Website Article (CBS 7) Odessa Republican Brooks Landgraf has filed HB 736 which would eliminate the use of STAAR for promotion, graduation and accountability purposes. Stay tuned for information on how we can help!
Summer School Action Plan
Thanks to Sherry Neeley who has put together this seven step action plan if you get a notice of summer school. TPERN notes are in italics. 1) Send the summer school letter This should be your first response whenever the school tells you unilaterally that your 5th or 8th grader has to go to summer […]
The GPC Process – TEA Flowcharts
For parents of 5th and 8th graders who have opted out or failed STAAR, these flow charts show the process for determination of Accelerated Instruction and Promotion/Retention. General Education Students (p. 8 of SSI Manual) Special Education For special education students, the ARD committee acts as the GPC. (p. 27 of SSI manual)
No, You Don’t Have to Pass STAAR in 5th or 8th Grade
OK, so a mom from Kissam Elementary is being told that passing STAAR is required to go to 6th grade. Let’s examine how we know this is not true. First, search for the Academic Performance Report for your school from 2014-2015. It is located here: Academic Performance Report The cover looks like this: Now let’s […]
Midland ISD Threatens to Retain Students for Opt Out
We have received two reports of parents in the Midland ISD being threatened with retention of their child if they follow through on their opt out plans. These students are not in 5th or 8th grade. As a result, state law does not require passage of the STAAR for promotion to the next grade level. […]
TEA Publishes Misleading SSI Document
We have recently been made aware of a document published by the TEA that implies that 5th and 8th graders who do not pass STAAR reading and mathematics exams cannot be promoted. This piece of test propaganda completely omits the promotion process created by law by the Texas Legislature, that permits a Grade Placement Committee to […]