Application Window Opens for Texas Through-year Assessment Pilot (TTAP) for School Year 2024–2025
| Date: | February 8, 2024 |
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| Subject: | Application Window Opens for Texas Through-year Assessment Pilot (TTAP) for School Year 2024–2025 |
| Category: | Student Assessment |
| Next Steps: | Share with appropriate staff |
The purpose of this communication is to inform superintendents and district administrators that they can now submit their application to participate in the Texas Through-year Assessment Pilot (TTAP) for the 2024–2025 school year.
TTAP Year 3 Overview
As required by House Bill 3906, 86th Texas Legislature, 2019, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) continues to further develop and expand the pilot of an innovative, through-year assessment model as a possible replacement for the summative State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®). A through-year assessment model refers to a progress monitoring system that provides students with multiple opportunities throughout the school year to demonstrate their mastery of the curriculum standards that contribute to their summative performance level reported at the end of the year. The pilot assessment model was developed in collaboration with Texas educators, administrators, students, and families.
During the 2024–2025 school year, TTAP will be available to administer for the following grades and subjects: grade 3 math (new), grade 6 math, grade 7 math, grade 8 math (new), grade 8 social studies, and Algebra I (new). TTAP will feature three, one-week testing opportunities tentatively scheduled for the following dates:
- Opportunity 1 (Fall)—November 11–15, 2024
- Opportunity 2 (Winter)—January 27–31, 2025
- Opportunity 3 (Spring)—March 24–28, 2025
To support district and campus administrators and teachers participating in TTAP, TEA will host required trainings throughout the 2024–2025 school year. A beginning-of-year training will be held in August, and subsequent trainings will be held shortly before or after each testing opportunity to ensure operational fidelity and to train educators on how to analyze and act on TTAP’s progress monitoring data.
Apply to Participate in TTAP
All Texas public school districts and open-enrollment charter schools are eligible to participate in TTAP. TEA will host two webinars to provide information to interested district personnel. To participate in one of these webinars, register using the links below.
- TTAP Informational Webinar 1—February 20, 2024, 4:00–5:00 p.m. (CT), Register for TTAP Webinar 1
- TTAP Informational Webinar 2—February 21, 2024, 12:00–1:00 p.m. (CT), Register for TTAP Webinar 2
To apply to participate in TTAP for the 2024–2025 school year, the district testing coordinator should complete the district-level application by 11:59 p.m. (CT) March 29, 2024. Priority will be given to districts that participated in TTAP during the 2023–2024 school year and to districts that are able to administer a majority of TTAP test titles offered during the 2024–2025 school year.
Please refer to the Texas Through-year Assessment Pilot webpage for additional information. If you have questions regarding the information in this communication, please email TTAP@tea.texas.gov.
Texas Education Agency
Student Assessment Division