SSTAAR Trek: Charting the Course from STAAR to SST
audience: Campus leaders, content and curriculum leaders, and teacher leaders who are responsible for guiding others through the transition from STAAR to SST. This series is meant for those leading the change, not just learning about it.
The SSTAAR Trek video series guides leaders through the transition from STAAR to the new State of Texas Student (SST) assessment with learning videos for each core content area (Math, Reading Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies). SSTAAR Trek helps leaders understand what’s changing and translate their STAAR-era experience into a clear plan for SST, identifying what to keep, what to adapt, and what’s genuinely new so teams can carry forward their strongest practices instead of starting over.
What You Get
8 learning videos (2 per content area for Math, RLA, Science, SS)
Access to the video series for the 2026-27 school year
Learning Videos For Each Content Area
Know the Course: What’s New and Why
A focused look at what’s changing with SST (what’s confirmed, what’s still emerging, and why) for a clear, current picture to guide conversations on campus or in the content area.
Chart the Route: From Item Complexity to Instructional Insight
Using lead4ward’s item complexity framework, we’ll walk through released STAAR item examples to show the range of cognitive demand levels. Then, we’ll connect those levels to the state’s forthcoming Range Performance Level Descriptors (RPLDs) for SST, giving leaders an evidence-based starting point for instructional planning.
Outcomes
As a result of watching the SSTAAR Trek series, leaders will:
- Gain an accurate, current understanding of the STAAR to SST transition
- Identify what existing knowledge and practice transfers, and what doesn’t
- Walk away better equipped to lead the transition locally in each content area
Pricing Information
- $235 per campus all content areas
- $2350 district price for all content areas
- need a quote?
Registration Info
Jodi Denton, Content & Instruction
Social Studies enthusiast, Jodi Denton, M.Ed., serves as lead4ward’s Executive Director of Content and Instruction, leveraging her experience at lead4ward since its inception.
Gayla Wiggins, Reading Language Arts
Gayla Wiggins is the founder of LITERACYcentral. A dedicated literacy consultant, Gayla brings years of experience supporting literacy at every level – state, regional, district, and campus.
Vince Colunga, Science
Vince Colunga serves as lead4ward’s Lead Science Consultant. He is passionate about instilling a scientific and engineering mindset in students to help them examine and make sense of the world for themselves.
Mimi Salmon, Mathematics
Mimi Salmon, M.Ed., partners with teachers and educational leaders to strengthen mathematics instruction. She’s passionate about helping others see math as a discipline of creative problem-solving and meaningful connections.