Birdville ISD NEWS for 06/03/2021

CEC Recognizes BISD as Civic & Nonprofit Partner of the Year

Jun 02, 2021 01:31 pm

The Community Enrichment Center (CEC) recently recognized BISD as its “Civic & Nonprofit Partner of the Year.” The CEC made this announcement as part of their Virtual 2020 Partners in Hope event. 

STAAR Results Available June 28

Jun 02, 2021 08:00 am

Families, thank you for your partnership this year. As you know, our students took the STAAR tests earlier this spring. The STAAR is one of many ways to measure student learning. It will help schools and teachers better understand where students may have gaps from the disruptions to learning caused by the pandemic. Teachers will use STAAR results along with other information to co-create learning plans with families to jump-start learning next year.  

After June 28, you will be able to access your child’s STAAR results by logging into SKYWARD Family Portal. After logging in, click on the new icon labeled District Links, then select TEA Assessment. This will take you directly to your child’s STAAR results, which will include detailed breakdowns in each subject, identifying your child’s strengths as well as areas where they may need additional support. Parents have shared that seeing which questions their child got incorrect has been the most useful. You will also see easy-to-use resources focused on the skills your child needs the most support with that may be used at home over the remainder of the summer. 

We expect STAAR scores will likely be lower for many students this year. So many of them have experienced trauma and loss in addition to the disruption in classroom instruction. You can help ease stress by letting your child know that this year, STAAR is only meant to help teachers and parents better support their learning.  

The partnership between families and schools has never been more important. We encourage you to log in and learn more any time after June 28. Use this information, along with your own observations from the past year and your child’s grades, to create a learning plan with teachers in the fall to help your child succeed. 

Thank you for your partnership! We wish you and your family a healthy and restful summer.  

For more information about STAAR, visit texasassessment.gov/staar/families  

To access your child’s results, visit SKYWARD Family Access. 

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