandated curriculum
• Aligned with state mandated assessments and programs
• Designed to develop District priorities

              Testing               

Our District Testing Coordinator provides support and training for all state testing in the district as well as support for all programmatic testing within our district.  A comprehensive testing program is an essential part of the total educational program offered to students. The results are used for district and campus planning and evaluation, identification for special programs and for individual student use.

 Links of Interest:  

State Testing Calendar
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/admin/calendar/2009-2010_calendar.pdf  

TAKS Information Booklet
The purpose of the information booklets is to help Texas educators, students, and parents understand more about the TAKS tests. http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/taks/booklets/index.html  

TAKS Study Guides
The Texas Education Agency has developed TAKS Study Guides to help students strengthen the TEKS-based skills that are taught in class and tested on TAKS.  The guides are designed for students to use on their own or for students and families to work through together.  Concepts are presented in a variety of ways that will help students review information and skills they need to be successful on the TAKS.
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/guides/study/index.html  

Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills-Modified (TAKS-M)
Students receiving special education services who have a disability that significantly affects academic progress in the grade-level curriculum and precludes the achievement of grade-level proficiency within a school year will be assessed with TAKS-M. http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/taksm/index.html  

Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills-Alternative (TAKS-ALT)
TAKS-ALT is an assessment designed for students with significant cognitive disabilities to meet the federal requirements mandate under the No Child Left Behind Act.  Students with significant cognitive disabilities may be assessed with alternate standards using an assessment that is linked to the grade-level curriculum through prerequisite skills.  http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/taksalt/index.html  

Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS)
TELPAS and TAKS form a cohesive assessment system for LEP students. TELPAS reading tests assess the reading skills of the TEKS in a manner that provides linguistic supports and adaptations commensurate with each targeted proficiency level.  http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/admin/rpte/index.html  

Student Success Initiative (SSI)
Enacted by the 76^th Texas Legislature in 1999, the Student Success Initiative grade advancement requirements apply to the Grade 3 reading test, and the Grade 5 & 8 reading and math tests.  As specified by these requirements, a student may advance to the next grade level only by passing these tests or by unanimous decision of his or her grade placement committee that the student is likely to perform at grade level after additional instruction. 
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/ssi/index.html  

End of Course (EOC)
On June 16, 2007, the governor signed Senate Bill 1031, which called for the development of "end-of-course assessment instruments for secondary-level courses in Algebra I, Algebra II, geometry, biology, chemistry, physics, English I, English II, English III, world geography, world history, and United States history." 
 http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/admin/eoc/index.html