Curriculum Director’s Webinar Meeting October 26, 2016 9:00

Agenda What’s New in Austin TEKS RS Updates Texas Gateway T2% Resources; Dyslexia Modules; Math Resources ReadWorks Resource

Richele Langley Deputy Executive Director of Academics October 2016 What’s New From Austin Richele Langley Deputy Executive Director of Academics October 2016

To The Administrator Addressed Letters: MOE Calculation Tool http://tea.texas.gov/About_TEA/News_and_Multimedia/Correspondence/TAA_ Letters/Revised_IDEA-B_LEA_MOE_Calculation_Tool_and_Upcoming_Training/ Fitness Gram Window 9/9/16 - 6/9/17 http://tea.texas.gov/About_TEA/News_and_Multimedia/Correspondence/TAA_ Letters/Required_Physical_Fitness_Assessment_for_the_2016-2017_School_Year

UT Top 7% Automatic Admission http://tea.texas.gov/About_TEA/News_and_Multimedia/Correspondence/TA A_Letters/University_of_Texas_at_Austin_Automatic_Admission_Policy/ Non-Public High Cost Funds Application http://tea.texas.gov/About_TEA/News_and_Multimedia/Correspondence/TA A_Letters/Required_Nonpublic_Day_and_Residential_Application_and_Data_C ollection_for_Districts/ Bilingual Exceptions/ESL Waivers http://tea.texas.gov/interiorpage_wide.aspx?id=51539611163

Commissioner Morath is to make final determinations on the A-F System by December 1st. A Chart similar to this will be sent to districts at that time, to give parents and community a better visual for understanding. Commissioner Morath will be back at Region 8 ESC on November 1st.

TEKS Resource System Update TEKS RS Talking Points STAAR Analysis: ELAR- STAAR Tests Grades 3-ELA II * Complete for 2014-2015 and located in the Resources * Grouped by Genre (Poetry, Fiction, Drama, etc. SLAR-STAAR Tests Grades 3-5 * Complete for 2014-15 and located in the Resources * Grouped by Genre Mathematics-STAAR Tests Grades 5-8 * Complete for 2015 and located in the Resources * Grouped by Units Science-STAAR Tests Grades 5, 8, and Bio * Complete for 2013-15 and located in the Resources * Grouped by Standards Social Studies-STAAR Tests 8th Grade and US History * Complete for 2013-14 and located in the Resources * Grouped by years

Save the DATES!! Robotics Competition: January 21, 2017 Special Education Conference: June 6-7, 2017 Region 8 Gifted/Talented Summer Summit: June 8, 2017 Region 8 ESC Excellence in Education Conference: July 25-26 TEKS Resource Conference: August 1-3, 2017 San Antonio, TX

Resources! http://www.texasgateway.org/ http://www.readworks.org/ http://www.readworks.org/rw/k-12-paired-texts-and-text-dependent- questions?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=9.6.16%20 paired%20text http://www.readworks.org/rw/articles- halloween?utm_source=email&utm_campaign=10.24%20Halloween&utm_term =10.24%20Halloween