STAAR Redesign
The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®) was redesigned and the changes were implemented in the 2022–2023 school year to make the test more tightly aligned to the classroom experience.
Summative Tests Redesign Overview
The STAAR redesign was a result of House Bill (HB) 3906 passed by the 86th Texas Legislature, 2019. The Texas Education Agency () worked with a wide range of education stakeholders, including the Assessment Education Advisory Committee, to explore the most instructionally supportive approach to implement these changes.
The STAAR redesign includes several components:
- Online Testing and Accommodations
- New Question Types
- Cross-Curricular Passages
- Evidence-Based Writing
For more information about how the STAAR redesign improves alignment to the classroom experience . See below for more information about each component.
Online Testing and Accommodations
HB 3261, enacted by the 87th Texas Legislature in 2021, required state assessments to be administered online by the 2022–2023 school year. Online administration allows students to receive accommodations like those they get in the classroom, provides faster test results, improves test operations, and allows non-multiple-choice questions. All students are required to be assessed online, with minimal exceptions. See what educators have to say about the robust accommodations available to students through online testing.