TEA posted the 2012-2013 STAAR Testing Calendar.

Also view STAAR presentations! 

TEDA keeps you up to date with STAAR, so don' forget to check out the STAAR tab to view all the links to pertinent news and information.

OSEP has posted the finalized Federal Regulations for IDEA Part C:

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Speaker of the House Joe Straus releases Interim Charges for House Committees

Yesterday, October 20, Joe Straus announced the Interim Charges for the Texas State House of Representatives Committees. Charges relevant to educational diagnosticians are below, but for a complete list of all charges, click here. In addition to the charges assigned to each committee, Straus requested all committees find ways to increase transparency, accountability, and efficiency within the state government, and to make recommendations for significantly improving the state’s manufacturing capability.

The TEA has released the 2011 Adequate Yearly Progress information.  Access the AYP news here.

A letter to administrators has also been posted regarding the "Instructional Materials Allotment Calculations" for districts.  View the letter online here or download a Microsoft Word document of the letter here.

Keep up to date with STAAR Materias by visiting the STAAR tab on the TEDA website.