Inclusion of SAT/ACT Results for Accelerated Testers in 2021
Accountability
FAQs
1. If TEA is not issuing A–F ratings in 2021, why is Performance Reporting releasing accelerated
testers information now?
Performance Reporting will process and report all available data from the 2020–21 school year to
districts, stakeholders, and the USDE without calculating scaled scores or assigning A–F ratings.
While 2021 accountability data is report only, the 2021 STAAR components will include SAT and/or
ACT results for accelerated testers.
2. How were students identified as accelerated testers and attributed to my district’s final listing?
Final 2021 Accelerated Testers Student Listings use the 2020–21 PEIMS October Snapshot
enrollment data for final 2021 accelerated testers assignments. The student is attributed to the
district/campus at which the student was reported as enrolled.
3. Can you provide an example of how accelerated testers are included in participation calculations?
Smith High School has 376 students enrolled in an Algebra I course in spring 2021. The campus also
has 100 accelerated seniors who took the Algebra I EOC prior to grade 9.
The mathematics participation denominator for Smith High School is 476 (376 Algebra I EOC plus
100 accelerated mathematics seniors).
Smith High School had 373 scored Algebra I EOC results and three students coded absent. 90
accelerated seniors had an SAT or ACT mathematics result before graduating. Ten accelerated
seniors had no SAT or ACT mathematics result on file.
The mathematics participation numerator for Smith High School is 463 (373 scored Algebra I EOC
plus 90 SAT/ACT mathematics results).
The 2021 mathematics participation rate for Smith High School is 97.3% (463/476).
4. I have an accelerated tester on my listing with a fall 2020 SAT/ACT record. Why is that result not
included in the final listing?
The final listing reflects SAT/ACT results as of May 2020 (2019–20, 2018–19, and 2017–18 school
years for students enrolled in grades 9–12). The 2021 accountability calculations will include results
through May 2021. The August STAAR student listings released in TEAL Accountability will include
these additional results.
5. Can an accelerated tester still graduate if he/she does not take the SAT/ACT before graduation?
Yes, if the student has met all other criteria for graduation. The accelerated testers requirement is a
state-level testing requirement. It is not a student-level graduation requirement.
6. In which domains are accelerated students included?
Performance results for accelerated testers will be included in the STAAR components of the
Student Achievement; School Progress, Part B: Relative Performance; and Closing the Gaps domains.
Academic Growth is not calculated for SAT/ACT results for accelerated students. Participations rates
will be calculated but performance calculations will not be impacted by participations rates less than
95 percent.
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