| |
CSSS Member Directory
Texas
TX
CSSS Member Information:
 |
Kenn Heydrick, Ed.D.
Director of Science
Texas Education Agency
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701-1494
Kenn.Heydrick@tea.state.tx.us
512-463-1827 |  |
Irene Pickhardt
Asst. Director of Science
Texas Education Agency
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701-1494
irene.pickhardt@tea.state.tx.us
512-463-9566 |
Texas Education Agency
|
| Organizational Structure: Local Control |
| State Education Demographics |
- Number
of K-12 Students: 4,505,572
- Number
of School Administrative Units: 7, 956 campuses including 313 Charters; 1,033 Districts including 194 Charter Operators
|
| Standards Resources: Curriculum
and Instruction |
|
|
| State Science Assessment
Information |
- Given
at what grades: The Texas Assesment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) Elementary Science at Grade 5; TAKS Middle School Science at Grade 8; TAKS High School Science (Biology and Integrated Physics and Chemistry) at grade 10; Exit Level Science TAKS at Grade 11 (High Stakes); Beginning 2012 high School TAKS will become End of Course (EOC) assessments for Biology, Chemistry, and Physics
- Time of Year: May 1, 2007
- Type
of Assessment: Multiple Choice
- First Operational Date: TAKS became operational in 1999, however, it was preceeded by the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) which added Science at Grade 8 in 1995; For EOC: 2012
- Texas Education Agency - Student Assessment
|
| Other Useful State
Links: |
|
Other CSSS members from this state:
|
|
Copyright © 2005.
The Council of State Science Supervisors. All rights reserved.