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TCTM Government Relations Update
Fall/Winter 2022
Tracene Nechamkin, TCTM Government Relations Representative
The 88th Legislative Session will begin on January 10, 2023.
House Bill 4545: Here are some specific notes to HB 4545.
* Frequently asked questions regarding HB 4545 (April 21, 2022) can be found here.
* Eliminates the requirement that a student pass the 3rd, 5th, or 8th grade assessments to be promoted.
* Requires school districts to establish accelerated learning committees, including the principal or principal designee,
the parent, and the teacher of the subject in which the student did not perform satisfactorily on an assessment (for
3rd, 5th, or 8th grade). The learning committee is required to develop a written education plan for the student prior
to the start of the subsequent school year.
* Requires school districts to either allow those students listed above to be assigned to a classroom teacher who is
a designated teacher under the teacher incentive allotment or provide the student with supplemental instruction,
in addition to the instruction normally provided, for no less than 30 hours, no less than once per week during the
school year unless instruction is provided fully during the summer, and that is provided individually or in groups of
no less than three. Parental approval required to allow groups of 10.
* Prohibits school districts from removing students from instruction in the foundation curriculum and enrichment
curriculum for the purposes of accelerated instruction.
* Prohibits school districts from removing a student from recess or other physical activity for accelerated instruction.
* Requires school districts to establish a process for parents of a student who fails to perform satisfactorily on an
assessment to request a particular teacher for the next school year.
* Requires the Superintendent or designee meet with the accelerated learning committee to determine why the student
failed to perform satisfactorily and if there are modifications required to the education plan if a student fails to
perform satisfactorily on an assessment instrument for a second year.
* Creates a Strong Foundations Grant Program with components for the program adopted by the Commissioner for
campuses that serve students in PreK-5. This program combines high quality instruction, materials, and support
structures for campuses. Campuses will be required to comply if the campus performs below standard.
New Testing Format and Online Redesign TEA FAQ posted on May 2, 2022, on the redesign of STAAR tests can
be found here.
With the new test format for the 2023 assessment, no more than 75% of points will be from multiple choice. The other
question types include:
* Multiselect (more than one correct answer)
* Drag & Drop (one correct answer; can have multiple parts)
* Hot Spot (one correct answer)
* Inline Choice (one correct answer)
* Text Entry (one correct answer; numeric, word, or phrase)
* Match Table Grid (more than one correct answer)
You can see the quicklook for question types from Lead4ward. Preliminary blueprints are available on this page.
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