If you are ready to target a specific measure, these pages include samples, videos, and practice opportunities that can guide your quality improvement efforts. First, choose a Texas Rising Star assessment subcategory and then choose a measure to explore the resources.
Subcategory
Director Qualifications and Training(1)
Staff Qualifications and Training(2)
Warm and Responsive Style(6)
Language Facilitation and Support(10)
Play-Based Interactions and Guidance(4)
Support for Children’s Regulation(6)
Instructional Formats and Approaches to Learning(6)
Family Education(4)
Family Involvement(5)
Program Management(5)
Indoor Learning Environment(5)
Outdoor Learning Environment(4)
P-FE-01 & P-FE-03: Family Orientation
This measure refers to the type of information shared by an early learning program when conducting an orientation with the family at enrollment. The goal is to ensure families are informed and have ... (Learn More)
P-FE-02: Resources on Growth and Development
The intent of this measure is to ensure that families are being provided with a variety of resources and opportunities (at the program and/or online) that assist them in learning more about the grow... (Learn More)
P-FI-01: Parent Feedback
This measure ensures facilities allow parents to give feedback on the program, including the staffing and classrooms, through surveys, suggestion boxes, exit interviews, or parent meetings. The pare... (Learn More)
P-FI-02: Family Conferences
This measure examines if there is an existing policy for parent-teacher conferences and if parents are allowed to have a discussion with a teacher. Facilities should have documented opportunities all... (Learn More)
P-FI-03: Family Involvement in Program Activities
This measure determines if families are invited to participate in program events, such as special occasions, celebrations, support groups, and other program-related activities. Invitations may includ... (Learn More)
P-IFAL-01: Intentional Instructional Activities
This measure looks at whether intentional instructional activities are balanced between teacher-directed and child-directed. Teacher-directed activities are activities where the teacher leads and di... (Learn More)
P-IFAL-02: Balance of Activities
This measure looks at whether the daily schedule demonstrates a balance of both teacher- and child-initiated planned daily activities. Scheduled parts of the day when the teacher will (Learn More)
P-IFAL-03: Incidental Learning
This measure refers to how consistently the teacher adds incidental learning to routines and transitions. Routines and transitions are typically not a setting where learning activities are planned. ... (Learn More)
P-IFAL-04: Planned Transition Times
This measure refers to the quality of transition times by considering how organized and prepared the teacher is to begin activities and whether there are long waits between children’s activities. ... (Learn More)
P-IFAL-05: Repeated Exposure of a New Concept
This measure focuses on how consistently new concepts are integrated throughout the day in different learning contexts. “Learning contexts” refer to parts of the children’s daily schedule such... (Learn More)