STAAR Grade 3-8 Standards Now We Know Who Passed! lead4ward

1. STAAR Grade 3-8 Standards Now We Know Who Passed! www.lead4ward.com

2. Good Morning!

3. The big questions… • What do the performance categories mean? • What is the phase in and how do I interpret it? • How can I use the new data to plan for instruction and intervention?

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5. What are folks buzzing about? What’s confusing or needs clarification? 1

6. Connect the Dots

7. STAAR Performance Standards Satisfactory Advanced Level I Unsatisfactory Academic Performance Level II Satisfactory Academic Performance Level III Advanced Academic Performance 1

8. Inadequately Prepared • For this year’s test • For the next grade/course • To graduate They FAILED last year, and… • Are likely to this year • Have major concept gaps Level I Unsatisfactory Academic Performance 1

9. Well Prepared • For this year’s test • For the next grade/course • To graduate They PASSEDlast year, and… • Should pass this year Level III Advanced Academic Performance 1

10. Sufficiently Prepared • For this year’s test • For the next grade/course • To graduate They PASSED last year, but… • Will they this year? • Would they under a higher standard? Level II Satisfactory Academic Performance 1

11. Phase in…

12. Why do we have a phase-in for grades 3-8? A. To match EOC B. To allow time for teachers to adjust instruction C. To make the test easier

13. STAAR Performance Standards • Higher than TAKS • Set first for English IIIand Algebra II • Linked to college readiness • Linked by grade level down to 3rd grade • Validity studies • Standard-setting committees and policy review committees • Reviewed every 3 years

14. Phase in… Phase I • 2011-12 • 2012-13 Phase II • 2013-14 • 2014-15 Final Recommended • 2015-16

15. Passing Standards Scale Scores • Vertical scale • Determined by raw scores • Items • Percentages • Scale remains the same | raw scores may differ each year

16. Passing Rates(accountability) • Raw score percentages • Percentage of students passing the test at the Level II Satisfactory • Perhaps Level III standards for one index • Accountability standards yet to be determined • Phase I or Final? • Rate rewuirements?

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20. Why are the final recommended standards for grade 3-8 so high? A. TAKS standards were too low B. Field test results were too high C. STAAR standards anchor on EOCs

21. Why is the Final Recommended Standard so high?

22. What do you see?

23. English III Grade 2 Algebra II

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25. So…How did you do?

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29. So What? Final Recommended PLANNING and PROFESSIONAL DEVEMLOPMENT Phase in KIDS and COMMUNITY

30. But what about individual kids? Focus on Level II Satisfactory | Sufficient Skills • Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Final Recommended

31. How are we doing based on CURRENT data?

32. Collected any data THIS year?

33. 55% 52% 54% 58% 66% 40% 56% 52% 57% 52% 39% 54% 52% 54% 50% 48%

34. ≈ 85% ≈ 55% ≈ 62% ≈ 75% 3

35. Rethinking Scores 85 75 62 55 Well Prepared Sufficiently Prepared (Gr. 3-8 Final) Sufficiently Prepared (EOC Final/ Gr. 3-8 Phase 2) Getting There (Sufficiently Prepared - Phase 1)

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38. Rethinking the Score STAAR 2012 78% 4

39. Focus on the Learner

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41. QuintilesandCommon

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44. Assess concept gaps Review current intervention plan Identify and monitor Level I/Q1 students Verify Q5 students are well prepared Assess concept gaps Ask students for input Specific or Systemic Issues 5

45. Reexamining Quintiles 85 75 62 55 Well Prepared Sufficiently Prepared (Gr. 3-8 Final) Sufficiently Prepared (EOC Final/ Gr. 3-8 Phase 2) Getting There (Sufficiently Prepared - Phase 1)

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47. Is there a group of students you are worried about?

48. Quintiles and Common Sense by Student Group

49. Sarah Terrell Imani Lucia Jacob Andre Grace Hannah Emma Ash 7

50. Focus on the Learning