Birdville ISD NEWS for 06/16/2016

Parent Notice: Delayed Delivery of STAAR Results
Jun 15, 2016 08:43 am

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Results for the spring 2016 administration of the STAAR tests for grades 3–8 were scheduled to be reported to districts on Wednesday, June 15, 2016. However, the results have been delayed and are now due to be delivered to districts across the state in July. BISD anticipates mailing STAAR test results to parents by the end of July. If you do not receive your child’s results by Aug. 8, please contact the campus your child attended during the 2015–16 school year.

Changes in STAAR Reading and Math for Summer School
Jun 15, 2016 08:16 am

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Texas Education Commissioner, Mark Morath, issued a statement regarding STAAR Reading and Math assessments for fifth- and eighth-grade students. Morath announced that the state will be removing student consequences attached to STAAR for fifth and eighth-grade students for the 2015–16 school year. He also cancelled the June 21–22 fifth- and eighth-grade retest administration.

> Read Commissioner Morath’s Statement 

To support student learning, Birdville ISD will continue the accelerated instruction classes through June 22 for fifth- and eighth-grade students who passed all courses but did not pass the second administration of the STAAR Reading or Math assessments. The focus of the classes will be on individual learning plans designed to prepare students for the next grade level and beyond rather than on simply preparing them to pass a test.

Students who did not pass the second administration of STAAR Reading or Math assessments and also did not pass one or more courses will continue their learning at Haltom High School beginning Wednesday, June 15. They will conclude their learning on July 21. (The district is closed July 4–8.) Transportation is provided from the middle school campuses to Haltom High. Someone from the home campus will contact parents to set up a meeting to discuss academic progress and grade placement before the beginning of the school year.

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