Teaching & Learning
Spring 2013 Newsletter
Parent Involvement
CSCOPE
As you may know, there has been recent criticism surrounding the CSCOPE curriculum in Texas. Information about the CSCOPE curriculum can be found on the CSCOPE state website, http://www.cscope.us or by visiting the Teaching and Learning department page on the ASCISD website, www.ascisd.net. The Texas Education Service Center Curriculum Collaborative (TESCCC), has been working with state officials to be as transparent as possible regarding CSCOPE curriculum documents. TESCCC has been working with the CSCOPE technology provider to provide public access to CSCOPE lessons in early April and has published a public communication piece on the main CSCOPE website, http://www.cscope.us/032613.html regarding the public posting of lessons. In ASCISD teachers use the CSCOPE lessons as a resource, and so the content and instructional materials that teachers use are not necessarily the same as what is provided in the CSCOPE lessons. If you have any questions regarding the posting of CSCOPE lessons, please don't hesitate to contact your child's principal or myself.
Texas High Performance Schools Consortium Update
State Mandated Testing Dates
April 23, 2013
STAAR Grades 3, 4, 6 & 7 Math TAKS Grade 11 Math
April 24, 2013
STAAR Grades 3, 4, 6 & 7 Reading STAAR Grades 5 & 8 Science
TAKS Grade 11 Science
April 25, 2013
STAAR Grade 8 Social Studies TAKS Grade 11 Social Studies
May 6 - 17, 2013
Testing window for STAAR End-of-course assessments for Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Biology, Chemistry, World Geography and World History
Kammi Green
Email: kgreen@ascisd.net
Website: http://www.ascisd.net/
Location: 458 FM 149 W, Anderson, TX 77830
Phone: 936-873-4500