
Renaissance STAR FAQ K8
For Learning Coaches and Students K8
Renaissance Star Tests - Math and Reading
The Math and Reading Star assessments are short tests that provide data on your child's mastery of learning targets. Star tests are computer adaptive, which means they adjust to each answer your child provides. This helps teachers get the best data to help your child in the shortest amount of testing time (about one-third of the time other tests take). Students take the Star assessments three times a year to track student growth and help teachers personalize instruction. To accurately assess student progress, students should not be given any help on content our use outside resources when answering test questions.
The Renaissance Lesson provides directions on how to access the Star tests and is scheduled on your student's planner during the testing windows.
- Kindergarteners will complete the Star Early Literacy with their teachers on Renstar days. Check planner for details.
- Students in Grades 1st and 2nd will complete the Star Early Literacy and Star Math with their teachers on Renstar days. Check planner for details.
- Students in Grades 3rd - 12th will complete the Star Reading and Star Math with their teachers on Renstar days. Check planner for details.
- All students can log into Renaissance with the information from the lesson or found below to take both the assessments.
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Required Tests
Grades 1-2 complete Star Early Literacy AND Math (yellow highlight)
Grades 3-12 complete Star Reading AND Math (yellow highlight)
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How to log my student into Renaissance:
Navigate to the Renaissance website using this link or the link found in the lesson.
- Click "I'm a Student"
- User Name: Your Student's Connexus/Pearson Online Classroom ID (located in the student gradebook or profile)
- Password: map
- Monitoring password: Provided by your teacher in LL
- If a student pauses a test, the password provided by the teacher will unpause
Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd: Your teacher will direct your to take EITHER the Early Literacy or Star Reading assessment. You will need to be in class with your teacher for them to direct you to the correct assessment.
Grades 3rd -8th: Click Star Reading, then click on any class listed to access the test. Take a break and then Grades 1st -8th go back to complete the Star Math assessment in the same way.
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Grades 9-12: Click Star Reading, then click on any class listed to access the test. Take a break and then go back to complete the Star Math assessment in the same way.
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Need more support? Click here for more detailed steps on how to access both assessments.
Renaissance STAR Days
RenSTAR Days are on Fridays this year - Sept. 20th, Feb 14th, and May 30th.
"Oops! You've Hit a Snag" Fix
- Right-click on the date/time in the bottom right corner of the screen.
- Click on "Adjust date/time" second from the top.
- Click on "Set time zone automatically"
- Click on "Sync now"
- Have the student close the Renaissance browser and reopen the window to log in again.
- Have the student click on the search box in the bottom left of the taskbar and type "settings."
- Have the student click on "Time & Language"
- Click on "Set time zone automatically"
- Click on "Sync now"
- Have the student close the Renaissance browser and reopen the window to log in again.