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STAAR

Helping Your Child Shine

STAAR Basics

• STAAR – State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness

• Test of state mandated curriculum, the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

• STAAR focuses on students’ readiness for success in subsequent grades and, ultimately, for college and career

STAAR Basics

• Tests students in– Grade 3 – Reading and Mathematics– Grade 4 – Reading, Mathematics and Writing– Grade 5 – Reading, Mathematics and Science

• Passing Standards (Accessible via TEA-STAAR Resources if link doesn’t work. Document is named STAAR Performance Labels and Policy Definitions.)

– Level III: Advanced Academic Performance– Level II: Satisfactory Academic Performance– Level I: Unsatisfactory Academic Performance

• Standards will be Phased in through 2016 to allow schools time to adjust instruction

STAAR Basics

• Student Success Initiative– Students in 5th grade are required to

meet the phase-in 1 Level II standard for Reading and Mathematics to be promoted to 6th grade

– Students have 3 opportunities to meet the standard with remediation provided

– Students must participate in remediation and take the tests in order to be eligible for placement in 6th grade

STAAR Basics

• Student Success Initiative– 5th grade testing opportunities• April 2nd – Mathematics; April 3rd – Reading• May 14th – Mathematics; May 15th – Reading• June 25th – Mathematics; June 26th – Reading

• STAAR results are also considered in placement and promotion decisions for students in 3rd and 4th grades; however satisfactory STAAR performance is not required by law.

STAAR


The School’s Role

Helping Your Child Shine on STAAR

The School’s Role• Provide a safe, positive learning environment

• Teach the state mandated curriculum, the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) using research-based, best practices(Accessible via the Round Rock ISD website if link doesn’t work. Choose “The Teaching and Learning Continuum.”)

• RRISD provides the Aligned Round Rock Curriculum (ARRC) which supports staff in teaching the state curriculum

• Hire the most highly qualified teachers


The School’s Role• Provide quality, on-going professional

development–New teacher professional development and

mentoring– Summer professional development– Campus professional development aligned

with student needs• Staff development days prior to and during

school• Just in Time Training by content area each 9

weeks


The School’s Role• Structured schedule focusing on

student academic, physical, social and emotional development

• Class design • Library Services• Counseling Services• Technology Support Services


The School’s Role• Support students who are not making

adequate progress– Identify students through

• Universal screeners – Beginning, Middle and End of Year

• District Reading Assessment• Texas Elementary Mathematics Inventory• AimsWeb• Common Assessments• Curriculum Based Assessments• STAAR Ready Assessments• Class Work



adequate progress– Tier I Teacher Intervention

• Communication with parents• Classroom small group and/or individual support

– Tier I Grade Level Intervention• Communication with parents• Classroom small group and/or individual support

Coyote Club – provides differentiated small group and/or individual support for ALL students based on their needs and interests



adequate progress– Tier I Tutoring– Tier II Response to Intervention (RtI)

• Provided to students not making adequate progress with Tier I Interventions based on Progress Monitoring data

• Review process initiated by the Classroom Teacher• Continual Parent Communication• Student Support Team reviews student needs and plans

intervention• Small group intervention provided by

– Interventionist– Classroom or Grade Level Teacher

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The Parent’s Role


The Parent’s Role• Provide a safe, consistent, nurturing

home environment– Love–Nutritious Diet– Sleep– Social – Family Values– Fun


The Parent’s Role• Bring your child to School– Attendance every day– Be on time– Don’t pick your child up early– Carefully consider vacation plans– Schedule appointments on school

holidays or after school


The Parent’s Role• Emphasize Effort– Time– Persistence – Practice– Patience– Repetition of Success – Practice

• Ask “Did you ask a good question today?”

Versus “What did you learn today?


The Parent’s Role• Notice success and ask, – “How did you do that?”• I tried hard• I kept trying• I learned something new

– “How do you feel about that?”


The Parent’s Role• Resources: – Parenting With Love and Logic by Foster

Cline and Jim Fay, www.loveandlogic.com–Homework and Kids: A Parent’s Guide by

William Haggart and Christine Juhasz– Parent Talk: Words that Empower, Words

that Wound by Chick Moorman – Tapping Student Effort by Stephen G.

Barkley with contributing editor Terri Bianco– See parent resources in the FCE Library


The Parent’s Role• Support your child in completing

homework• Set a regular time and place• Remove distractions• Provide resources• Be positive• Help them make a plan• Make sure they do their own work• Set a good example• Notice and reinforce effort• Let the teacher know if your child is having difficulty

doing homework


The Parent’s Role• Helping your child with Reading– Read to your child, with your child, and

listen to your child read to you every day– Ask questions – who, what, where, when,

why and how?– Encourage children to read the same text

repeatedly to increase reading fluency– Build reading endurance


The Parent’s Role• Helping your child with Mathematics– Practice basic mathematics concepts with

your child in every day situations• Number Sense – Counting, Skip Counting and Place Value• Patterns• Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division• Money• Measurement• Time• Geometry• Data Analysis – collecting, sorting, organizing and drawing

conclusions about data


The Parent’s Role• Helping your child with Writing– Go places and see things with your child, then

talk about what has been seen, heard, smelled, tasted, touched

– Rich talk leads to rich language and writing– Let your child see you writing– Talk with your child about their ideas– When children ask for help with spelling,

punctuation and usage, supply that help


The Parent’s Role• Helping your child with Writing

– Rejoice in effort, delight in ideas, resist criticism– Help them edit without criticizing– Encourage frequent writing, develop the habit of

writing– Encourage your child to write for a variety of

purposes and genres – poems, how-tos, personal stories

– Help your child see how revision is part of life– Show your child that writing can help them work

through problems and find a solution– Read your child’s writing


The Parent’s Role• Helping your child with Science– Go places and see things with your child, then

talk about what has been seen, heard, smelled, tasted, touched

– Develop and encourage curiosity in your child– Encourage scientific safety practices, such as

wearing goggles, washing hands and using materials appropriately

– Encourage your child to conserve, reuse, and recycle natural resources

– Discuss the weather– Get a pet


The Parent’s Role• Helping your child with Science

– Encourage children to ask and answer questions, and make inferences and predictions about the world around them both orally and in writing

– Help your child learn to use tools to measure accurately

– Help your child collect, sort, organize and draw conclusions about data

– Have your child draw pictures of their observations

– Study famous scientists and inventors– Cook with your child– When traveling, seek out museums and

attractions unique to the area


The Parent’s Role• Helping your child with Social Studies

– Go places and see things with your child, then talk about what has been experienced

– Study famous historical figures– Visit historic sites and museums– Make a time line of family births and special

events– Help students develop map skills– Participate in community, state and national

celebrations and events with your child– Teach your child about their own family history– Subscribe to news magazines designed for children– Discuss how your family’s religious or cultural

values affect the decisions you make as a family


The Parent’s Role• Helping your child with Social Studies– Ask your child’s opinion on community, state

and national issues– Watch and discuss news and current events

with your child– Engage in a community service project with

your child– Speak positively about your job and describe

what you do– Teach your child about money– Watch the History Channel


The Parent’s Role• Use Technology to encourage your

child to learn– Google it– Peruse Teacher websites, Campus

websites (For Parents, For Students), and District Websites

–Monitor student technology use

Thank you for working with us to

ensure your child’s success on STAAR

and beyond!

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