1 / 18

8 th Grade Promotion

8 th Grade Promotion. Akins Crockett Travis LASA McCallum. Advancing to High School Successfully. STAAR. Content. Grades 3-8. End of Course. Process. End of Course. How many?. HS/MS Connection. How many?. STAAR Testing Schedule. Math: April 2 nd * Reading: April 3 rd *

ermin
Download Presentation

8 th Grade Promotion

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. 8th Grade Promotion Akins Crockett Travis LASA McCallum Advancing to High School Successfully

  2. STAAR Content Grades 3-8 End of Course Process

  3. End of Course How many?

  4. HS/MS Connection How many?

  5. STAAR Testing Schedule • Math: April 2nd* • Reading: April 3rd* • Science: April 24th • Soc. St. April 25th *Must Retake if not passed

  6. STAAR Performance Standards 2 Cut-Points / 3 Levels Satisfactory Advanced Level I Unsatisfactory Academic Performance Level II Satisfactory Academic Performance Level III Advanced Academic Performance Above Minimum For EOCs Only

  7. Level II Satisfactory SUFFICIENTLY PREPARED for next grade or course Performance Categories Level III Advanced WELL PREPARED for next grade or course Level I Unsatisfactory INADEQUATELY PREPARED for next grade or course

  8. Oh, Honey! You are soooosufficient!

  9. Scoring Cut Points for 8th Grade Passing Advanced • Reading: 27/52 (52%)45/52 (87%) • Math: 17/45 (38%)35/45 (78%) • Science: 29/54 (54%)46/54 (85%) • Soc. St. 25/52 (48%)43/52(83%)

  10. Student Success Initiative • Math and Reading – must take math and reading tests again up to three times if you don’t pass the test. Student who fails the math or reading test the second time must attend summer school and take test a 3rd time • Science and Social Studies – only one chance to take the test!

  11. What’s Next? 2. 3. 4. 1. Fail one or more STAAR Tests and pass all CORE Class Grades (70 or Higher) Fail 3 or more CORE Class Grades and Pass all STAAR Tests Pass all 4 STAAR tests and pass all CORE Class Grades (70 or Higher) Fail 3 or more CORE Class Grades and fail one or more STAAR Tests Retest (math or reading only) Promote to HIGH SCHOOL Summer School Pass Fail Retest (math or reading only) Grade Placement Committee

  12. GPC Decision Process Promotion Student failed one or more STAAR Tests and/or failed 3 or more CORE classes for the school year GPC reviews STAAR Scores, Student Grades, Summer School Reports, Student History, and Makes Decision Retention Student REPEATS 8th Grade in 2013-2014 Student Attends High School in fall of 2013

  13. Grade 8End of Year Activities Class T-Shirts

  14. End of Year Activities Class Field Trip

  15. End of Year Activities 8th Grade Dance In May

  16. End of Year Activities 8th Grade Awards Ceremony

  17. End of Year Activities • Good Behavior • FOCUS! • Take Care of Business! Focus on getting to High School Successfully

  18. 8th Grade Promotion Akins Crockett Travis LASA McCallum Advancing to High School Successfully

More Related