Secondary Mathematics Department Chairpersons and Leadership Meeting

Agenda

Welcome and Shout Outs Curriculum-writing Initiative

◦Updates and testimonials STAAR Website TEKS 2013- Update District-level Assessments

◦Unpacking the Standards HISD Collaboratives – Testimonials Principal’s Meeting

◦Fall DLA and “Look Fors” Activity – TEKS connections for success

on STAAR

Welcome and Shout Outs

Curriculum-writing Initiative

Prompt True/False The Truth As We Know it Today

A student who is taking a high school credit mathematics course is passing the course before the STAAR, but is failing once the EOC grade is factored in, will still pass the course.

T F T F

The STAAR EOC must count 15% of the student’s final course grade. T F T F

The 15% rule may have consequences for a student’s GPA and ultimately his/her class rank.

T F T F

The 15% grading requirement applies to students receiving special education services who take the general STAAR EOC assessments.

T F T F

The 15% requirement applies to students taking STAAR Modified or STAAR Alternate. T F T F

The 15% grading requirement applies to students who take credit by exam. T F T F

The 15% grading requirement applies to students who take dual credit courses (Algebra II) and correspondence courses.

T F T F

Anticipation Guide

STAAR Informationhttp://www.tea.state.tx.us

STAAR Resources

Mathematics information◦ Assessed curriculum, blueprints, released items◦ Calculator Policy ◦ Reference Materials◦ Griddable format◦ Graph Paper

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment

TEKS 2013-Update Color – Coded Recommendation 2012-2013 Professional Development 2013-2014 Full Implementation

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=2147499971http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=6148

District-level Assessments

Unpacking the Standards

HISD Collaboratives

Principal’s Meeting

Fall DLA “Look Fors”

Activity◦ TEKS connections for success on STAAR

TEKS Connections

Professional Learning Calendar

Parking Lot

Evaluations & Closure