TEA Updates STAAR Redesign The STAAR redesign is a result of House Bill (HB) 3906 passed by the 86th Texas Legislature in 2019. The Texas Education Agency (TEA), working with a wide range of education stakeholders, including the Assessment Education Advisory Committee, has been exploring the most instructionally supportive approach to implementing these changes. The redesign will be implemented in the state summative assessments administered in the 2022-2023 school year. The STAAR redesign components that apply to mathematics include: * Online Testing and Accommodations * New Question Types More information about the STAAR redesign can be found on the STAAR Redesign webpage, including a frequently asked questions (FAQ) document. You can access the webpage using the QR Code below. STAAR Redesign " Music is the pleasure the human mind experiences from counting without being aware that it is counting. " ~ Gottfried Leibniz, 1646 - 1716 Image source: anonimous, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 14 | Spring/Summer 2022 Texas Mathematics Teacher