Southwest ISD teachers prepare for beginning of STAAR testing this month

Southwest ISD teachers prepare for beginning of STAAR testing this month

State standardized testing gets underway across public schools in early April. Families can take a look at the sample questions that their children will see on the Texas Education Agency website.Christina Pina, a teacher at Southwest Independent School District, said she is focused on reviewing the core skills her students have been learning all year. “The kids have already learned all the strategies that they need to, so a lot of times when it …

TEA Academic Performance Reports released for schools statewide

Each spring the Texas Education Agency (TEA), the state’s governing education agency provides its own report card to local school districts. TEA publishes the Texas Academic Performance Reports (TAPR), an extensive compilation of data that breaks down schools and their districts on student performance and district programs.