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Dear Parents/Guardians,
Please see below for important information regarding STAAR at Wiley Middle School.
Spring STAAR Testing Dates for Wiley Middle School:
6th-grade RLA - 4/16/25
6th-grade Math - 5/1/25
7th-grade RLA - 4/16/25
7th-grade Math - 4/29/25
8th-grade RLA - 4/16/25
8th-grade Social Studies- 4/23/25
8th-grade Science- 4/24/25
8th-grade Math - 4/29/25
Algebra - 4/29/25
Makeup testing dates for Wiley:
4/17/25 RLA all grade levels
4/25/25 Science & SS 8th grade
5/2/25 Math (including Algebra) all grade levels
If your child will be observing a religious holy day on any of the dates listed above and therefore will not be present on the applicable testing day, please email Heather.Graeber@leanderisd.org.
Lunches on testing days:
4/16/25 -
6th and 7th-grade students will eat lunch in their classrooms. They may bring their lunch from home or purchase a sack lunch from the cafe.
8th-grade students will eat lunch in the cafe at the regularly scheduled lunch time.
4/23/25 and 4/24/25 -
All grade levels will eat lunch in the cafe at their regularly scheduled lunch times.
4/29/25 -
6th-grade students who are not testing will eat A-lunch in the cafe
Students enrolled in on-level 7th-grade math will eat B-lunch in the cafe
Students enrolled in 7/8 math, 8 math, or algebra will eat C-lunch in the cafe
5/1/25 -
6th-grade students will eat lunch in their classrooms. They may bring their lunch from home or purchase a sack lunch from the cafe.
7th and 8th-grade students will eat lunch in the cafe at their regularly scheduled lunchtimes.
On all makeup testing dates, all grade levels will eat lunch in the cafe at their regularly scheduled lunch times. Students who have not completed testing at the time of their regularly scheduled lunch may eat in a testing room.
Schedules on testing days:
On all STAAR testing dates, we will operate on a regular bell schedule. Therefore, when testing concludes each day, students will resume their regular schedule for the remainder of that day.
STAAR Practice:
Students can access the STAAR online practice platform anytime to view released or practice STAAR tests as well as practice with the embedded tools and features. Click the link below to view the instructions for viewing the STAAR online practice site:
→ STAAR Online Practice Instructions (English & Spanish) ←
Important STAAR testing day reminders:
Please remind your student to bring the following to school on all applicable testing days.:
Water bottle
Snack (less messy is better)
Book(s) to read after testing
mLISD Lenovo and charger (*see section below)
Please instruct students to charge and restart their Lenovo laptops the night before each test.
to encure the testing application runs smoothly.
- Please do not send your child to school with blankets, pillows, stuffed animals, etc.
*If your student does NOT have a district-provided Lenovo laptop,
one will be provided for them for STAAR testing at no cost.
Student expectations for testing days:
- During testing, students must be quiet and respect others who are testing. We want to ensure students are comfortable using the entire testing window if needed.
When students are done testing, they may read or sit silently until the testing session is completed for the day and students are dismissed to their classes.
- Cell phones, smartwatches, and all other communication devices must be turned of and collected prior to testing. Students are welcome to leave these devices (phones/smartwathces/tablets etc.) at home on testing days if preferred.
LISD families, you can now secure their students’ district-provided laptops for the 2025-2026 school year. While participation in the mLISD program remains optional, we want to ensure you are well-informed about this transition to facilitate a smooth start to the new school year.
If students pay before the Campus cutoff date in May, they can keep their devices throughout the summer and the next school year.
Important Reminder From our Registrar
If you are moving over the summer and will not be attending WMS next year, please email the Registrar to let her know.
HERE are ALL the Saturday School dates for the 2024-2025 school year.
This session will be aimed at supporting students in primarily TWO scenarios:
1. Provide an opportunity for students who did not pass Cycle 4 to complete the provided assignments & mastery check(s) to repair their Cycle 4 grade (core subjects only - does NOT include a HS credit courses). These students will be invited by campus administration. Invitations will go out early next week.
2. Provide an opportunity for students who are currently failing Cycle 5 and need to complete missing/make-up work in order to repair their current cycle grade before the cycle ends (core subjects only).
If you have additional questions about Saturday School, please reach out to Cheyenne Aguilar (Campus Instructional Coach) and/or Erica Collier (Math Instructional Coach & Math Extensions teacher).
25-26 School Year Nominations
It is that time of year where we begin looking forward to next year. Our board this year has done an incredible job in advocating for students, teachers, and facility needs.
Are you interested in joining us for the 2025-2026 school year? Please fill out this form to nominate yourself for a board position.
PTA cannot operate without the support and participation of our volunteers! Please consider joining the board. If you are not interested in an executive board position, please reach out because there are many other options for you!
