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TETN Accountability Update Session

November 17, 2011

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State Accountability Update

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Recent and Upcoming Events

November 10 AEIS release (TEASE)

November 17 AEIS release (Public)

Week of November 28 PEG list release (TEASE)

Week of December 5 School Report Cards (SRCs) (TEA public website)

December 8 PEG emailed to districtsand posted “To the Administrator Addressed”

correspondence web page

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Discontinued Products

Pocket Edition No 2010-11 Pocket Edition will be

published. The 2009-10 publication is the final edition.

Snapshot No Snapshot 2011 will be posted. Snapshot 2010 is the final release.

2011 State Appeals

There were 202 appeals compared to 203 appeals in 2010.

By type of indicator appealed:

TAKS – 75% Dropout/Completion/Underreported – 11% AEA – 14%

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2011 State Appeals

Overall grant rate was 36%

o Campus grant rate was 39% (63 out of 161)

o District grant rate was 22% (9 out of 41)

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2011 State Appeals

The most common rating change for campuses was Academically Unacceptable to Academically Acceptable.

15 of the 63 granted campus appeals

The most common rating change for districts was Academically Acceptable to Recognized.

5 of the 9 granted district appeals.7

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2011 Gold Performance Acknowledgments (GPA)

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GPA Indicators & Standards

GPA Indicators 2011

1 Advanced/Dual Enrollment Course Completion > 30.0%

2Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate Results

> 15.0% and

> 50.0%

3 Attendance RateHigh School:

Middle/K-12/District: Elementary:

> 95.0%

> 96.0%

> 97.0%

4-8Commended Performance: Reading/ELA, Mathematics, Writing, Science

Social Studies> 30.0%

9 College-Ready Graduates > 40.0%

Standard in bold indicates an increase from 2010.

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GPA Indicators & Standards

GPA Indicators 2011

10Recommended High School Program (RHSP)/ Distinguished Achievement Program (DAP)

> 85.0%

11SAT/ACT Results

(College Admissions Tests)

> 70.0% and

> 40.0%

12Texas Success Initiative: Higher Education Readiness Component- English Language Arts

> 65%

13Texas Success Initiative: Higher Education Readiness Component- Mathematics

> 65%

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Comparable Improvement (campus level only)

Reading/ELA

Mathematics

Top Quartile (top 25%)

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GPA Acknowledgments

83% of districts earned at least one acknowledgment(compared to 82% in 2010)

Three districts earned all 13 possible, Four earned 12, Six earned 11, Eight districts earned 10.

77% of campuses earned at least one acknowledgment(compared to 79% in 2010)

None earned all 15 possible, One earned 14, One earned 13, 13 earned 12.

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AEA GPA

2011 is the fourth year for evaluating AEA campuses and charters on GPA indicators. Only the All Students group is evaluated. Student groups are not evaluated separately.

There are 13 AEA GPA indicators. The two Comparable Improvement indicators are not evaluated for AEA GPA.

An Attendance Rate standard of 95.0% is applied to all AECs and charters under AEA GPA.

Among the 59 charter operators, 29 earned one or more acknowledgments.

Among the 451 AECs, 221 earned one or more acknowledgments.

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2010-11 Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS)

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November 10 TEASE release

District and campus AEIS reports were posted to TEASE on Thursday, November 10, 2011.

Email notifications were sent to district superintendents and ESC directors.

The TEASE release provides the information that districts need to fulfill publishing and notification requirements for the AEIS.

The AEIS Guidelines (available on TEASE) provide details about district responsibilities.

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District Responsibilities

PUBLISHING

MUST publish: Performance and profile sections of district and campus AEIS reports

MAY publish: Glossary (English Glossary will be available November 17, 2011. Spanish translation will be available in January 2012.)

MUST ADD and publish: o Campus performance objectiveso Report of violent or criminal incidentso Information from THECB about performance of

students in postsecondary institutions

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District Responsibilities

HEARING FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSION

Must be held within 90 calendar days after the November 10th TEASE release. District winter break days do not count towards the 90 days.

Within 2 weeks after the hearing, the AEIS report must be disseminated.

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District Responsibilities

AEIS AND THE DISTRICT WEBSITE

TEC 39.362 requires districts with websites to post the most current accountability ratings, AEIS reports, and School Report Cards (SRC) not later than the 10th day after the first day of instruction of each school year.

There is no requirement in this statute that district websites must be updated with new AEIS reports after the 10th instructional day. However, districts are encouraged to do so.

See our FAQ about this requirement at: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/3297_faq.html

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Changes to 2010-11 AEIS

Overview of Changes

Added TAKS-Alt and TAKS-M to most TAKS indicators

New Race/Ethnicity definitions used for students and staff

Preview indicators removed

Male/Female columns removed

Added column and indicator to Section III (Bilingual/ESL)

Changes to Financial Expenditure profile section

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Changes to 2010-11 AEIS

TAKS-Alternate (TAKS-Alt) and TAKS-Modified (TAKS-M)

2011 accountability included TAKS-M and TAKS-Alt in the TAKS and Commended Performance indicators.

Prior-year (2010) results were recalculated to include TAKS-M and TAKS-Alt.

AEIS includes TAKS-M and TAKS-Alt for most TAKS indicators, but not all.

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Changes to 2010-11 AEIS

TAKS-Alternate (TAKS-Alt) and TAKS-Modified (TAKS-M)

Indicator TAKS – M TAKS - Alt

TAKS by Grade

TAKS Met Standard (Acct Indicator)

TAKS Commended

TAKS Exit-level Cumulative

Progress of Prior Year Failers

SSI

ELL Progress Indicator

TSI

College Ready Graduates

Changes to 2010-11 AEIS

Race/Ethnicity

The 2010-11 AEIS reports use the new federal definitions for race and ethnicity.

Students and staff are now reported as: African American, Hispanic, White, American Indian, Asian, Pacific Islander, and Two or More Races.

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Changes to 2010-11 AEIS

Race/EthnicityMost indicators show the new definitions for both the current and prior

year. These indicators are:

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Indicator Current Year Prior Year

TAKS by Grade New New

TAKS Commended New New

TAKS – M New New

TAKS – Alt New New

TAKS Participation New New

Progress of Prior Year Failers New New

SSI New New

ELL Progress Indicator New New

TSI New New

Changes to 2010-11 AEIS

Race/EthnicitySome indicators show a combination of new (for the current year) and former

(for the prior year). These indicators are:

For these indicators, Asian, Pacific Islander, and Two or More Races have no data available for the prior school year (“n/a” for Not Available is shown.)

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Indicator Current Year Prior Year

TAKS Summed Across Grades (Acct Indicator) New Former

Attendance Rate New Former

Annual Dropout Rate New Former

Advanced Course/Dual Enrollment New Former

RHSP/DAP Graduates New Former

AB/IB New Former

SAT/ACT New Former

College Ready Graduates New Former

Changes to 2010-11 AEIS

Race/EthnicitySome indicators show former definitions for both years. These indicators are:

For these indicators, Asian, Pacific Islander, and Two or More Races have no data available for both the current and prior years (“n/a” for Not Available is shown.)

See the AEIS Glossary for more details.

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Indicator Current Year Prior Year

Completion Rate Former Former

TAKS Exit-level Cumulative Former Former

Changes to 2010-11 AEIS

Preview indicators removed

Since there will be no ratings in 2012, there are no 2011-12

preview indicators in the 2010-11 AEIS report.

Male/Female columns removed

In order to accommodate additional columns for race and

ethnicity, two columns, Male and Female are no longer included

on the printed AEIS reports; however, the data for these two

categories of students are still available through the data

download.

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Changes to 2010-11 AEIS

Section III AdditionsThe third section of the AEIS reports has an additional column, “LEP with Services” to complement the column “LEP with No Services.” The ELL Progress Indicator was also added to this section.

State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF)State revenue (under Total Revenues) includes amounts received from the SFSF which are distributed under the Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The SFSF amount for each district is shown in the footnote block found on the last page of the district’s report.

HS Allotment Added to Actual Expenditures by Program.

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November 17th Public Release

Includes TEASE products such as district and campus AEIS reports, Comparable Improvement (CI) reports, and Guidelines.

Adds:o Region reportso State reporto Report of mobile student performance (state-level only)o Data download (includes a masking explanation)o Additional CI informationo Multi-year datao Links to prior-year reportso Links to grade level Progress of Prior Year Failers o Glossary

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2010-11 School Report Cards

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Overview

The School Report Card (SRC) contains a subset of the performance, staff, and financial data in the AEIS reports.

SRCs are accessible through the AEIS public website. There is no separate TEASE release of the SRCs.

Target release date is Wednesday, December 7, 2011.

Superintendents and principals will be notified of availability via email.

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District Responsibilities

As required by statute, these report cards must be disseminated to the “parent, guardian, conservator, or other person having lawful control of each student at the campus.”

Must be disseminated to parents within six weeks after districts are notified by TEA. (Winter break does not count.)

There are various ways to achieve the distribution requirements (see TAC 61.1021).

Supplemental materials are provided by TEAo Sample cover letters to parents (English and Spanish)o Definitions (English and, as soon as available, Spanish)

Campuses With Additional Campus Improvement Plan

(CIP) Requirements

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Additional CIP Requirements

For 2011 and 2012 there will be no additional CIP requirements of a campus rated Academically Acceptable.

In prior years, campuses rated Academically Acceptable that would be rated Academically Unacceptable using accountability standards for the subsequent year were subject to additional CIP requirements.

Since no state accountability ratings will be issued in 2012, the identification of 2011 campuses at risk of a 2012 low rating cannot be determined. Similarly, since there will be no campuses identified as Academically Acceptable in 2012, the pool of campuses to screen for low ratings in 2013 cannot be determined.

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Public Education Grant (PEG) Program

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Overview

A statutorily-mandated program of school choice (TEC Ch. 29, Subchapter G, §§ 29.201-29.205)

Partially aligned with accountability ratings, but not fully aligned with the state system or AYP.

Statute requires districts to notify parents of the 2012-13 list by February 1, 2012.

The PEG list is based on 2009, 2010, and 2011 performance, but is effective for the 2012-2013 school year only.

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Criteria

Schools are listed if:(1) 50 percent or fewer of students* passed:

(a) Any TAKS** reading/English language arts, writing, mathematics, science, or social studies test, summed across the grades tested at the school;

(b) In any two of the three years: 2009, 2010, or 2011

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(2) The school was rated Academically Unacceptable in 2009, 2010, or 2011.

* Student groups are not evaluated.

** Included TAKS, TAKS (Accommodated), TAKS-M, and TAKS-Alt.

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Calendar and Notification

Planned release date is the week of November 28, 2011, via TEASE to all districts with one or more campuses on the list.

List will be posted to the agency correspondence website on December 8, 2011.

An online FAQ is available through the Division of Performance Reporting Resources link

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/resources/index.html

Accountability Technical Advisory Committee (ATAC)

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Accountability Technical Advisory Committee (ATAC)

Nomination Period: Oct. 24 – Nov. 14 (Now Closed)

Membership:

Approx. 25 members; Texas public school educators; Highly knowledgeable of public school accountability; and Current employees of an ISD, charter, or ESC. Serve a minimum of two years (2011-12 and 2012-13);

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Accountability Technical Advisory Committee (ATAC)

Duties: Consider complex, technical issues Work with TEA staff and national experts to develop

recommendations including: overall framework, integration of state and federal systems, assessment indicators, progress measures, completion indicators, student groups, minimum size criteria, alternative education accountability, and distinction designations.

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Accountability Technical Advisory Committee (ATAC)

Expectations

Attend up to five meetings at TEA offices in Austin (February 2012 through spring 2013);

Actively and constructively participate during meetings;

Solicit input from peers within their geographic region;

Participate in at least one small work group that will meet between the ATAC meetings via video-conference with TEA staff.

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Accountability Technical Advisory Committee (ATAC)

Process

The smaller work groups will present their proposals at the main ATAC meetings.

The ATAC committee’s final proposals will be reviewed by the Accountability Policy Advisory Committee (APAC) whose members include legislative, university, parent, business, and community representatives.

The APAC will provide feedback on the ATAC proposals to the commissioner of education. The commissioner will make final accountability decisions in spring 2013.

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Accountability Technical Advisory Committee (ATAC)

Status of Nominations

About 150 nominees were received.

Two-thirds are “Other District Administrators.”

15 are ESC staff (directors or others).

24 are campus staff.

97% have testing or assessment experience.

94% have school/program acct. experience.

One-third have “non-traditional settings” experience.

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Accountability Technical Advisory Committee (ATAC)

Timeline Oct. 24 – Nov. 14

Nominees are submitted through the TEASE site.

Nov. 15 – Dec. 2 Nominees are summarized by characteristics and geography. TEA consults with ESC Directors and Acct/Title I AYP contacts.

December 8 TEA selects approximately 25 nominees.

December 15 Selected nominees are notified to confirm their commitment to serve.

February 2012 First two-day ATAC meeting.

House Bill (HB) 3 Update

HB 3 Implementation

ATAC Tentative Calendar – 2012

February 1st Meeting (2 days)Day 1 – Joint session with APACDay 2 – ATAC only

May 2nd Meeting

August 3rd Meeting

November 4th Meeting

February 2013 5th Meeting (Final)

 

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HB 3 Implementation

Accountability Policy Advisory Committee

(APAC)

Tentative Calendar

February, 2012 1st Meeting (1 day joint session w/ ATAC)

November, 2012 2nd Meeting

March 2013 3rd Meeting (Final)

 

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HB 3 Implementation

Distinction Designations

ReviewThree kinds1. Recognized and Exemplary.

To be based on performance on the STAAR college readiness indicators.

Not to be assigned until 2014. For both campuses and districts.

2.   Top 25% (campus only). Campuses ranked in top 25% in annual improvement. Campuses ranked in top 25% in gap reduction.

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HB 3 Implementation

Distinction Designations

ReviewThree kinds (continued)

3. Five Committee-based (campus only). Academic Achievement Fine Arts. Physical Education. 21st Century Workforce Development. Second Language Acquisition.

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HB 3 Implementation

Academic Achievement Committee

Status of Committee Membership Selection Names received from Governor’s Office, Office of the Lt. Governor, and

Speaker’s Office. Nominees to be contacted.

Calendar (2012)

March 1st Meeting

June 2nd Meeting

October 3rd Meeting (Final)

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TETN Accountability Sessions

2012 Schedule and Tentative Agenda Topics

To Be Determined.

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Accountability Resources

Division of Performance Reporting email performance.reporting@tea.state.tx.us

Division of Performance Reporting main telephone number is(512) 463-9704.

ESC Accountability Contacts.

Online: ACCT: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/ AEA: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/aea/ AYP: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/ayp/