{"id":237,"date":"2012-06-30T00:10:50","date_gmt":"2012-06-30T00:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.websitefix.net\/clients\/Generic\/?page_id=237"},"modified":"2021-07-12T20:30:50","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T20:30:50","slug":"public-education-system","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/AustinTX3\/?page_id=237","title":{"rendered":"Public Education System"},"content":{"rendered":"

ACADEMICS \/ PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM
\n<\/b><\/strong>
\nPublic Education
\n<\/b><\/strong>
\nTexas Education Agency<\/b><\/strong>
\n1701 North Congress Avenue
\nAustin 512-463-9734
\nhttps:\/\/tea.texas.gov\/<\/a><\/p>\n

K-12 Registration Information
\n<\/b><\/strong>https:\/\/tea.texas.gov\/texas-schools\/general-information\/enroll-your-child<\/a><\/p>\n

School Laws & Rules
\n<\/b><\/strong>https:\/\/tea.texas.gov\/about-tea\/laws-and-rules<\/a><\/p>\n

School Data & Education Directory
\n<\/b><\/strong>https:\/\/tea.texas.gov\/reports-and-data<\/a><\/p>\n

Testing and Assessment
\n<\/b><\/strong>The statewide assessment program in Texas includes a variety of standardized tests:<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS)
\n*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 State-Developed Alternative Assessment (SDAA)
\n*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 End-of-Course Examinations (EOC)
\n*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Reading Proficiency Tests in English (RPTE)<\/p>\n

For the testing calendar, comparative data, and scores for individual schools or school districts, contact:<\/p>\n

Division of Student Assessment
\n<\/b><\/strong>512-463-9536
\nhttps:\/\/tea.texas.gov\/student-assessment<\/a><\/p>\n


\nCharter Schools
\n<\/b><\/strong>Charter schools are public schools organized and operated by individuals or groups rather than the state. These schools are designed to foster educational competition and offer parental choice in education. They enjoy a significant amount of freedom to create innovations in educational and administrative practices. For more information about charter schools or a list of charter schools in your area, contact:<\/p>\n

Division of Charter Schools
\n<\/b><\/strong>512-463-9575
\nhttps:\/\/tea.texas.gov\/texas-schools\/texas-schools-charter-schools<\/a><\/p>\n


\n<\/b><\/strong>Magnet Schools
\n<\/b><\/strong>Austin Independent School District offers magnet schools with special programs such as fine arts, math\/science, and Montessori in addition to a strong core curriculum. Magnet schools “attract” students to specialized fields of study. For more information on magnet programs, contact:<\/p>\n

Austin Independent School District Magnet Department
\n<\/b><\/strong>512-414-1700
\nhttps:\/\/www.austinisd.org\/newsouthmagnet<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ACADEMICS \/ PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM Public Education Texas Education Agency 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin 512-463-9734 https:\/\/tea.texas.gov\/ K-12 Registration Information https:\/\/tea.texas.gov\/texas-schools\/general-information\/enroll-your-child School Laws & Rules https:\/\/tea.texas.gov\/about-tea\/laws-and-rules School Data & Education Directory https:\/\/tea.texas.gov\/reports-and-data Testing and Assessment The statewide assessment program in Texas includes a variety of standardized tests: *\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) *\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/AustinTX3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/237"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/AustinTX3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/AustinTX3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/AustinTX3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/AustinTX3\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=237"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/AustinTX3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":745,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/AustinTX3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/237\/revisions\/745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/AustinTX3\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}