TAKS Camp Facts
Fri., June 29, 2007
Location: Austin, McCallum, and Travis high schools (four classes at each school; one teacher for every 10 students)
Subjects: Math, science, English, social studies.
Class content: Review of practice tests, test-taking techniques, and basic vocabulary and skills.
Days of Instruction: 16
TAKS camp students: Most have taken the test five times before the end of their senior year.
Workshop results: After the 2006 TAKS workshop, 53% passed the social studies TAKS,49% passed the English TAKS, 43% passed the math TAKS, 32% passed the science TAKS.
Next TAKS test date: July 10-13
2007 enrollment: 193 students in three camps
Enrollment by home school:
Travis: 51McCallum: 31
Austin: 28
Crockett: 24
Akins: 19
LBJ: 14
Bowie: 9
Johnston: 7
Anderson: 6
Lanier: 1*
Reagan: 0*
Out-of-district: 3
*TAKS summer tutoring on home campus
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