1.Welcome (10 minutes) 2.Federal Focus School Update (20 minutes) 3.Upcoming Sessions (30 Minutes) 4.Break (15 minutes) 5.Accountability Update (75 minutes) 6.Needs and Comments (20 minutes) 7.Closure (10 minutes)

Sr. Education Specialist Federal and State Accountability Richard Blair

The Accountability Portal is being migrated to a new site: als.esc4.net We are in the process of updating all of the links in the Region 4 website to the new portal. I will post to both sites until the links have been updated.

School Improvement Updates

Priority and Focus Schools 5% of Title I schools with the widest gap in reading and math at the all students level 10% of Title I schools with the widest average gap in reading and math based on all federal student groups

Based on the ESEA Waiver from USDE Priority Schools will continue to attend summer training New Plans will be submitted to the Agency 1003(a) grant funds are expected to remain Focus Schools Work with the ESC to identify 1-2 areas to close the gaps 1003(a) grant funds are expected to remain

Working on USDE approval for Year 4 work Will use most recent assessment data Exit Criteria Must show “significant progress” to meeting AMOs Meet 60% graduation rate data to provide new 3 year list

TEA submitting final application for funding New cycle anticipated late summer/early fall Pending approval of plan by USDE January 2016 awards to campuses Move from 3 year to 5 year grants 4 to 7 around the state Additional models from which campuses can choose Focus and Priority campuses can apply

Region 4 Options

Created based on regional data Open to all focus schools (117) free of charge Now open to all Priority and IR campuses free of charge

Leadership Light Lunch & Learn, 5/13 # , # Data Digs – Teams from campus Secondary, 6/17, 9-3pm, # Elementary, 6/18, 9-3pm, # Powerful Learning Communities, 7/7, 9-3pm, # New Assessment Data, 8/11, 9-3pm, # National Leadership Speaker: Igniting Next Level Collaboration Dr. Casey Reason August 5, 2015, 8:30 – 3:30, #

Other department’s offerings for the summer and fall are available in the right pocket of your folder.

Commissioner’s Final Decisions

Results of STAAR assessments in mathematics for grades 3–8 will be excluded from all four indexes and distinction designations.

Results of STAAR A and STAAR Alternate 2 assessments for all subjects and grade levels and EOC tests will be excluded from all four indexes and distinction designations.

In 2015, STAAR results of ELLs enrolled in their second through fourth years in U.S. schools who do not receive Bilingual/English as a Second Language instructional services will be included in Index 1 at the phase-in 1 level II standard.

Index 1: Student Achievement All Students Combined over all subject areas evaluated Credit given for meeting phase-in 1 level II performance standard.

Index 1: Student Achievement Assessments used STAAR reading, writing, science, and social studies at grades 3-8 (including Spanish versions where available) EOC assessments administered in the spring and the previous fall and summer, and STAAR L included through the ELL progress measure

Not Addressed in Commissioner’s Final Decisions

Index 2: Student Progress Ten student groups evaluated All Students African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Pacific Islander White Two or more races Students with disabilities Current and two-year monitored ELLs

 Completing and earning credit for at least two advanced/dual enrollment courses, or  Enrolling in a career and technical education (CTE) coherent sequence of courses as part of a four-year plan of study to take two or more CTE courses for three or more credits.

TWO

th %ile

57 n/a

35 5 th %ile

The advanced/dual credit enrollment completion indicator will include only those students enrolled in grades 11 and 12. The advanced course/dual credit enrollment completion indicator will include completion by subject for English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies.

Specifically NOT addressed in Final Decisions

60 in each indicator

State Accountability Trainings, Meetings, Communications, etc. Federal Accountability Trainings, Meetings, Communications, etc. Curricular Needs Related to Accountability Trainings, Meetings, Communications, etc.

2016 Texas Assessment Conference February 14-17, Austin Convention Center/Austin Hilton - Austin

November Registration and Room Block open NOW! Required for Priority Campuses Moved to San Antonio

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Where to go for help? Kelly Ingram, Director Richard Blair, Sr. Education Specialist