ESC PEIMS Coordinator meeting July 31, 2018 Expanded Learning Opportunities Data Collection ESC PEIMS Coordinator meeting July 31, 2018 1
ELO Data Collection Background The Texas Legislature created the ELO Council in 2013 to: Study issues concerning expanded learning opportunities for this state's public school students Make recommendations to address identified issues The ELO Council published two reports. Reports published in 2014 and 2016 Next report due November 1, 2018 10/20/2019 2 2
ELO Council Statutory Charge and Topics Charge: Analyze the availability of unmet needs for state and local programs for expanded learning opportunities for public school students. In doing so, The council shall focus on innovative, hands-on learning approaches that complement rather than replicate the regular school curriculum Incentives for businesses to support ELO Charitable support for public and private partnerships Opportunities to promote STEM Future workforce needs Research and best practices 10/20/2019 3 3
Recommendations: Priorities 16-17 Biennium Expand access to high-quality ELO programs by funding ELO programs Make high-quality resources available Strengthen statewide leadership and coordination Identify program characteristics that have the most impact on students, including academic achievement, character development, workforce readiness, economic development, and assistance to working families 10/20/2019 4 4
Texas Education Code 42.006 (a-2) The commissioner by rule shall require each school district and open-enrollment charter school to report through the Public Education Information Management System information for each campus of the district or school regarding: (1) the availability of expanded learning opportunities as described by Section 33.252; and (2) the number of students participating in each of the categories of expanded learning opportunities listed under Section 33.252(b). 10/20/2019 5 Footer 5
Statutory Definition of ELO TEC Section 33.252. Expanded Learning Opportunities. Expanded learning opportunities may be provided during: (1) an extended school day; (2) an extended school year; or structured learning programs outside of the regular school day, including before- and after-school programs and summer programs. Expanded learning opportunities may be provided by offering: (1) rigorous coursework; (2) mentoring; (3) tutoring; (4) physical activity; (5) academic support; or (6) educational enrichment in one or more subjects, including fine arts, civic engagement, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. 10/20/2019 6 6
ELO Data Collection Timeline Rulemaking Process Fall 2018 Internal and External Review Board Approval May 2018 Data Collection Begins (Submissions 3 and 4) School Year 2019-2020 PEIMS Pre-Notification of Specifications July 2018 Local System Updates School Year 2018-2019 So how does TEA ELO collection help to increase data of afterschool and summer providers? 7
Characteristics of the ELO Data Collection School year and summer programs included Voluntary before school, afterschool, and summer Nonvoluntary expanded day or year UIL is excluded from this collection Campus-level indicator code Activity-level descriptors Type of activity Minutes per day Student-level indicator code for participation 8
PEIMS Data Collection: Sample Campus Level Report 9