Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS)
As mandated by the Texas Legislature in 1999, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) replaced the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) and was administered in the 2002-03 school year. The TAKS measures the statewide curriculum in reading at Grades 3 – 9; in writing at Grades 4 and 7; in English Language Arts at Grades 10 and 11; in mathematics at Grades 3 – 11; in science at Grades 5, 10, and 11; and social studies at Grades 8, 10, and 11. The Spanish TAKS is administered at Grades 3 through 6. Satisfactory performance on the TAKS at Grade 11 is a prerequisite to a high school diploma.
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Reading Proficiency Test in English (RPTE)
The Reading Proficiency Tests in English (RPTE) were field tested in the spring of 1999 and implemented in the spring of 2000. These tests are designed to measure annual growth in the English reading proficiency of second language learners, and are used along with English and Spanish TAKS to provide a comprehensive assessment system for limited English proficient (LEP) students. LEP students in Grades 3 – 12 are required to take the RPTE until they achieve a rating of “advanced”.
State Developed Alternative Assessment (SDAA)
The State Developed Alternative Assessment (SDAA) assesses special education students in Grades 3 – 8 who are receiving instruction in the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) but for whom TAKS is an inappropriate measure of their academic progress. This test assesses the areas of reading, writing, and mathematics. Students will be assessed at their appropriate instructional levels, as determined by their admission, review, and dismissal (ARD) committees, rather than at their assigned grade level. The SDAA is administered on the same schedule as TAKS and is designed to measure annual growth based on appropriate expectations for each student as decided by the student’s ARD committee. SDAA became part of the school accountability system during the 2002-03 school year.
Information about state mandated tests
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