Safety is our Priority!

Basic Procedures • Emergency Plans are in place• Reviewed this August by Hitchcock

Police Dept. • Drills are practiced routinely on all

campuses

Types of Announced and Unannounced Drills Practiced

• Fire Drills

• Tornado and severe weather

• Shelter in Place

• Lock Down Drills

Time Line for Drills

• Fire – once a month

• Weather –every other month

• Shelter in Place- twice a year

Lock Down Drill

The number of times depends on the age level. Typically one announced and one

unannounced each year.

Lock Down Drills

• Announcement is made and directions given to teachers/staff

• Students are instructed to remain quite, sit out of the path of windows, and lights are turned off

February 11, 2013 • The Hitchcock Police Dept. conducted an

unannounced lock down drill • The Chief and I went to each campus • We monitored the situation while officers and

administrators checked classrooms, doors, etc. • A debriefing was held on each campus

Future Items

• Tweaks have been made on each campus• District wide ideas to be implemented • Will conduct one announced drill before

Spring Break• Will conduct one unannounced drill this year

Extra Measures

• Door bells when someone enters• Safety doors being installed or to be done• Temporary door covers on classroom doors• Raptor system and tags

History Lesson TABS – Basic Skills (1980) TEAMS – Minimum Skills (1986) TAAS – Academic Skills (1999) TAKS – Knowledge and Skills (2003) STAAR – State of Texas Assessment of

Academic Readiness (2012)

• STAAR will be based on the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) just as TAKS was.

• However, STAAR will focus on fewer skills and address those skills in a deeper manner.

STAAR assessments will test • Content students studied in that year.

• Focus on TEKS that are most critical to assess.

• Measure academic performance of students as they progress from elementary to middle to high school.

• More test questions and more rigorous.

• Emphasis on “readiness” standards, which are considered most important for success for the grade level or subject that follows, and ultimately, college and career readiness.

Grades 3-8Reading – Grades 3rd -8th Math – Grades 3rd -8th Writing – Grades 4th &7th Science – Grades 5th & 8th Social Studies – Grade 8th

High School COURSES

Math English Science Social StudiesAlgebra IGeometry Algebra II

English IEnglish IIEnglish III

BiologyChemistryPhysics

World GeographyWorld HistoryU.S. History

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTSPlan for phase-out of HS TAKS and phase-in of EOC assessments

*Out-of-school testers and 12th grade retesters

2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2015

GR 9 TAKS EOC EOC EOC EOC

GR 10 TAKS TAKS EOC EOC EOC

GR 11 TAKS TAKS TAKS EOC EOC

GR 12 TAKS* TAKS* TAKS* TAKS* EOC or TAKS*

Assessment Testing Timeline

STAAR Grade 3-8 STAAR EOC

March and April of 2013 April 1-4, 2013May 6-17, 2013

*Assessment Window

Student Performance Labels1. A student must earn at least the “minimum”

score on all End-of-Course STAAR assessments taken.

2. A student must achieve a cumulative score that is greater than or equal to the number of EOC assessments taken multiplied by the satisfactory standard

Student Performance LabelsThree Levels

Level III Advanced Academic Performance

Level II Satisfactory Academic Performance

Level I Unsatisfactory Academic Performance

Statistics• 35 % ~ 122,000 Ninth Graders are off track for

grade level after three (3) attempts @ EOC

• 47% of the 122,000 are low income

• 262,343 Not at Level II

Grade Promotion• State assessment scores• Teacher recommendations • Student grades• 90% Attendance

How can I help my child?

• Be involved in your child’s scheduling• Make sure your child takes EOC courses

early/on time• Review test results to know if your child is on

track for meeting graduation requirements

Where can I find more information on STAAR?

• Texas Education Agency– www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/staar

• Hitchcock ISD Website– www.hitchcockisd.org

• Contact your child’s school

Exciting Event

• Pep Rally for Education “Shooting for the Stars ~ Making Education a

Priority in Hitchcock ISD!” March 4

5:30 to 8:30