Student Assessment Correspondence with Districts 2010–2011

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Below are letters and broadcast emails sent to all districts regarding the Texas Assessment Program. To view the correspondence for another school year, visit the Correspondence with Districts webpage

Most of the links below open PDF files.  For the files not in PDF, see the file type indicated in parentheses next to the file name.

Date Description
07/22/11 Additional Flexibility for the 2011–2012 Testing Calendar
07/13/11 Released Tests
04/22/11 Information Regarding the Implementation of the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR™)
03/23/11 Updates to the 2011 End-of-Course General Test Administrator Manual
03/01/11 Updates to the 2011 District and Campus Coordinator Manual
02/28/11 Updates to the 2011 TAKS General Test Administrator Manual
02/17/11 District Participation in the Teacher Portal of the Texas Assessment Management System
02/10/11 Suggestions for 2011-2012 ARD Manual
02/10/11 Accommodation Use on the Spring 2011 End-of-Course Operational Assessments and Field Tests
02/07/11 Update to the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR™) Website
01/20/11 2011–2012 Student Assessment Testing Calendar
01/04/11 Spring 2011 TELPAS Holistic Rating Training Information
 -  Training Certificate
 -  Training Sign-in/Sign-out Sheet (MS Word)
12/21/10 District Participation in the Teacher Portal of the Texas Assessment Management System
12/01/10 House Bill 3 Transition Plan
11/23/10 2011 District and Campus Coordinator Manual
11/19/10 Request for Comments to the 2011–2012 Testing Calendar
11/15/10 Registration for TELPAS Supplemental Support Provider Training-of-Trainer (TOT) Sessions
11/01/10 Results of Two Surveys on Effectiveness of Testing Accommodations Now Available
11/01/10 2010–2011 TELPAS Planning Information
10/15/10 Resources for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR)
 - Attachment A: The STAAR—A New Assessment Model
 - Attachment B: A Comparison of Assessment Attributes/TAKS to STAAR
09/22/10 PowerPoints from the September 16, 2010 ELL Assessment Fall Update TETN
09/10/10 2010–2011 Field Testing and Related Activities for the Texas Assessment Program
09/01/10 Availability of Released Online TELPAS Reading Tests and TELPAS Student Tutorials
08/26/10 Release of TAKS and TAKS–M Items
08/02/10 TELPAS Resources

For additional information, contact:

Student Assessment Division
1701 North Congress Avenue, Room 3-122A
Austin, Texas 78701 
(512) 463-9536
student.assessment@tea.texas.gov