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Elementary
Release Day
District
Testing Early
Contacts
HS / MS Early Release Day
Lori Hart All Schools Early Release
Zan Austin
Day
District Testing Coordinator
TestingDay
Specialist
Bad Weather Makeup
Approved Nov.10, 2015
940-369-0279 940-369-0282
Elementary Grading Period (begin and end)
ElementaryGrading
Early ReleasePeriod
Day
Secondary
(begin and end)
HS Holiday
/ MS Early Release Day
School
All Schools
Release Day
First Day
of Early
School
Bad Weather Makeup Day
First Day of School
Approved Nov.10, 2015
Campus Testing Coordinators
Hawk 940-369-1802
Lacey Wells
Pecan Creek 940-369-4402
Kristi McDaris
Bell 972-347-7200
Shanda McWilliams
Hodge 940-369-2802
Sara Jones
Providence 940-369-1902
Becky Lloyd
Blanton 940-369-0702
Landon Turrubiarte
Houston 940-369-2955
Gennifer Smith
Rivera 940-369-3802
Melissa Bates
Borman 940-369-2502
Claudia Calvo
Lee 940-369-3502
Tiffany Gonzalez
Savannah 972-347-7402
Claire Springer
Cross Oaks 972-347-7102
Katie Hart
McNair 940-369-3602
Marth Velez
EP Rayzor 940-369-4102
Linda Bozeman
Nelson 940-369-1402
Teresa Hudson
Evers Park 940-369-2602
Lauren Shapiro
N Rayzor 940-369-3702
Shelly Panter
Ginnings 940-369-2702
Amber Ross
Paloma Creek 972-347-7302
Kimberly Mills
Stephens 940-369-0802
Ashley Wright
Wilson 940-369-4545
Amanda Bomar
WS Ryan 940-369-4602
Yesenia McCleskey
Calhoun 940-369-2388
Rachel Brown
BHS 972-347-7700
Maranda Matheson
Crownover 940-369-4702
Matt FIscher
DHS 940-369-2161
Sherry Weatherley
Harpool 940-369-1703
Tammy Allen
McMath 940-369-3305
Jeff Panter
Myers 940-369-1504
Jade House
Navo 972-347-7503
Chris Smith
Strickland 940-369-4286
Carly Rogers
HH See other side for testing dates and specifics HH
GHS 940-369-1025
Melissa Shaw
RHS 940-369-3135
Karen Guenther
FMHS 940-369-4003
Trevina Willis
Davis
940-369-4053
Teresa Finch
Joe Dale Sparks
940-349-0606
Alicia Brown
Revised August 12. 2016
Adkins 940-369-1300
Erin Vennell
Middle School Testing Dates*
Elementary Testing Dates
March 28
STAAR Testing Grade 7 Writing
STAAR Testing Grade 8 Mathematics
March 28
STAAR Testing Grade 4 Writing
STAAR Testing Grade 5 Mathematics
March 29
STAAR Testing Grade 5 Reading
May 8
STAAR Testing Grade 3-4 Mathematics
STAAR Testing Grade 5 Mathematics (retest)
May 9
STAAR Testing Grade 3-4 Reading
STAAR Testing Grade 5 Reading (retest)
May 10
STAAR Testing Grade 5 Science
June 20
STAAR Testing Grade 5 Mathematics (retest)
June 21
STAAR Testing Grade 5 Reading (retest)
March 29
STAAR Testing Grade 8 Reading
May 8
STAAR Testing Grades 6-7 Mathematics
STAAR Testing Grade 8 Mathematics (retest)
May 9
STAAR Testing Grades 6-7 Reading
STAAR Testing Grade 8 Reading (retest)
May 10
STAAR Testing Grade 8 Science
May 11
STAAR Testing Grade 8 Social Studies
June 20
STAAR Testing Grade 8 Math (retest)
June 21
STAAR Testing Grade 8 Reading (retest)
Additional Elementary and Secondary Testing
September 19 - September 30 (Elementary)
January 26 – March 6
§NNAT II Online, Grade 1 (TBD)
§ Testing dates subject to change with district approval.
April 3 - 21 (All Campuses)
NAEP Assessments
STAAR/Alt Submission Window
(Campuses and Dates TBD)
March 6 – April 5 (All Campuses)
K-12 TELPAS Reading, Listening,
Speaking, Writing
TEA testing dates subject to change.
TEA Testing Calendar
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/calendars/
District Testing and Assessment
Contact Information
Lori Hart
940-369-0279
District Testing
Coordinator
David Gerabagi
940-369-0401
Adult Education
(GED/ESL)
Zan Austin
940-369-0282
Testing Specialist
Amy Lawrence
940-369-0065
Credit By Exam
TEA Testing:
TAKS, TELPAS, EOC,
STAAR, NAEP,
Elementary NNAT II)
Lori Mabry
940-369-0678
Advanced Academics:
EXPO Placement
Testing, IB
Tammy Beuthein
Admin. Assistant
940-369-0281
Vicky Christenson
940-369-0651
AP, PSAT
Debbie Roybal
940-369-0136
Special Education Testing
Lyneille Meza
940-369-0687
Director of Data
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Teresa Taylor
940-369-0150
ESL/Bilingual Testing
District Benchmark
Assessment,
Aware, District
Data Dashboard,
Classworks, State
Testing
Testing Dates Revised August 12, 2016
High School Testing Dates
October 17
TAKS Exit ELA (retest)
October 18
TAKS Exit Math (retest)*
October 19
TAKS Exit Science (retest)*
PSAT
October 20
TAKS Exit Social Studies (retest)*
December 5
STAAR EOC English I (retest)
December 7
STAAR English II (retest)
December 5-9 (Testing Dates TBD)
STAAR Algebra I, Biology, US History
March 6
TAKS Exit Level ELA (retest)
March 7
TAKS Exit Level Math (retest)
March 8
TAKS Exit Level Science (retest)
March 9
TAKS Exit Level Social Studies (retest)
March 28
STAAR EOC English I
March 30
STAAR EOC English II
May 2-6 (Testing Dates TBD)
May 1
STAAR EOC US History
May 2
STAAR EOC Algebra I
May 4
STAAR EOC US Biology
May 1-12 (Testing Dates TBD)
Campus AP Testing: See campus websites
for testing dates and times.
May 1-19 (Testing Dates TBD)
IB Testing: See campus testing websites
for specific dates and times.
June 19
STAAR EOC English I
TAKS Exit level ELA (retest)
June 20
TAKS Exit level Math (retest)
June 21
STAAR EOC English II
TAKS Exit Level Science (retest)
June 22
TAKS Exit level Social Studies (retest)
June 19-22 (Testing Dates TBD)
STAAR Algebra I, Biology, US History
*See high school testing websites
for more information.
Parents of home schooled students should contact the
high school testing coordinator, at the campus where their
student/s would be eligible for enrollment, for information on
the availability and registration procedures for the PSAT and
AP exams.