WELCOME TO THE 1 ST ANNUAL TEXAS LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 2012 OVERVIEW OF THE TEXAS LITERACY INITIATIVE OVERVIEW OF THE TEXAS LITERACY INITIATIVE Back to School In-service

Texas Literacy Initiatives: A Historical Perspective 1996: Inception of Texas Reading Initiative 1997: Provision and use of early reading assessments in every Texas K-2 classroom 1999: Delivery of Texas Teacher Reading Academies (TTRAs) and Online Teacher Reading Academies (OTRAs) in grades K-5 to teachers and administrators 2002: Texas Reading First for K-3 literacy efforts (competitive grant) 2003: Launch of Prekindergarten Texas Early Education Model (TEEM) and Texas School Ready!™ (TSR!) Projects 2007: Approval of the English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) 2

Historical Perspective Continued 2007: Development of the Texas Middle School Fluency Assessment (TMSFA) utilized with all 7th grade students who do not reach proficiency on the state assessment 2008: Approval of the Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines 2008: Delivery of the Texas Adolescent Literacy Academies (TALAs) for administrators and middle school teachers 2008: Adoption of new standards for reading and writing instruction for grades K : Approval of the Texas College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS) 3

Historical Perspective Continued 2009: Provision of statewide professional development on the new standards 2010: Implementation of a statewide online web 2.0 platform, Project Share 2011: Alignment of the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) system with newly adopted reading and writing standards 2011: Statewide professional development for the English Language Arts (ELA) End-of-Course (EOC) assessments 2012: Development of the Early Learning Guidelines for Infants and Toddlers 4

5 Preliminary TLI Numbers 30 Grant Recipients Representing 30 Literacy Lines (421 to 49,625 students) ~121+ ECE Providers ~259+ K-5 ~ That will support 221,248+ students in Texas!!!!!

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TLI Goals 1. Increase the oral language and preliteracy skills of participating preschool children. 2. Improve the performance of participating K-2 students on early reading assessments. 3. Increase the percentage of participating students who meet or exceed proficiency on the state English language arts assessments in grades 3 through Increase the use of data and data analysis to inform all decision making in participating districts, campuses, classrooms, and early learning settings. 5. Increase the implementation of effective literacy instruction through Literacy Lines. 8

Texas State Literacy Plan Part 1: Overview 9 TSLP

Plan Framework 10 page 2-3

Plan Framework Summary Statement for each LASERS component 3-11 Action Steps for each LASERS component 11 page7-8 page 6  p. 58 Glossary  p. 70 Acronyms

Table of Contents Three Age/Grade Levels 12 page 5-20page 21-38page 39-54

Texas State Literacy Plan: Implementation Tool s 13

TSLP Implementation Inventory Implementation Status Rating A Planning Implementation B Initial Implementation C Full Implementation with Fidelity D Reflective Sustainability 14 Completed by the Campus Based Literacy Team (CBLT) form due Aug. 16, 2012

Texas State Literacy Plan: Implementation Tools 15

Customized TSLP Implementation Map L1 L2 L10 L9 L8 L7 L6 L5 L4 L3 16

Develop and monitor a campus-based Data- informed Plan (DIP). L2 LEADERSHIP RESOURCES DIP Templates A Leader’s Guide… Campus Leadership Response to… From Data Analyzing to… 17

18 Data-informed Plan Template

Standards-based Instruction RESOURCES Return to RESOURCES Textbook Adoption List – Proclamations 2010 and 2011 ELAR / SLAR Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS) FCRR: Reviewing a Reading Program K-12 Online Teacher Reading Academics (OTRAs) Critical Elements Analysis 19

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Texas State Literacy Plan: Implementation Tools 22

Purpose of the Online Course The purpose of the Online Course is to help site/campus leaders: 1.Learn each Action Step of the Texas State Literacy Plan. 2.Work to implement each Action Step. 3.Consider all aspects of the Texas State Literacy Plan, and progress toward full implementation. 23

What is the timeframe for the course? The TLI Online Course will begin in September The course will continue throughout the TLI initiative, and will play a central role in the implementation of the TSLP. 24

Professional Development in Project Share 25

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Next Steps Launch your journey by doing the following: –Log in to Project Share: Join the Group: Texas Literacy Initiative Grantees PLC In the Drop Box: Public Files, –review the Texas Literacy Initiative article –find all presentations from the Texas Literacy Summit –download a Texas Literacy Initiative Overview PowerPoint to present to those who did not attend the Summit –Complete the Connectivity Survey URL: 27

“Effective literacy often mounts a partnership, a collaboration between all stakeholders, and strategic coordination of instruction to meet student needs.” -Murphy, Maria V. Gonzales, TLI Project Director Sonia Perales, TLI Project Secretary TLI Project Office 1900 Price Road -- Suite