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Our academic program is guided by the accreditation process for Catholic schools, identified by the Texas Catholic Conference Accreditation Commission. This program requires a commitment to the Texas Essential Skills, or TEKS which are required instructional objectives for each course.
The curriculum includes objectives to be taught in each subject area. Teachers use these objectives to plan their instruction by determining when and how these objectives will be taught, based on a sequential presentation of objectives. Teachers systematically plan for instruction and determine the resources needed to teach the material. TEKS may be extended or exceeded in individual classrooms based on student need and achievement. Both formal and informal assessments are used to determine each student's mastery of the objectives. Adopted textbooks, as well as additional materials are used for instruction and mastery.
Catholic schools in the Diocese of Austin do not take the Texas STAAR test. However, we do administer the Iowa Test (basic skills) and CogAt, both nationally norm-referenced tests, in kindergarten through eighth grades during the Fall semester.