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Fort Sam Houston ISD

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Curriculum (TEKS) & Assessments

Curriculum & Assessments

 

Welcome to the Fort Sam Houston ISD academic framework hub. We are dedicated to providing a challenging, comprehensive curriculum that prepares our students for success in college, careers, and life.

 

A teacher stands at the front of a classroom while students sit at their desks, with one student raising their hand to answer a question.

Empowering Students Through Rigorous Standards and Measurable Growth

By aligning our daily instruction with state standards and using targeted assessments, we can pinpoint exactly where students excel and where they may need extra support—a critical tool for ensuring a seamless transition for our military-connected learners. Fort Sam Houston ISD follows the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), which outline the state's expectations for what students should know and be able to do in every grade and subject. Our educators use these standards to build engaging, rigorous daily lessons. We use standardized state assessments to measure student mastery of the TEKS and ensure our schools are meeting high academic standards.

A teacher stands at the front of a classroom while students sit at their desks, with one student raising their hand to answer a question.

Empowering Students Through Rigorous Standards and Measurable Growth

By aligning our daily instruction with state standards and using targeted assessments, we can pinpoint exactly where students excel and where they may need extra support—a critical tool for ensuring a seamless transition for our military-connected learners. Fort Sam Houston ISD follows the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), which outline the state's expectations for what students should know and be able to do in every grade and subject. Our educators use these standards to build engaging, rigorous daily lessons. We use standardized state assessments to measure student mastery of the TEKS and ensure our schools are meeting high academic standards.

The TEKS comprises the state-mandated curriculum guidelines that establish what every student, from elementary school through high school, should know and be able to do.  They were developed to comply with §28.002(c) and (d) of the Texas Education Code. More specific information is available on the Texas Education Agency website at:    

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR)

The STAAR is currently administered in grades 3–8 and high school to measure subject mastery.

  • Grades 3–8 Assessments: Students are assessed in Reading and Mathematics (Grades 3–8), Science (Grades 5 and 8), and Social Studies (Grade 8).

  • End of Course (EOC) Assessments: High school students are administered assessments in English I, English II, Algebra I, Biology, and U.S. History.

 

TELPAS fulfills federal requirements for assessing the English language proficiency of Emergent Bilinguals in kindergarten through grade 12. TELPAS assesses second language development across four key domains: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

  • Grades 2–12: Multiple-choice assessments are used to evaluate reading.

  • Kindergarten & Grade 1: Holistically rated assessments based on ongoing classroom observations and written student work are used for all domains.

Supporting Emergent Bilingual Students in Texas

The PSAT is administered in FSHISD each year to provide practice for students in preparation for the SAT testing environment.

  • This assessment provides valuable skill information to assist students in learning their academic strengths and weaknesses.

  • It also provides the school with critical data used to recruit students for Advanced Placement (AP) courses.

SAT Suite Benefits: For Students & Parents

 

Aside from being a multiple-aptitude battery that measures developed abilities and helps predict future academic and occupational success in the military, the ASVAB offers incredible career projection data for all participating students.

  • Results return in the form of a comprehensive career aptitude portfolio.

  • Students and counselors analyze this portfolio together to assist students in setting and achieving their unique post-secondary goals.

ASVAB Career Exploration Guide for Participants

  • The TEKS comprises the state-mandated curriculum guidelines that establish what every student, from elementary school through high school, should know and be able to do.  They were developed to comply with §28.002(c) and (d) of the Texas Education Code. More specific information is available on the Texas Education Agency website at:    

    Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

  • State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR)

    The STAAR is currently administered in grades 3–8 and high school to measure subject mastery.

    • Grades 3–8 Assessments: Students are assessed in Reading and Mathematics (Grades 3–8), Science (Grades 5 and 8), and Social Studies (Grade 8).

    • End of Course (EOC) Assessments: High school students are administered assessments in English I, English II, Algebra I, Biology, and U.S. History.

     

  • TELPAS fulfills federal requirements for assessing the English language proficiency of Emergent Bilinguals in kindergarten through grade 12. TELPAS assesses second language development across four key domains: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

    • Grades 2–12: Multiple-choice assessments are used to evaluate reading.

    • Kindergarten & Grade 1: Holistically rated assessments based on ongoing classroom observations and written student work are used for all domains.

    Supporting Emergent Bilingual Students in Texas

  • The PSAT is administered in FSHISD each year to provide practice for students in preparation for the SAT testing environment.

    • This assessment provides valuable skill information to assist students in learning their academic strengths and weaknesses.

    • It also provides the school with critical data used to recruit students for Advanced Placement (AP) courses.

    SAT Suite Benefits: For Students & Parents

     

  • Aside from being a multiple-aptitude battery that measures developed abilities and helps predict future academic and occupational success in the military, the ASVAB offers incredible career projection data for all participating students.

    • Results return in the form of a comprehensive career aptitude portfolio.

    • Students and counselors analyze this portfolio together to assist students in setting and achieving their unique post-secondary goals.

    ASVAB Career Exploration Guide for Participants

FSHISD State Assessment Program

Please follow the link to the most up to date calendar for state assessments @ Ft Sam Houston ISD. 
 

20 U.S.C. 6312(e)(2)(B) - "Subject to subparagraph (C), each local educational agency that receives funds under this part shall make widely available through public means (including by posting in a clear and easily accessible manner on the local educational agency’s website and, where practicable, on the website of each school served by the local educational agency) for each grade served by the local educational agency, information on each assessment required by the State to comply with section 6311 of this title, other assessments required by the State, and where such information is available and feasible to report, assessments required districtwide by the local educational agency, including— (i)the subject matter assessed; (ii)the purpose for which the assessment is designed and used; (iii)the source of the requirement for the assessment; and (iv)where such information is available— (I)the amount of time students will spend taking the assessment, and the schedule for the assessment; and (II)the time and format for disseminating results.”