Grades K-12 Summer Administration

Deadline for Application: April 19, 2013

Testing Dates:

• June 11, 2013 (NOTE: Revised Dates)
• June 12, 2013
• June 13, 2013

Testing Location

• Brandenburg Elementary School
  2800 Hilcrest
  Irving, Texas 75062

FURTHER INFORMATION

These are rigorous assessments that thoroughly test the student's knowledge of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills of the course or grade level.

ELEMENTARY (K-5)

Accelerated Kindergarten to First Grade

• Student must be 5 years old by September 1 of the new school year

• Achieves Stanine 8 (89th percentile) or above on all required tests

Acceleration Grades 1-5 (Skip a Grade Level)

• Scores 90% or above on each of the criterion-referenced tests for the grade level he or she wants to skip.

• It is recommended that parents talk with their child's teacher about observations of the child's use of advanced vocabulary, achievement at a level well above average, maturity factors, and strong academic abilities to help determine if the testing is appropriate.

SECONDARY (6-12)

Without Prior Instruction

Credit by examination is offered to students as an opportunity to receive credit for a course in which the student has received no prior instruction. A student may advance one grade level (6-8) or one course per subject area (6-12) in each testing period.

• Scores 85% or above on an approved examination in order to receive credit.

With Prior Instruction

Students may earn credit by examination if they have received prior instruction in the subject for which the examination is taken.

• Scores 70% or above on the course examination and/or completes applicable projects.