Curriculum Directors Meeting February 24, 2016

Commissioner Williams announces STAAR performance standards for and beyond- TEA10/6/2015 Under new proposed rules from the Commissioner, the traditional phase-in approach would be replaced with a standard progression approach from 2015–2016 through 2021–2022, the year final standards are scheduled to be in place. In other words, rather than larger jumps to more rigorous performance standards every few years, this progression approach would mean smaller, predictable increases every year through the 2021–2022 school year. ‘This approach is intended to minimize any abrupt single-year increase in the required Level II standard for this school year and in the future,” said Commissioner Williams. “The standard progression approach will still allow annual, consistent, incremental improvements toward the same final recommended Level II performance standards in 2021–2022.”

. Reports the scale score cutpoints and corresponding raw score conversion cut points for Level II-Phase 1, Level II-Phase 2, the Standard Progression Phase-In for , Level II-Final and Level III for the Spring 2015 STAAR assessments in Grades 3-8 and EOCs. Raw score cutpoints reported for the Standard Progression Scale Score Cutpoints for are approximate equivalents _and_EOCs_Spring_2015_showing_new_std_progression_final_REV.pdf _and_EOCs_Spring_2015_showing_new_std_progression_final_REV.pdf NEW Spring 2015 Raw Score Conversions Grades 3-8 and EOCs (With Alignment to Scale Score Cut Points for the Standard Progression Phase-In – adopted by final rule effective January 6, 2016)

Update: Approved Process for Streamlining Science and Social Studies TEKS Step 1: TEA staff notifies public of review process, including applications to serve on committees… Step 2: SBOE members make SBOE TEKS streamlining committee nominations to include educators, parents, business and industry leaders, and employers… (science application is posted) Step 3: TEA notifies SBOE members of the placement of nominees on a TEKS streamlining committee and notifies streamlining committees of their appointment. There will be representation from all board members who submit nominations “by the agreed upon deadline.” Step 4: TEA creates a survey for the SBOE’s review and input and then collects information via survey from educators…

Update: Approved Process for Streamlining Science and Social Studies TEKS Step 5: SBOE provides the charge to the TEKS streamlining committees based on survey feedback… ‒to begin by determining “an estimate of” the amount of time necessary for students to develop mastery of the content in the current standards; ‒to only delete or reduce the scope of the student expectations; ‒not to add content or student expectations; ‒not to move content of student expectations from one grade level or course to another;

Update: Approved Process for Streamlining Science and Social Studies TEKS Step 5: SBOE provides the charge to the TEKS streamlining committees based on survey feedback… ‒to look for student expectations that are duplicated in another course or grade level and eliminate unnecessary duplication; …( Taking precaution not to eliminate spiraling or scaffolded content which increases with depth and complexity). ‒to carefully consider “an estimate of” the amount of time necessary for students to develop mastery of the content and ensure that all remaining student expectations can be taught within the amount of time typically allotted for the subject or course prior to the end of the school year or state end-of-course assessment required by TEC §39.023, as applicable. Any and all official documents must be left with TEA staff. Copies of working drafts may be kept for a committee member’s personal use between meetings, but may not be distributed to others "outside of the committee. "

Update: Approved Process for Streamlining Science and Social Studies TEKS Steps 6-19 include: ▪Committee work ▪Informal feedback ▪Testimony ▪Comment periods ▪Amendment proposals ▪Readings ▪Adoptions

Update: Approved Process for Streamlining Science and Social Studies TEKS What can districts do? ▪Ask teams of teachers to discuss and document their thoughts on which portions of TEKs should be removed or reduced, clarified or simplified, and provide a rationale ▪Ask teams of teachers to discuss and document how much time they need to teach the TEKS ▪Ask curriculum personnel and/or teachers to submit an application to serve on a committee Texas_Essential_Knowledge_and_Skills_(TEKS)_Review/Science_TEKS_Streamlining/

English Language Arts & Reading: TEKS Revision Update What will be happening? February/March 2016: TEKS review committees reconvene to make final recommendations. TEA posts the final recommendations. Experts review the final recommendations. April 2016: SBOE meets to review the committee's final drafts. They will hear invited and public testimony. SBOE members make any additional changes and directs TEA staff to prepare the draft rule text. SBOE could vote on first reading which opens the formal comment period. July 2016: SBOE meets to review all the feedback. Amendments could be proposed and voted on, as well as, second reading and final adoption.

TEKS Revisions Update S)_Review/Texas_Essential_Knowledge_and_Skills_-_Subject_Area_Reviews/

English Language Arts & Reading What are our plans for Spring/Summer 2016? ▪Audit current assessment items and determine where to add passages and/or items ▪Develop a cohesive concept construct for language arts ▪Review and comment on ELAR TEKS revisions ▪Post application for new development contractors (April) and begin screening potential candidates ▪Consider new K-2 projects (gather feedback on possible needs) If everything stays on track with the TEKS revisions, we will begin new development in September 2016.

Resources Found in TEKS Resource System ELA Math Science Social Studies ●Alignment tools ●STARR Analysis ●STARR Question Stems ●Focal Points ●STARR Blueprint ●Concept Tree ●Guiding Questions ●Experimental Design ●Concept Tree ●Science Notebooking ●Overarching Understanding & Questions ●Backward Design ●Performance Assessment Rubric ●Concept Tree Navigate along with me!

2016 TEKS Resource System Conference