STAAR Information

April 9th,16th,23rd

Principal's Message

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Students and teachers have been working very hard this year for our upcoming STAAR test, with this in mind we will be taking a second Benchmark next week. This Benchmark will provide us with an accurate prediction of how our students will perform on the STAAR test in April.

The following are the Benchmark dates:

Tuesday, February 27th- 3rd,4th &5th RLA
Wednesday, February 28th- 5th Science
Thursday, February 29th- 3rd,4th & 5th Math

Students will not need backpacks on these three days.

Please make sure students are in bed early on these nights and are in school for the Benchmark tests.

What is STAAR?

STAAR stands for State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness. It is created by the State of Texas and based on the content our scholars in 3rd-5th grade have learned throughout the year. The topics on each test cover the standards (content) taught during the year that the state deems as essential to be prepared for the next grade level, and it is designed to measure the extent to which students have learned and are able to apply the knowledge and skills defined in the state mandated curriculum standards (TEKS).

Performance Levels

MASTERS GRADE LEVEL-Performance in this category indicates that students are expected to succeed in the next grade or course with little or no academic intervention

MEETS GRADE LEVEL- Performance in this category indicates that students have a high likelihood of success in the next grade or course but may still need some short-term, targeted academic intervention

APPROACHES GRADE LEVEL-Performance in this category indicates that students are likely to succeed in the next grade or course with targeted academic intervention

DID NOT MEET GRADE LEVEL- Performance in this category indicates that students are unlikely to succeed in the next grade or course without significant, ongoing academic intervention.

How can you support us?

COMMIT

Send students to school on time

Work with them at home

Make sure students invited to tutoring…STAYS

PARTICIPATE:

Parent (academic) nights

Parent-Teacher conferences

Attendance Matters

Campus goal is 93% and we have a hard time reaching our goal
Every absence should have an excuse
Make sure your child is as school every day to enjoy our weekly and monthly incentives.

How to help your child prepare for Benchmark/STAAR

Encourage him/her to do his best
Attendance Matters! Come to school EVERYDAY
Encourage your child to do his/her homework daily
Examine test results and help your child improve
Make sure your child stays for tutoring
Request conference with teacher(s)
Have open communication with teachers