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Every Freshman BRONCO is a STAAR

Every Freshman BRONCO is a STAAR. Do you know about the new STAAR exam?. The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness or STAAR exam is the new required testing for all students who started high school in 2011-12. The STAAR EXAM is ….

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Every Freshman BRONCO is a STAAR

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  1. Every Freshman BRONCO is a STAAR

  2. Do you know about the new STAAR exam? The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness or STAAR exam is the new required testing for all students who started high school in 2011-12.

  3. The STAAR EXAM is … …more rigorous than TAKS with greater emphasis on alignment to college and career readiness. … twelve end-of-course (EOC) assessments covering four content areas replace grade-level TAKS tests .

  4. Which content areas are tested? English Language Arts Math Science Social Studies

  5. Which courses are tested? English I, English II, English III Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II Biology, Chemistry, Physics World Geography, World History, US History

  6. STAAR Performance Standards Academic Performance of Level III: Advanced Well prepared for next course Level II: Satisfactory Sufficiently prepared for next course, but may need short-term intervention Level I: Unsatisfactory Inadequately prepared and unlikely to succeed in next course without significant, ongoing academic intervention

  7. Graduation Requirements & STAAR . ? You are here Graduation is here

  8. Graduation Requirements & STAAR • A cumulative score is at least equal to the product of the number of EOC assessments taken in that content area and a scale score that indicates satisfactory performance, • Level II: Satisfactory Academic Performance • For each content area: • Score x # of tests taken > ????(TBA) .

  9. What that means…. Example (not actual score requirements) Content Area: Social Studies need 210 cumulative score EOC STAAR Courses: Minimum score of 60 for each course with a 70 considered passing W Geo, W Hist, US Hist

  10. Example 1 Example 2 W Geo : 60 W Geo : 60 W Hist: 75 W Hist: 55 US Hist: 80 US Hist: 95 Cumulative: 215 Cumulative: 210 Example 3 Example 4 W Geo : 70 W Geo : 85 W Hist: 65 W Hist: 85 US Hist: 70 US Hist: 85 Cumulative: 205 Cumulative: 255

  11. Graduation Requirements & STAAR Distinguished Achievement Plan (DAP) Take all 12 STAAR EOC * Meet cumulative score requirement in each of the four content areas Achieve Level III: English III & Algebra II Recommended Plan Take all 12 STAAR EOC* Meet cumulative score requirement in each of the four content areas Achieve Level II: English III & Algebra II .

  12. Implementation at DHS North Star The score on the STAAR EOC will be worth 15% of the student’s spring semester final grade. In accordance with the Denton ISD policy, DHS will use this score as the 2nd semester exam grade.

  13. Test Administration Students have three opportunities to test each year: Spring Summer Fall

  14. STAAR vs TAKS Major Differences

  15. Released STAAR Test Questions North Star

  16. English 1 WritingMarch 26 30 Multiple Choice Questions 2 1 page (26 line essays) Field Test Questions which will include an essay

  17. Look at the photograph. Write a story about the power of imagination. Be sure that your story is focused and complete and that it has an interesting plot and engaging characters.

  18. 5 What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 13? A Change post to have posted B Change clearer to clearly C Change so that to then D No change needs to be made in this sentence. 6 What is the correct way to rewrite sentences 15 and 16? A And while I believe that what someone eats is a matter of personal choice, it is not something that society should control. Because people need information if they are going to make wise decisions. B And I believe that what someone eats is a matter of personal choice, it is not something that society should control, people need information if they are going to make wise decisions. C And while I believe that what someone eats is a matter of personal choice and not something that society should control, people need information if they are going to make wise decisions. D Sentences 15 and 16 are written correctly in the paper.

  19. English 1 ReadingMarch 27 38 Multiple Choice Questions 2 Short Answer Field Test Questions

  20. 1 In paragraph 5, the scientific term ursine describes something related to A jokes B habitats C bears D automobiles 2 The author organizes the article by A offering statistics from various studies, presenting conflicting opinions about the studies, and ending with his personal view B presenting the results of the study, offering some ideas about what the study shows, and then stating what researchers hope to achieve in the future C describing the reasons why Yosemite National Park has such a large number of bears and then explaining how minivans have made the problem worse D referring to the phony research studies that claim bears prefer some kinds of vehicles over others and then dismissing these studies with conclusions from mammalogists

  21. Algebra 1May 7 49 Multiple Choice Questions 5 Griddable Questions (Grid has no fixed decimal point) Field Test Questions

  22. 3 Southern Phone Company is promoting a new cell phone service plan: a customer can make up to 500 minutes of calls each month for $39.99. If the number of minutes used in a month exceeds 500, then the function c І 0.40(m − 500) + 39.99 describes the monthly charge, c, in dollars in terms of m, the total number of minutes used. Which of the following statements best describes this function? A If the total number of minutes used is more than 500, then every minute beyond 500 costs 40 cents. B Every minute used costs 40 cents, regardless of the total number of minutes used. C The first 500 minutes used costs 40 cents each, after which there is an additional charge of $39.99. D If the total number of minutes used is more than 500, then every minute used costs 40 cents. • What is the domain of the function graphed below? A 0 < x ≤ 5 B 2 < x ≤ 5 C 0 < x ≤ 4 D 0 < x < 2

  23. BiologyMay 8 54 Multiple Choice Questions Field Test Questions

  24. 3 Like complex carbohydrates, proteins are biomolecules that serve many functions and can be chemically broken down and restructured. Both proteins and complex carbohydrates are which of the following? A Polymers of smaller subunits B Sequences of sugars C Lipids of large molecules D Nucleotides of DNA • The diagram shows a model of species divergence among some primates. If this model is correct, the greatest genetic differences would be found in the DNA sequences of which twospecies? A Tarsiusbancanus and Cebusalbifrons B Macacasylvanus and Macacamulatta C Hylobateslar and Pongopygmaeus DPan troglodytes and Lemur catta

  25. World GeographyMay 9 68 Multiple Choice Questions Field Test Questions

  26. 2 The frequent changes in the political organization of Africa from the early sixteenth century to the late nineteenth century reflected — A attempts by European countries to establish colonies and gain control of certain regions B an economic shift away from primarily agrarian activities toward primarily industrial ones C the replacement of European trading partners with Asian ones D efforts by territories to unite against potential colonizers 4 In 1999, Turkey was recognized as a candidate for full membership in the European Union. Turkey’s primary goal in making this membership bid is to benefit from — A increased humanitarian assistance from member countries B technological advances made by trading partners C military assistance from member countries in times of conflict D greater access to markets within the organization

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