Assessment & Accountability - Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (2024)

Assessment & Accountability - Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (1)

District Vision

Every PSJA student is prepared to participate, compete, and excel in a global society to foster multi-generational prosperity.

District Mission

As educational leaders, the PSJA team is engaged and empowered to connect all students with innovative instruction, outstanding facilities, technology, skills, and social-emotional support while prioritizing health and safety for all – from early childhood through their chosen career.

As one PSJA family, we build on our legacy of academic excellence, renowned college and career readiness, biliteracy and extracurricular programs, and our multicultural heritage to ensure every student has the experiences and resources necessary to achieve the highest levels of success.​

Contact us

Brisa Gonzalez, Director

Phone: 956-354-2025
Fax: 956-354-3030

Address: 601 E. Kelly, Pharr, TX 78577

Staff

Department Purpose

The purpose of the Assessment Department is to provide campuses with guidance to ensure fair and equal testing opportunities for all students. The Assessment Department at PSJA ISD supports campuses and other departments across the districts by providing training on local assessments, state assessments, state accountability, and federal accountability.

Content App

STAAR EOC Out-of-School registration is for:

Examinees who have not passed a STAAR EOC assessment and are no longer enrolled in school but have otherwise completed the requirements for graduation; or
Former TAKS examinees, including TAAS and TEAMS examinees who have not met their testing requirements for graduation.

STAAR EOC Out-of-District registration is for:

Examinees who will be away from their home districts for a scheduled test administration to take STAAR at a participating district.

The link listed below contains more information and resources for Out-of-District (OOD) and Out-of-School(OOS) examinees posted on the TEA website.

OOS/OOD FAQs PDF

STAAR EOC Out-of-School examinees must register to test at a participating campus by completing the online registration form during the registration period for each of the STAAR EOC administrations. A list of STAAR EOC Out-of-School test sites is available for each STAAR EOC administration.

STAAR OOS and OOD Examinee Registration Form - June EOC (texasassessment.gov)

STAAR Out-of-School and Out-of-District Test Site Directory (texasassessment.gov)

Assessment & Accountability

  • STAAR
  • STAAR Alt. 2
  • TELPAS
  • TELPAS Alt
  • Edgenuity
  • TSIA2

STAAR

About STAAR

The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR®, is the state testing program that was implemented in the 2011–2012 school year. The Texas Education Agency (TEA), in collaboration with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) and Texas educators, developed the STAAR program in response to requirements set forth by the 80th and 81st Texas legislatures. STAAR is an assessment program designed to measure the extent to which students have learned and are able to apply the knowledge and skills defined in the state-mandated curriculum standards, the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). Every STAAR question is directly aligned to the TEKS currently implemented for the grade/subject or course being assessed. The STAAR program includes STAAR and STAAR Spanish. There are large print, braille, paper, and online versions of STAAR with and without designated supports.

Grades, Subjects and Courses Assessed

STAAR 3rd-8th Grade STAAR EOC (9th-12th Grade)

Assessments administered: Assessments administered:

- Grades 3rd-8th Mathematics - Algebra I

- Grades 3rd-8th Reading - English I

- Grades 4th and 7th Writing - English II

- Grades 5th and 8th Science - Biology

- Grade 8th Social Studies - US History

- Algebra I (Eligible testers)

Calendar of Assessments

2023-2024 Student Assessment Testing Calendar


STAAR Study Resources (Grades 3-8)

https://www.factmonster.com

https://www.myon.com/index.html

https://www.imaginelearning.com/login


STAAR Study Resources (Grades 9-12)

https://www.studysync.com

https://newsela.com


Click Here For More Information On STAAR

STAAR (texasassessment.gov)
Assessment Resources for Students and Parents | Texas Education Agency
TEA_STAAR_Info_Brochure.PDF

STAAR Alt. 2

About STAAR Alt. 2

TEA has developed the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®) Alternate 2 assessment to meet the federal requirements mandated under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), a federal education law previously known as No Child Left Behind. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) designed the STAAR Alternate 2 to assess students in grades 3–8 and high school who have significant cognitive disabilities and are receiving special education services.

Texas definition of a student with a significant cognitive disability is a student who:

exhibits significant intellectual and adaptive behavior deficits in their ability to plan, comprehend, and reason, and ALSO indicates adaptive behavior deficits that limit their ability to apply social and practical skills such as personal care, social problem-solving skills, dressing, eating, using money, and other functional skills across life domains;
is NOT identified based on English learner designation or solely on the basis of previous low academic achievement or the need for accommodations; and
requires extensive, direct, individualized instruction, as well as a need for substantial supports that are neither temporary nor specific to a particular content area.


Grades, Subjects and Courses Assessed

STAAR Alternate 2 is administered to students in grades 3rd-12th who have significant cognitive disabilities and are receiving special education services.


Calendar of Assessments

2023-2024 Student Assessment Testing Calendar


STAAR Study Resources For Students

STAAR Alternate Parent Training Materials | Texas Education Agency

How to Help My Child Prepare (texasassessment.gov)


Click here for more information on STAAR Alt.

STAAR Alternate 2 (texasassessment.gov)

STAAR Alternate 2 Resources | Texas Education Agency

TELPAS

About TELPAS

TEA designed the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) to assess the progress that limited English proficient (LEP) students, also referred to as English learners (ELs), make in learning the English language.

Grades, Subjects and Courses Assessed

Students in grades K-12 that have been identified as an EL are required to take TELPAS. This includes ELs whose parents have declined bilingual or English as a Second Language (ESL) program services.

Calendar of Assessments

2023-2024 Student Assessment Testing Calendar

TELPAS Study Resources for Students

Imagine Learning | Login Portal

Istation

Click here for more information on TELPAS

TELPAS Alt

About TELPAS Alt.

TEA has developed the TELPAS Alternate assessment to meet the federal requirements mandated under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which requires states to administer an alternate English language proficiency (ELP) assessment for students, English Learners (ELs), with the most significant cognitive disabilities who cannot participate in the general ELP assessment, even with allowable accommodations.

Texas definition of a student with a significant cognitive disability is a student who:

  • exhibits significant intellectual and adaptive behavior deficits in their ability to plan, comprehend, and reason, and ALSO indicates adaptive behavior deficits that limit their ability to apply social and practical skills such as personal care, social problem-solving skills, dressing, eating, using money, and other functional skills across life domains;
  • is NOT identified based on English learner designation or solely on the basis of previous low academic achievement or the need for accommodations; and
  • requires extensive, direct, individualized instruction, as well as a need for substantial supports that are neither temporary nor specific to a particular content area.

Grades, Subjects and Courses Assessed

Students in grades K-12th that have been identified as an EL are required to take TELPAS. This includes ELs whose parents have declined bilingual or English as a Second Language (ESL) program services.

Calendar of Assessments

TELPAS Alt. Study Resources for Students

TELPAS Alt Parent Brochure_English

TELPAS Alt Folleto para Padres_Espanol

Click here for more information on TELPAS Alt.

TELPAS Alternate Resources | Texas Education Agency

TELPAS Alternate (texasassessment.gov)

Edgenuity

About Edgenuity

PSJA ISD provides a credit recovery program offering self-paced and personalized instruction intended for students who have previously taken high school courses but have not yet shown mastery. Students can recover credits through Edgenuity and/or locally developed units of study. Credit recovery should not be used for initial instruction.

Grades, Subjects and Courses Assessed

All content subjects and high school grade levels.

Edgenuity Study Resources for Students

Imagine Edgenuity Credit Recovery | Imagine Learning

Click Here for More Information on Edgenuity

Edgenuity Information Brochure.PDF

TSIA2

About TSIA2

The Texas Success Initiative Assessment 2.0 (TSIA2) is a series of placement tests for students enrolling in public colleges and universities in Texas. The tests help Texas schools determine whether students are ready for college-level courses in the general areas of English language arts and reading (ELAR) and mathematics.

Grades, Subjects and Courses Assessed

-English Language Arts and Reading (ELAR)

-Mathematics

Click here for more information on TSIA2

TSIA2 Student Brochure

ACCUPLACER Student Portal – The College Board

Free TSIA2 PAA and Practice Resources – ACCUPLACER | College Board

The TSIA (Texas Success Initiative Assessment) | Texas Education Agency

How can I check my child's STAAR test scores?

Files & Resources

2023-staar-timeline-end-of-course.pdf

2023-staar-timeline-eoc-spanish.pdf

2023-staar-timeline-grades-3-8.pdf

2023-staar-timeline-grades-3-8-spanish.pdf

District Accountability

Assessment & Accountability - Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (2024)

FAQs

What is an accountability assessment? ›

Although the terms "assessment" and "accountability" are often used interchangeably, they have important differences. In general, when we assess our own performance, it's assessment; when others assess our performance, it's accountability.

How many schools are in Pharr San Juan Alamo ISD? ›

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District contains 42 schools and 29,250 students.

How many students are enrolled in Psja ISD? ›

About PSJA ISD

Serving a student population of over 30,000 across three cities and spanning from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade, PSJA ISD is committed to graduating students who are ready to succeed in today's global landscape.

What is the mission of the Psja ISD? ›

Mission. As educational leaders, the PSJA team is engaged and empowered to connect all students with innovative instruction, outstanding facilities, technology, skills, and social-emotional support while prioritizing health and safety for all – from early childhood through their chosen career.

What are the 5 C's of accountability? ›

The key components highlighted in the framework are – clarity, common goal, communication and alignment, coaching and demonstration, and consequences and outcomes.

What is the largest independent school district in Texas? ›

Houston ISD is by far the largest in Texas, with 189,104 students enrolled, according to the 2023-2024 Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) reports. Next is Dallas ISD with 139,246 students, and the third largest district in the state is Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, with 118,470 students.

What is the largest school district in San Antonio Texas? ›

Northside Independent School District (San Antonio)

Who is the superintendent of Psja ISD? ›

Superintendent Dr.

Elias has served as a Science Teacher at San Juan Middle School and PSJA Southwest Early College High School. He served as a Principal at Alamo Middle School and most recently at his alma mater, PSJA Early College High School in San Juan.

What county is Pharr, TX in? ›

McAllen-Pharr CCD, Hidalgo County, Texas is a city, town, place equivalent, and township located in Hidalgo County, Texas.

How many students are in San Juan school district? ›

editorial. San Juan Unified School District is an above average, public school district located in CARMICHAEL, CA. It has 38,119 students in grades K-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 23 to 1. According to state test scores, 29% of students are at least proficient in math and 42% in reading.

Is Psja ISD open enrollment? ›

Yes, PSJA ISD is an OPEN ENROLLMENT school district. You may attend our schools, PK-3 to 12th grade, regardless of place of residence.

Who is the police chief of Psja ISD? ›

The PSJA ISD Police Department was first created during the 2019-2020 school year. The PSJA Police Department is under the direction of Police Chief Rolando Garcia.

What is the mission of the humble ISD? ›

Mission Statement

Our purpose, in partnership with families and community, is to develop each child intellectually, artistically, emotionally, physically, and socially so that all students are life-long learners, complex thinkers, responsible global citizens and effective communicators.

What is the mission of Manor ISD? ›

Manor ISD strives for excellence through strong partnerships and a culture of continuous improvement resulting in innovative, proficient, empowered forward-looking students.

What are the 4 components of accountability? ›

Accountability comprises four core components: participation, evaluation, transparency, and feedback mechanisms. This means accountability is achieved when goals exist, ownership is delegated, transparent evaluation occurs, complete transparency ensues, and regular feedback exists.

What are the 4 P's of accountability? ›

That philosophy is really encapsulated in the four P's of accountability. The four P's are people, purpose, performance and progression. People. People matter and people drive performance, not technology, not performance goals, not resources.

What are the 3 C's of accountability? ›

Our ability to be accountable and to hold others accountable comes down to the core of our identity—as evidenced in our character, courage, and commitment.

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