Re: Did you school provide you TAKS M &/or A test scores?

[Guest guest]

I don't think they were available for last year; it was a pilot year for TAKS M. TAKS ALT should have scores.

Adina

Subject: Did you school provide you TAKS M & /or A test scores?To: texas-autism-advocacy Date: Thursday, January 8, 2009, 5:18 PM

Hi all:

Not sure if this should be done as a poll or not, however I'm interested to find out which schools and/or SD provided their child's test scores for the TAKS M and/or TAKS Alt. I understand one SD did provide the results despite standards not established last school year. My ARD Committee (HISD) refused to give me my son's results, claimed all scores weren't even available. Who else got this same story? Also wondering if anyone else from HISD got their child's test scores. Thanks

Sincerely, Vivian

[Guest guest]

Hi Vivian,

As you know Klein ISD did provide my son's scores to us.

I was told by our ARD committee that the field tests were given

during the fall of '07. TEA's website also shows that they were

given Oct. '07. The tests that were taken during the spring were the

official tests. They didn't expect the standards to be established

until this past August. The standards ended up being published this

past September.

We received the results of the TAKS-M about 3 weeks after each test.

They were printed out by TEA on the official forms just like the

regular TAKS and SDAA forms. They showed each TEKS objective and the

number correct, total score, and the scale. Just nothing was noted

for the standard or commended score.

I have since withdrawn my son from the district, but now trying to

get him back in. When I spoke with the case manager at the new

school, one of the first things she asked me were about his scores on

the TAKS-M last year.

[Guest guest]

We are in Montgomery ISD, north of Houston. My son took the TAKS M (I

think - it was essentially the same as the other kids took, but more

white space and a couple less questions - he also got to take it in a

quiet room with no other children - only the monitor) last year, 3rd

grade. We were told his scores. 90 math and 94 reading (commended!!).

I don't know why they would't have them. The main reason he took the

modified TAKS is due to attention issues. He was able to wiggle and

squiggle, sit on the floor, hum, take a walk, or whatever he needed

to focus. I know that he would not have done this well in a room full

of other kids rustling their papers and where he had to be quiet and

still.

Hope this helps,

>

>

>  

> Hi all:

> Not sure if this should be done as a poll or not, however I'm

interested to find out which schools and/or SD provided their

child's test scores for the TAKS M and/or TAKS Alt.  I understand one

SD did provide the results despite standards not established last

school year.  My ARD Committee (HISD) refused to give me my son's

results, claimed all scores weren't even available.  Who else got

this same story?  Also wondering  if anyone else from HISD got their

child's test scores.  Thanks

> Sincerely, Vivian

>

[Guest guest]

We got our son’s scores but are near Lubbock, not Houston.

Tonya

From:

Texas-Autism-Advocacy

[mailto:Texas-Autism-Advocacy ] On Behalf Of Vivian

Manganaro

Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 5:18 PM

To: texas-autism-advocacy

Subject: Did you school provide you TAKS M

& /or A test scores?

Hi all:

Not sure if this should be done as a poll or not, however

I'm interested to find out which schools and/or SD provided their

child's test scores for the TAKS M and/or TAKS Alt. I

understand one SD did provide the results despite standards not established

last school year. My ARD Committee (HISD) refused to give me my

son's results, claimed all scores weren't

even available. Who else got this same story? Also

wondering if anyone else from HISD got their child's test

scores. Thanks

Sincerely, Vivian

[Guest guest]

I had no problem getting my son's TAKS M test scores. This should be

part of the open records act? These are school records on your child go

to the head of special education and complain and if that doesn't work

go to the superintendent. Skip the principal often they take a hands off

approach to SPED and defer to admin anyway. I was told that TAKS ALT was

only to be used for a small minority of kids with no skills in reading

or math the test is very basic you can see past tests on the TEA

website. TAKS M is still very hard to get practice tests for. I only

have a few sample questions. We are following the TAKS guidelines for

what to teach in math and language arts and trying to modify it like we

think it will be modified. My son is at a huge disadvantage because we

could have been taking this year to learn to take tests and to be

prepared emotionally and cognitively for what types of questions will be

asked and how we are expected to respond.

Trina

Tonya Hettler wrote:

>

> We got our son’s scores but are near Lubbock, not Houston.

>

> Tonya

>

> *From:* Texas-Autism-Advocacy

> [mailto:Texas-Autism-Advocacy ] *On Behalf Of *Vivian

> Manganaro

> *Sent:* Thursday, January 08, 2009 5:18 PM

> *To:* texas-autism-advocacy

> *Subject:* Did you school provide you TAKS M

> & /or A test scores?

>

> Hi all:

>

> Not sure if this should be done as a poll or not, however I'm

> interested to find out which schools and/or SD provided their child's

> test scores for the TAKS M and/or TAKS Alt. I understand one SD did

> provide the results despite standards not established last school

> year. My ARD Committee (HISD) refused to give me my son's results,

> claimed all scores weren't even available. Who else got this same

> story? Also wondering if anyone else from HISD got their child's test

> scores. Thanks

>

> Sincerely, Vivian

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi:

Which School District are you in? Thanks

Vivian

Subject: RE: Did you school provide you TAKS M & /or A test scores?To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy Date: Thursday, January 8, 2009, 11:11 PM

We got our son¢s scores but are near Lubbock, not Houston.

Tonya

From: Texas-Autism- Advocacy@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:Texas- Autism-Advocacy@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Vivian ManganaroSent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 5:18 PMTo: texas-autism- advocacy@ yahoogroups. comSubject: [Texas-Autism- Advocacy] Did you school provide you TAKS M & /or A test scores?

Hi all:

Not sure if this should be done as a poll or not, however I'm interested to find out which schools and/or SD provided their child's test scores for the TAKS M and/or TAKS Alt. I understand one SD did provide the results despite standards not established last school year. My ARD Committee (HISD) refused to give me my son's results, claimed all scores weren't even available. Who else got this same story? Also wondering if anyone else from HISD got their child's test scores. Thanks

Sincerely, Vivian

[Guest guest]

Hi:

Which School District are you in? My appreciation to all who have responded to my e-mail. Thanks

Vivian

>

> We got our son¢s scores but are near Lubbock, not Houston.

>

> Tonya

>

> *From:* Texas-Autism-Advocacy > [mailto:Texas-Autism-Advocacy ] *On Behalf Of *Vivian > Manganaro

> *Sent:* Thursday, January 08, 2009 5:18 PM

> *To:* texas-autism-advocacy

> *Subject:* Did you school provide you TAKS M > & /or A test scores?

>

> Hi all:

>

> Not sure if this should be done as a poll or not, however I'm > interested to find out which schools and/or SD provided their child's > test scores for the TAKS M and/or TAKS Alt. I understand one SD did > provide the results despite standards not established last school > year. My ARD Committee (HISD) refused to give me my son's results, > claimed all scores weren't even available. Who else got this same > story? Also wondering if anyone else from HISD got their child's test > scores. Thanks

>

> Sincerely, Vivian

>

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[Guest guest]

We’re in Idalou which is about 7 miles east of Lubbock.

Tonya

From:

Texas-Autism-Advocacy

[mailto:Texas-Autism-Advocacy ] On Behalf Of Vivian

Manganaro

Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 5:40 AM

To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

Subject: RE: Did you school provide you TAKS M

& /or A test scores?

Hi:

Which School District are you in? Thanks

Vivian

From: Tonya Hettler

Subject: RE: Did you school provide you TAKS M

& /or A test scores?

To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

Date: Thursday, January 8, 2009, 11:11 PM

We got our son¢s scores but are near

Lubbock, not Houston.

Tonya

From:

Texas-Autism- Advocacy@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:Texas- Autism-Advocacy@

yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Vivian Manganaro

Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 5:18 PM

To: texas-autism- advocacy@ yahoogroups. com

Subject: [Texas-Autism- Advocacy] Did you school provide you TAKS M

& /or A test scores?

Hi all:

Not sure if this should be done as a poll or not, however I'm

interested to find out which schools and/or SD provided their

child's test scores for the TAKS M and/or TAKS Alt. I

understand one SD did provide the results despite standards not established

last school year. My ARD Committee (HISD) refused to give me my

son's results, claimed all scores weren't

even available. Who else got this same story? Also

wondering if anyone else from HISD got their child's test

scores. Thanks

Sincerely, Vivian