{"id":162401,"date":"2012-02-06T15:06:06","date_gmt":"2012-02-06T21:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/?p=162401"},"modified":"2012-02-07T15:17:55","modified_gmt":"2012-02-07T21:17:55","slug":"tyler-isd-parents-learn-about-new-statewide-testing-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=162401","title":{"rendered":"Tyler ISD Parents Learn about New Statewide Testing Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>TYLER \u2013 Information about an unfamiliar test raised a lot of questions for Tyler ISD parents who were introduced to the STAAR End of Course (EOC) Exams. STAAR is the new statewide testing program for Texas high school students, which begins with this year\u2019s 9th graders. TISD officials say parents of John Tyler High School freshmen listened carefully as Tyler ISD administrators explained various aspects of the new tests at a parent meeting last week.<\/p>\n

The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, will replace the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills, or TAKS, starting in the 2011-2012 school year. Students in grades 3-8 will be tested under STAAR, and first-time high school freshmen and middle school students taking core high school courses will take STAAR EOC exams. Students in grades 10-12 will continue testing under the TAKS program.<\/p>\n

STAAR will include more difficult testing and require a higher level of student performance. STAAR is designed to measure a student\u2019s college and career readiness, starting in elementary school. \u201cWith the testing dates quickly approaching, we are working diligently to prepare our students,\u201d Marty Barbieri, Tyler ISD Director of Guidance and Counseling, explained to a group of parents. \u201cThere are many new aspects of this testing program that both students and parents need to understand,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n

Tyler ISD began to modify its curriculum to prepare students for the STAAR assessments four years ago. In all grade levels and subjects, students are required to use critical thinking, a skill they will need to apply on the STAAR assessments. Tyler ISD teachers are using higher level questioning to give students the opportunity to analyze and solve real life problems. Teachers are also regularly checking each student\u2019s progress and offering numerous tutoring and focused learning opportunities for students struggling with a specific lesson or concept.<\/p>\n

To further inform parents about STAAR, Tyler ISD has provided additional resources on its website, . Parents are encouraged to go to http:\/\/www.tylerisd.org<\/a> to download or print the guides that contain information relevant to the STAAR tests at the elementary, middle or high school level. <\/p>\n

The next STAAR EOC information meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 9, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Robert E. Lee High School. The information will be presented in Spanish in the library and in English in the Little Theatre. This meeting is for parents of current freshmen from both high schools, and parents of middle school school students enrolled in core high school courses. STAAR testing begins in March.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TYLER \u2013 Information about an unfamiliar test raised a lot of questions for Tyler ISD parents who were introduced to the STAAR End of Course (EOC) Exams. STAAR is the new statewide testing program for Texas high school students, which begins with this year\u2019s 9th graders. TISD officials say parents of John Tyler High School … Continue reading Tyler ISD Parents Learn about New Statewide Testing Program<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-162401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news-archive-archives"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-01 00:07:36","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=162401"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":162652,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162401\/revisions\/162652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=162401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=162401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=162401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}