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Renaissance Roadmap Report: Summer 2020
Hear from Chief Product Officer Todd Brekhus on what’s coming your way for this back-to-school season! Learn more about continuous learning supports, Focus Skills, and the latest enhancements to Star in Spanish.
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Star Reading Spanish and Star Math Spanish now linked to Texas STAAR Spanish
We have recently completed a statistical study that links the results from Star Reading Spanish and Star Math Spanish to the end-of-year summative assessment State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness Spanish (STAAR Spanish) in reading and mathematics for grades 3 and 4.
Support for bilingual learners with Star Spanish enhancements
Educators can now use the same reports, data, and tools for tests taken in Spanish that they already rely on when testing students in English.
Helping Students with Lower Bandwidth Internet Have an Optimal Experience in myON
With the goal of boosting equity in mind, myON has recently added the capacity to automatically address lower bandwidths to optimize the reading experience for every student. This new feature allows titles to load up to four times faster than before.
New District-Level Reporting in Star Assessments
Administrators now have access to new district-wide analytics. Starting in August and continuing throughout the 2020-2021 school year, new and existing Star customers will gain access to new, interactive dashboards powered by Schoolzilla— at no extra cost.
Support for remote administration of Star Assessments
Later this fall, you’ll be able to see reporting showing if a test was taken at school or in an alternative location. With this added feature, you’ll be able to report on how students were tested and consider any adjustments to your remote testing and communication plans.
New Growth Proficiency Category displayed on the Star Growth Report
The Star Growth Report summarizes growth between two testing periods in the same school year as soon as a student has both a pretest and posttest score. Teachers can run the report for a class or specific groups of students by SGP window, and administrators can see growth for each class or grade in their schools.
New add-on publishers available for myON
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