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STAAR to Replace TAKS in the 2011-12 School Year

STAAR will replace the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS), which is the criterion-reference assessment program that has been in place since 2003. The STAAR name, pronounced the same as star, will be used for the 12 end-of-course assessments and the new grade 3-8 assessments. The new tests will be used beginning in the 2011-2012 school year. Students in the graduating Class of 2015, who are currently in seventh grade, will be the first students who must meet the end-of-course testing requirements, as well as pass their classes, in order to earn a diploma.

The STAAR tests are said to be more rigorous than the TAKS and will measure both student achievement and academic growth. School ratings will be suspended in 2012 to allow for the transition to the new testing model.It will be interesting to see if this changes current state goals and objectives.

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