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Student Assessments

 

 

About Student Assessments

Boerne ISD implements a Balanced Assessment System, using a variety of assessments to provide evidence of student learning and growth to inform instructional decision making.

The BISD Testing Office facilitates group assessment activities for large-scale administrations including but not limited to state mandated assessments and delivers valid, reliable data to inform instruction that promotes students growth. BISD has long felt that local-option testing programs are vital to provide information that is crucial to further excellence in teaching.

The Assessment team is responsible for ensuring the fidelity of the following test administrations and delivering valid and reliable data to inform instruction that promotes student growth:

  • STAAR 3-8, STAAR EOC & STAAR Alternate 2
  • TELPAS & TELPAS Alternate
  • National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP)

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David Mueller
District Testing Coordinator

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Jessica Rivas
District Testing Facilitator

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  • The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®) program includes annual assessments for:

    • Reading Language Arts and Mathematics, grades 3-8
    • Science, grades 5 and 8
    • Social Studies, grade 8
    • End-of-Course (EOC) assessments for English I, English II, Algebra I, Biology and U.S. History

    Grades 3–8 STAAR and the primary End-of-Course tests are given in the spring. Additional EOC opportunities are provided in fall and summer primarily for retesting.

     

  • STAAR Alternate 2 assesses students receiving special education in grades 3-8 and high school who have significant cognitive disabilities. The STAAR Alternate 2 assessment includes annual assessments for:

    • Reading Language Arts and Mathematics, grades 3-8
    • Science, grades 5 and 8
    • Social Studies, grade 8
    • End-of-Course (EOC) assessments for English I, English II, Algebra I, Biology and U.S. History

  • The Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) is an English language proficiency assessment aligned to the Texas English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS). This assessment is designed to assess the progress that emergent bilingual (EB) students make in learning the English language. TELPAS assesses students in grades K-12 in four language domains: listening, speaking, reading and writing. 

    TELPAS Alternate assesses emergent bilingual (EB) students in grades 2-12 receiving special education who have significant cognitive disabilities.