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West Briar Middle School’s State & District Test Day Policies

Students must place all communication devices (cell phones, etc.) away with personal items during test administrations. 

If a student is found with any communication device at the test site, the student will face a day of in school suspension and will be charged a $25.00 fee to have their device returned to them.

STAAR Test Policy- A four hour time limit has been established by the state for STAAR assessments, as opposed to TAKS which was untimed. 

This four hour limit includes bathroom breaks, water or snack breaks, stretching breaks and medical breaks (e.g. to take medicine).  Breaks for lunch are not included in the four hour time limit.

“Find Your Fame” at the Westside High School Community Open House we showcase our visual and performing arts, athletic programs and more than 40 clubs and organizations.

We offer outstanding academics in our five small learning communities including various career-centered enrichment opportunities.

Find out more about our Academy of Fine Arts, Applied Science & Health Professions, Business Academy, Computing Sciences & Engineering, and Media Relations Academy, and see our beautiful state-of-the-art facilities.

Thursday, January 26, 2012 , Westside High School is located at 14201 Briar Forest Drive, Houston, Texas 77077.

For additional information, please contact Noelle MacGregor at 281-920-8036 or nstockma@houstonisd.org.

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West Briar Middle School will have early dismissal days this school year along with all other HISD schools for staff development. 

The school hours will be 8:30am to 1:25pm on
January 11th, February 29th, and April 18th. 

If you pick up your child, please be on time.  School buses will run as normal.

STAAR will Replace TAKS in 2011–2012

For years, students have been taking the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) to determine whether they have mastered the material and concepts required for their current grade or course. Beginning in 2011–2012, TAKS will be replaced with a new testing program, the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR).

STAAR is expected to be more rigorous than TAKS and is designed to measure whether students are on a path to college and meaningful careers. In general, questions on the new exams will have multiple steps and will require higher–level thinking. Students will also have a time limit to complete the tests. For more information, visit www.houstonisd.org/STAAR

STAAR reemplazará el TAKS para el 2011-2012

Por varios años, los estudiantes han tomado la evaluación de conocimientos y capacidades (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills o TAKS) para determinar si han aprendido los conceptos y material requerido para su grado o curso. Desde 2011-2012, TAKS será reemplazado con un nuevo programa de evaluación, el Examen estatal de preparación académica (STAAR).

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