What Do Porcupines and CSV Files Have in Common?

Ben Estrada, Director of Assessment, Research and Evaluation, Los Fresnos CISD Like porcupines, once you learn how to handle them, CSV files are not that complicated. Have you ever wanted to learn more about working with registration files and the CSV format? Then...

Using Data to Guide Decisions in Uncharted Waters

Jennifer Price, Director of Assessment, Accountability, and Improvement, Keller ISD Courtney Stevens, VP of Education Research, Hoonuit The changes brought on by the pandemic shine a light on the need to be able to pivot and make instantaneous decisions based on...

There’s No Place Like Interim

Ray Gross, Lead Product Operations Associate, ETS Terri Hernandez, Director of Assessment, Research, Evaluation, and Accountability, Ysleta ISD Daniel Scudder, District Testing Coordinator, Alief ISD This year the Texas Education Agency launched several new assessment...

The Process and Planning of State Assessments

Amy Gilbert, Coordinator for Student Assessment and Instructional Data, Granbury ISD Monica Uphoff, Director of Planning, Assessment & Research, Birdville ISD Are you new to the DTC position or do you want a refresher after missing a year? This session will...

New STAAR Item Types

Amanda Pepmiller, Director, Program Management, Pearson, Texas Assessment Program This session, presented by Pearson and TEA, will provide an overview of the new STAAR item types in development and which item types may be used in each subject. Examples of item types...