State of the State Texas Education Agency TCASE Midwinter Conference January 2008.

Slides:



Advertisements
Similar presentations
Disproportionality in Special Education
Advertisements

Updates in IDEA NCLB is the symbol of the paradigm shift to a new mission of universal high achievement From: All children will have universal access.
(Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act) and
Navigating the SPR&I Database Oregon Department of Education Fall
2015 SpEd Assessment Updates TETN Event # Presented June 5, 2013 TEA’s Student Assessment Division.
Teaching and Learning Special Education Secondary Programs Transition Services.
Early Childhood Transition Forums Sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care, Department of Elementary and Secondary Education,
Final Determinations. Secretary’s Determinations Secretary annually reviews the APR and, based on the information provided in the report, information.
Overview of Florida Consent Decree
Disproportionality of Racial and Ethnic Groups in Special Education Significant Disproportionality and EIS versus Disproportionate Representation due to.
Potpourri: Summary of Important Points to Remember Presenters: Jill Harris Laura Duos NOVEMBER 2011.
State Directors Conference Boise, ID, March 4, 2013 Cesar D’Agord Regional Resource Center Program WRRC – Western Region.
Special Education Accountability Reviews Let’s put the pieces together March 25, 2015.
1 Common IEP Errors and Legal Requirements. 2 Today’s Agenda Parent Survey Results Procedural Compliance Self Assessment Results.
Texas Comprehensive SEDL Austin, Texas March 16–17, 2009 Making Consistent Decisions About Accommodations for English Language Learners – ResearchSummit.
Special Ed. Administrator’s Academy, September 24, 2013 Monitoring and Program Effectiveness.
Rider 70 Changes to Staging for Special Education.
Verification Visit by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) September 27-29, 2010.
Special Education Update Mississippi Department of Education Office of Special Education MASS Summer Conference 2013.
Special Education Directors’ Meeting May 14, 2009 Nori Cuellar Mora, Ed.D. Education Service Center – Region 2 Teaching and Learning.
State Accountability and Federal Adequate Yearly Progress.
Systems Performance Review & Improvement (SPR&I) Training Oregon Department of Education Fall 2007.
Special Ed. Directors’ Meeting September 17, 2009 Graciela Pizzini.
1 Early Childhood and Accountability OSEP’s Project Director’s Meeting August 2006.
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Jack O’Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction State Performance Plan (SPP) & Annual Performance Report.
U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs Building the Legacy: IDEA General Supervision.
Welcome to the Regional SPR&I trainings Be sure to sign in Be sure to sign in You should have one school age OR EI/ECSE packet of handouts You.
Language Proficiency Assessment Committee Framework Manual
ARD Committee Decision-Making Process for the Texas Assessment Program Texas Education Agency Training for Education Service Centers.
© 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Prekindergarten Contacts' Meeting February 3, 2015 Bureau Update.
1 Accountability Conference Education Service Center, Region 20 September 16, 2009.
Program Evaluation NCLB. Training Objectives No Child Left Behind Program Series: Program Evaluation To provide consistency across the State regarding.
An Introduction to the State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report.
State Performance Plan (SPP) Annual Performance Report (APR) Dana Corriveau Bureau of Special Education Connecticut State Department of Education ConnCASEOctober.
Letter of Explanation Copy of Data Disproportionality Initial Eligibility 60-day Timeline Early Childhood Transition Secondary Transition Corrected and.
On Site Review Process Office of Field Services Last Revised 8/15/2011.
IDEA 2004 Part B Changes to the Indicator Measurement Table.
RF Tracker Update April Other Oversight Activities: RF Monitoring  RF Monitoring Update –RF Tracker was opened for data entry on October.
Texas State Performance Plan Data, Performance, Results TCASE Leadership Academy Fall 2008.
Noncompliance and Correction (OSEP Memo 09-02) June 2012.
Kentucky Continuous Monitoring Process Spring 2012.
Systems Accreditation Berkeley County School District School Facilitator Training October 7, 2014 Dr. Rodney Thompson Superintendent.
Special Ed Reporting 101 An Introduction to Special Education Data Reporting.
Special Education 101 Nori Cuellar Mora, Ed.D. ESC2 Associate Director of Instructional Services December 7, 2007.
Suggested training for region, district, and campus professionals 9/24/2014Texas Education Agency – Student Assessment Division 1.
State of the State Texas Education Agency TCASE Summer Conference July 2008.
March 7, 2012 ESC-20/AACASE Special Education Director Meeting.
TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction State of California Annual Performance Report Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004.
STAAR Decision Making Process for LPAC for Teachers.
State Performance Plan/ Annual Performance Report/Continuous Improvement Performance Plan (SPP/APR/CIPP) Buncombe County Schools 2013.
Special Education Performance Profiles and SPP Compliance Indicator Reviews Office for Exceptional Children.
1 Early Intervention Monitoring Wyoming DDD April 2008 Training.
State Performance Plan ESC-2 Presentation For Superintendents September 19, 2007.
6/18/2016 DES / AzEIP 2011 Cycle Two Self Report Overview & Training Cycle Two Self Report Overview & Training.
U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs Building the Legacy: IDEA General Supervision.
March 23, SPECIAL EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEWS.
PROCEDURES FOR GRADE 10 TAKS LAT ADMINISTRATIONS  Spring 2012 February 9, 2012 TETN Event #11747 Texas Education Agency Student Assessment Division.
STUDENT ASSESSMENT DIVISION TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY Assessment Provisions for Qualifying ELL Asylees and Refugees Spring 2011 Administrations © 2010, Texas.
Transition to ESSA WVDE Office of Federal Programs March 8, 2016 Alternate Audio Access: #
Bilingual/ESL Education Department
What is “Annual Determination?”
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004
Division of Special Education and Student Services
Federal Accountability/ AYP Update
Response to Intervention R. E. A. C. H
SPR&I Regional Training
PLACE TITLE TEXT HERE SUBTITLE
Special Ed. Administrator’s Academy, September 24, 2013
New Special Education Teacher Webinar Series
Presentation transcript:

State of the State Texas Education Agency TCASE Midwinter Conference January 2008

Policy

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 Commissioner’s Rules

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 Guidance on the Rules guidance/rules/index.html TCASE Audio Postcards Discussions and Feedback guidance/rules/index.html

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 General and Special Education Collaboration All Education Collaboration on RtI, EIS, and PBS (just to name a few) to effect student outcomes.

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 All Education Collaborative Texas AFT Texas State Teachers Association Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association Texas Association of Secondary Administrators Texas Education Agency Curriculum, Reading First, NCLB, IDEA

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 Preschool Transition

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 Preschool Transition Key Elements of Early Childhood Transition (KEET) html

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 ESC State Leadership New Initiatives

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 ESC State Leadership State Initiative for Autism

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 State Initiative for Autism Develop Statewide Training Resources Recommended Practices Manual Website for Autism Collaboration with other Entities

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 ESC State Leadership State Initiative for Disproportionate Representative in Special Education

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 State Initiative for Disproportionate Representation in Special Education Research Resource Guide Data Analysis Website for Disproportionate Representation Collaboration with ESCs

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 Collaboration Between ARD Committee and LPAC

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 Collaboration between ARD Committee and LPAC 19 TAC Section (k) allows ARD committees in conjunction with the LPAC to determine appropriate exit criteria for students served in Special Education who are also limited English proficient. Members of the ARD committee and members of the LPAC collaboratively determine appropriate exit criteria when a student no longer needs second language acquisition support or is approaching that point. LPAC members present the information at a meeting of the ARD committee. Both committees document how exit criteria will be met.

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 Collaboration between ARD Committee and LPAC The ARD committee and the LPAC must work collaboratively  Members of the ARD committee and members of the LPAC meet frequently to ensure that appropriate English language acquisition services are being provided  The committee members document recommendations and LPAC member(s) present them at formal meetings of the ARD committee.

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 Collaboration between ARD Committee and LPAC The work  Determine appropriate participation Assessments for entry and exit  Design appropriate instruction  Formative assessment Benchmarks/Progress Monitoring  Determine how instruction will be provided  Measure effect of instruction based on annual goals

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 Revision of Procedural Safeguards and Guide to the ARD Process

Disproportionate Representation

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 Disproportionate Representation States are required to address disproportionality that is the result of inappropriate identification.

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 Disproportionate Representation Review of Policy and Procedures 300 LEAs

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January Significant Disproportionality Use PBMAS Indicators #15 and #16 and SPP Indicators #9 and #10 Must consider data related to discipline, educational environment, and disability.

State Performance Plan

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 SPP/Indicator 7 Early Childhood Outcomes Guidance on the web at: All LEAs will begin entering entry and exit data this spring (definitions of entry/exit on web) Data Collection Time Frame is Now! ESCs are conducting training on use of the Child Outcomes Summary Form (COSF) and the SPP7 data collection system SPP7 data collection system will be open for 3-4 months beginning middle to late spring Apply now electronically for a TEASE ID to access SPP7 (ESCs have more detailed information about this process)

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 SPP/Indicator 8 Sample of districts in except for all LEAs over 50,000 ADM will be included Districts will continue to assist the state in disseminating the parent survey and play an integral part in increasing the response rate Spring 2007 Parent Survey Results at 07SpecialEdSurvey.pdf 07SpecialEdSurvey.pdf

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 SPP/Indicators 11, 12, 13 Data Collection Guidance on the web at: All LEAs will collect compliance data this spring and will have several months to enter data in the data collection systems Information indicating dates the data collection systems will be open for submission of data is available on the Data Collection Guidance website Instructions for how to sample within their district is included in the information available on the Data Collection Guidance website Contact your ESC for training and technical assistance on sampling, the data collection forms, and the collection system

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 SPP/Indicator 14 Sample of districts in except for all LEAs over 50,000 ADM will be included Shortened post school survey will hopefully give a better response rate LEAs will volunteer if want to conduct lengthier post school survey

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 Texas Continuous Improvement Process SPP Submission Feb B, 7A-C, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18 Feb A-C, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14 Feb A-C

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 Texas Continuous Improvement Process APR Submission Feb , 2, 3A-C, 4A, 5A-C, 6, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20 Feb , 2, 3A-C, 4A, 5A-C, 6*, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 Feb , 2, 3A-C, 4A, 5A-C, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 * no data reporting required

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 Texas Continuous Improvement Process State Performance Plan Annual Performance Report

Public Reporting

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 Indicators Publicly Reported Spring 2008 Spring 2008 Public Report: 1, 2, 3A-C, 4A, 5A-C, 9, 10 Graduation Dropout Adequate Yearly Progress Suspension and Expulsion Placement Data (6-21 years of age) Disproportionality (Program) Disproportionality (Specific Disability)

Determinations

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 Determinations State LEAs

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 States are required to make “Determinations” annually under 616(d) on the performance of LEA programs. Pursuant to 616(a)(1)(C)(i) and (a),

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 States MUST Consider Performance on compliance indicators; Whether data submitted by LEA programs is valid, reliable, and timely; Uncorrected noncompliance from other sources (monitoring and dispute resolution); and Any audit findings.

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 Department’s Review and §616 Determination Criteria for States Based on information provided in the SPP, information obtained through monitoring visits and other public information, the Secretary will determine if the State— Meets the requirements Needs assistance Needs intervention Needs substantial intervention

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 Timelines for the Spring SPP/APR Submission / February 1 Public Reporting / March % Ratio / March 2008 LEA Determinations / May 2008

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 Future Timelines Disproportionate Representation Analysis October 2008 Significant Disproportionality Analysis November 2008

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 State Guidance State Guidance web page

Funding

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 High Cost Funds Award letters are on the way $33 M plus in requests – Around $8.9 to distribute Will consider amount of roll forward in awards for

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 Early Intervening Services Reporting Requirements Information on State Guidance Dialogue with Districts

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 eGrants update LEAs will receive training from ESCs beginning in late May System live on May 30 Apply for TEASE ID/add eGrant Application

Regional Day School Programs for the Deaf

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 RDSPD Review Process Access to RDSPD Model Program Guidelines School Year

Assessment

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 TAKS Alt Activity Bank will be posted in February. Writing and Math February 1st Science February 12th Reading/ELA & Social Studies on February 22. Summary reports for the online system will be available January 25th Parent training materials/power point for understanding the confidential student record that will be sent to parents in May for TAKS-Alt will be available April 1st.

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 TAKS Alt Peer review will be January 29th and 30 th Training at each of the Education Service Centers ment/resources/taksalt/

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 TAKS-Modified (TAKS-M) Operational tests in the spring:  Grades 3-8 and 10 math  Grades 3-8 reading and grade 10 ELA  Grades 5, 8, and 10 science Field tests in the spring:  Grades 9 and 11 math  Grade 9 reading and 11 ELA  Grades 8, 10, and 11 Social Studies All students for whom TAKS-M is the appropriate assessment are required to participate in the field tests TAKS-M sample items for reading, math, and science within the next month will be posted in the next month

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 TAKS (Accommodated) Available for any student served by special education who meets the eligibility requirements for specific accommodations (not restricted by qualifying disability or program) Students scheduled to participate in the spring administration of TAKS (Accommodated) don’t participate in the February writing TAKS field tests.

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 Accommodations Accommodations Manual was sent to districts in December and is also posted on the Student Assessment website. Pages provide information on accommodations by assessment and accommodations category. Information in italics indicates that an Accommodation Request Form is required. Student Assessment will provide information to districts regarding the provision of adequate objective evidence when submitting an Accommodation Request Form. Power Points available on the Student Assessment website regarding accommodations use:  Assessment Conference PowerPoint- ences/tac/2007/2007Accommodations.ppt ences/tac/2007/2007Accommodations.ppt  January 18th TETN PowerPoint will be posted shortly.

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 Student Assessment Student Assessment Webpage

Accreditation Rules

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 Accreditation Rules § defines each of the four accreditation status and describes the process of assigning a status to each district under Texas Education Code §39.071(b) and (c). A district may be assigned an accreditation status of Accredited, Accredited-Warned, Accredited-Probation, or Not Accredited-Revoked.

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 Accreditation Rules An accreditation status will be assigned based on a district’s academic accountability rating; financial accountability; and/or the failure to comply with requirements related to:  integrity of assessment or financial data used to measure performance  reporting of data to PEIMS  other reports required by state or federal law or court order; or  the district’s programs monitored under Performance- Based Monitoring Analysis System that exhibit serious or persistent deficiencies

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 Accreditation Rules § codifies in rule the procedures of the PBM system. The rules provides for the assignment of a school district to an intervention stage based on performance levels according to: the degree to which the district’s performance reflects a need for intervention, as indicated by the seriousness, number, extent, and duration of the student performance, program effectiveness, and/or program compliance deficiencies a comparison of the district’s performance to aggregated state performance and to the performance of other districts; the availability of state and regional resources to intervene in all districts exhibiting a need for intervention; and the length of time the performance standard has been in place and the length of time the district has exhibited deficiencies.

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 Accreditation Rules Other information considered may be: complaints investigation results; special education due process hearing decisions; data validation activities; integrity of assessment or financial data; and longitudinal intervention history.

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 Accreditation Rules § provides for the appointment of a monitor, conservator or board of managers by the commissioner when such action is required. A monitor will be assigned when: the deficiencies of a district require a monitor to participate in and report to the commissioner on the activities of the district’s board of trustees and superintendent; the deficiencies are not of such severity or duration as to require direct TEA oversight of district operations the district has been responsive to and general compliant with previous sanctions and TEA interventions; and stronger intervention is not required to prevent substantial or imminent harm to the welfare of the district’s student or the public interest.

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 Accreditation Rules A conservator or a management team will be appointed when: the nature or duration of the deficiencies require that the TEA directly oversee the operations of the district in the area(s) of deficiency; the district has not been responsive to or compliant with TEA intervention requirements; or such intervention is needed to prevent substantial or imminent harm to the welfare of the district’s students or to the public interest.

Texas Education Agency TCASE/ January 2008 Accreditation Rules Program Monitoring and Intervention Website oesummary/2007/sum1207.html