sTUDENT sUCCESS iNITIATIVE (SSI)
The Student Success Initiative (SSI) grade advancement requirements apply to enrolled grades 5 and 8 students who take the STAAR reading and mathematics tests at grades 5 and 8. It was enacted by the 76th Texas Legislature in 1999 and modified by the 81st Texas Legislature in 2009.
As specified by these requirements, a student may advance to the next grade level only by passing these tests or by unanimous decision of his or her grade placement committee that the student is likely to perform at grade level after additional instruction.
The goal of the SSI is to ensure that all students receive the instruction and support they need to be academically successful in reading and mathematics. This effort depends greatly on schools, parents, and community members working in partnership to meet individual student needs.
As specified by these requirements, a student may advance to the next grade level only by passing these tests or by unanimous decision of his or her grade placement committee that the student is likely to perform at grade level after additional instruction.
The goal of the SSI is to ensure that all students receive the instruction and support they need to be academically successful in reading and mathematics. This effort depends greatly on schools, parents, and community members working in partnership to meet individual student needs.
sample forms and letters
TEA provides Grade Placement Committee (GPC) forms and notification letters in both English and Spanish to help districts communicate with parents in their native language. When modifying these materials, schools should be careful to include all the components required by the grade advancement law and commissioner’s rules. Click on a link below to see a list of sample forms and letters for the selected grade and subject.
Reading Forms
Mathematics Forms
Reading Forms
Mathematics Forms
