TEA Update TSSSA/TCSS – El Paso Fall 2007 Brenda Tingle Manager of Social Studies, Student...

TEA UpdateTSSSA/TCSS – El PasoFall 2007

Brenda TingleManager of Social Studies, Student Assessment Division

Rosemary Morrow, Ph.D. Director of Social Studies, Curriculum Division

Texas Education Agency

Changes at TEA

Robert Scott was named Commissioner of Education by Governor Rick Perry on Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Julie Brelsford joined the Curriculum Team as Assistant Director of Social Studies on October 1, 2007.

Brenda Tingle will have several job postings in Assessment in the near future.


Topics for Discussion

State Board of Education Graduation Plans College Readiness Social Studies TEKS Review Textbook Adoption Cycle Personal Financial Literacy TALA Reading Initiatives TEA Website Assessment Update


September SBOE Meeting

State Board of Education met on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in September

Social Studies-related Agenda Items Petition for Personal Literacy Graduation Plan name College Readiness TEKS Review Textbook Adoption Cycle


Social Studies SBOE Item

Petition for Personal Literacy in

U. S. Government and Economics

SBOE denied Areas of Instruction already added to Economics Social Studies TEKS are scheduled for revision


Graduation

Graduation Plan name change for Minimum Plan was withdrawn by member proposing to rename it the Standard Plan

TEA has received some calls on Minimum Plan. Goal is for 70% of students to graduate on Recommended or Distinguished Achievement Plan


Graduation Plans

Sophomore, Junior and Senior students should be on Recommended or Distinguished Achievement Plan.

Last year’s seniors were last to be on Minimum without appropriate opt out.

A student’s graduation plan is determined by the year that the student enters a freshman class.


Graduation Plans: 4 X 4

Freshman class is under a new graduation plan: four credits in each of core content areas

26 credits for Recommended and Distinguished Achievement Plan

There are beginning to be distinctions between Recommended and Distinguished Achievement Plans

Recommended is default


College Readiness Program Collaborative Project between the Texas

Education Agency and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Created under HB 1, Art. 5, Sec. 28.008 (79th, 3rd Called Session)

Three Phases of Work Commission for a College Ready Texas

(CCRT) appointed by the Governor


HB 1, Article 5

Public school educators and faculty of institutions of higher learning shall work within subject-specific vertical teams to address high school and college readiness curriculum issues.

Establish four subject-specific vertical teams (English, Math, Science, and Social Studies).


Phase I: The Teams

Teams of 10 in each core subject—English, Math, Science, and Social Studies

40% Public Education 60% Higher Education 2 co-chairs—one from each sector 4 meetings before September 2007 Facilitated by Educational Policy

Improvement Center (EPIC) from the University of Oregon, led by Dr. David Conley


Phase II: Alignment Reconstitute teams representing each core

subject—English, Math, Science, and Social Studies (New Percentages)

60% Public Education; 40% Higher Education

2 co-chairs — one from each sector Evaluate whether HS curriculum

requirements (TEKS) prepare students for college-level course work

Recommend how HS curriculum can be aligned to CRSE


Phase III: Tasks

Develop instructional strategies to help prepare students for college-level work.

Develop minimum standards for curricula, professional development materials, and online support materials for students who need additional assistance in both public and higher education.


Social Studies Vertical Team Chaired by:

Dr. Jonathan Lee, San Antonio College

Larry Garibaldi, Houston ISD Serve on Commission for College

Ready Texas (CCRT) Report should be available on

October 26


Commission for aCollege Ready Texas (CCRT) In April 2007, the Governor appointed twenty-

one business, education and community leaders to serve on the CCRT.

Also serving on the CCRT are four ex-officio members: Commissioner of Public Education Commissioner of Higher Education Comptroller of Public Accounts Executive Director, Texas High School Project –

Communities Foundation of Texas


College Ready Contact Information Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

(THECB)

http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/ Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Joseph Kulhanek, Director of the College Readiness Program

[email protected]


TEKS Review

RFQ has been issued for ELAR Facilitator

Science nominees are being notified of their appointment to a committee

Approval of TEKS Process for future reviews on November SBOE Agenda


TEKS Review

Science is beginning the process CTE is required by legislation to

review TEKS by 2009 and nominations are being made for review committees

Social Studies is tentatively set to begin the process in the spring 2008


Social Studies TEKS Review – Tentative Schedule SBOE nominate educators, parents and

community representatives TEA Staff will review nominations and make

recommendations for committees to the SBOE Three to five members per grade level or course Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 SBOE adoption of amendments to TEKS in Fall

2009 Public review Final adoption in Spring 2010


Textbook Adoption Cycle

Proclamation 2010 is being issued for ELAR Elementary

Proclamation 2011 ELAR Secondary, except for electives, and Pre-K

Social Studies will be K-12 in Proclamation 2013 to be in classrooms in Fall 2013

Bible Literacy will be included in social studies proclamation.


Personal Financial Literacy Twelve Areas of Instruction Implemented this year in High School

Economics – no extensions Includes AP and IB Teacher may be certified in either

Social Studies or Business Third Call for Materials in Texas

Register to go to SBOE in November


Texas Adolescent Literacy Academies (TALA) HB 2237, Section 4 Content Area Academy for teachers of

mathematics, science, and social studies Content literacy strategies 1 1/2 days face-to-face, equivalent of 1/2

day follow-up with online documentation $250 stipend


Texas Adolescent Literacy Academies (TALA) Attendance required for teachers at

Academically Unacceptable campuses

Teachers in grade 6 – Summer 2008 Teachers in grades 7-8 – Summer

2009 www.tea.state.tx.us/tala


Texas Adolescent Literacy Academies (TALA) Social Studies Trainers:

ESC 13 Tina Melcher

ESC 20 Stephanie Mihleder


TEA Website

TEA Website will soon have a new look.

Social Studies Team is cleaning up outdated information.


STUDENT ASSESSSMENT

UPDATE


End-of-Course Assessment,History

Executive Order RP 53 – issued December 16, 2005

“development of a series of voluntary

end-of-course assessments in science, mathematics, and other subjects currently assessed by the exit-level TAKS . . .”


SB 1031—EOC Assessments Phases-out high school TAKS and replaces it

with EOC assessments in:o English I, Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometryo Biology, Chemistry, and Physicso U.S. History, World History, and World Geographyo English II, and English III

Freshman class of 2011-2012 is first group to have EOC as graduation requirement.


Development Process for EOC Assessments Focus group Advisory Group with prototype

items Educator review meeting Field testing


EOC Implementation Plan

•Algebra I — administered in current form since spring 2005

•Geometry and BiologyoField test in spring 2007oOperational test in spring 2008

•Chemistry and U. S. HistoryoField test in spring 2008oOperational test in spring 2009

oPhysics and World GeographyoField test in spring 2009oOperational test in spring 2010

•English I and Algebra IIoField test in spring 2010oOperational test in spring 2011

•English II and World HistoryoField test in spring 2011oOperational test in spring 2012

•English IIIoField test in spring 2012oOperational test in spring 2013


EOC Assessments Implementation Plan

EOC Exam Spring 2007 Spring 2008 Spring 2009 Spring 2010 Spring 2011 Spring 2012 Spring 2013

Algebra I Operational

Geometry Field Test Operational

Biology Field Test Operational

Chemistry Field Test Operational

US History Field Test Operational

Physics Field Test Operational

World Geography

Field Test Operational

English I Field Test Operational

Algebra II Field Test Operational

English II Field Test Operational

World History Field Test Operational

English III Field Test Operational


SB 1031—EOC Assessments To graduate, students must attain

o Cumulative score ≥ 70n o n = number of EOC assessments taken in each subject

For students on the Recommended & Distinguished HS Plan, this means, for example US History, World Geography, World Historyo n = 3o Cumulative score ≥ 210

For students on the Minimum Plan, this means, for example US History and either World Geography or World Historyo n = 2o Cumulative score ≥ 140


SB 1031—EOC Assessments Students must score at least 60 in order

for it to count towards their cumulative score.

Students scoring below 60 shall retake the assessment each time it is administered.

Students scoring below 70 will receive accelerated instruction.

Any other student may retake an EOC assessment for any reason.


SB 1031—EOC Assessments A student’s score on an EOC assessment

shall be worth 15% of the student’s final grade for that course

A school district is not required to use the student’s score on subsequent administrations to determine the student’s final grade for that course

A student is not required to retake a course as a condition of retaking an EOC assessment


SB 1031—General Information

No substantial changes to the TAKS program at elementary and middle school• TAKS mathematics grades 3-8• TAKS reading grades 3-8• TAKS writing grades 4 & 7• TAKS science grades 5 & 8• TAKS social studies grade 8


SB 1031—General Information

Allows the agency to release assessment questions every third year

Requires all assessments (grades 3-12) to be developed in a manner that allows a measure of annual student improvement

Requires a vertical scale in grades 3-8 for mathematics and reading starting with the 2008-2009 school year


SB 1031—General Information Establishes a committee to review the

accountability system and make recommendations to the legislature

Requires the agency to conduct a survey and prepare a report to determine the ability of school districts to administer assessment instruments by computer

Requires assessments instruments, starting in 2007-2008, to be administered at least two weeks later than the date on which they were administered in 2006-2007


2007-2008 Student Assessment Testing Calendar Revised by legislative requirements

Was posted to the Student Assessment website for public comment

Final version is posted to TEA website at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/admin/calendar/2007_2008_revised_07_26_07.pdf


2008-2009 Student Assessment Testing Calendar

Is being revised due to legislative requirements Is currently posted to the Student Assessment

website for public comment until September 26, 2007

Can be found at: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/adm/calendar/2008-2009-calendar.pdf


Online Testing in 2007-2008

The following EOC assessments will be offered online only in May 2008

Algebra I Geometry Biology Chemistry field test U.S. History field test


For more information EOC homepage on the student assessment

website at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/admin/eoc/index.html

Online testing and training letter that was sent to districts September 17, 2007.

2007 Legislative Briefing Book on the TEA website at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/comm/leg_reports/LegBreBooJul07.pdf


Special Education Assessments Must follow ARD and IEP

recommendations Issue – percent caps for AYP purposes

Caps are determined based on the number of students who meet expectations on assessments

For assistance callTEA Special Education Team

512-463-9536


Accountability

Issues still to be resolved

Discussion is ongoing


Helpful Websites Student Assessment Division

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/index.html

ARD Manualhttp://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/admin/2007_2008_ARD_Manual_tagged.pdf

Accommodations Manualhttp://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/admin/AccommManual_2007_08_tagged.pdf

Special Education Letter of September 19, 2007http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/letters/

208/070919_Special_Ed_Assessments_Letter_with_

AttachmentA pdf


November TETNDate: Monday, November 19Time: 1:00 to 3:00 P.M.Tentative Agenda:

SBOE Summary – Dr. Rosemary Morrow and Julie Brelsford

TALA – Dr. Muffet Livaudais CCRT – Dr. Joseph Kulhanek TAKS-M and TAKS Accommodated – Kim

Brannon TAKS Assessment – Brenda Tingle


Other Items?

What questions do you have that we might be able to answer?

What questions do you have that we might need to research?

What are you seeing in districts and on campuses as the major issues/areas of interest in the early part of the 2007-2008 school year?


TEA Contacts

Rosemary Morrow, Ph.D.Director of Social Studies

Division of CurriculumRosemary.Morrow@

tea.state.tx.us

Julie BrelsfordAssistant Director of Social

StudiesDivision of Curriculum

Julie Brelsford @tea.state.tx.us

Brenda TingleManager TAKS Social

Studies DevelopmentDivision of Student

AssessmentBrenda.Tingle

@tea.state.tx.us

Lynn FranzenProgram SpecialistDivision of Student

[email protected]

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