State of the State Texas Education Agency TCASE Summer Conference July 2008

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Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 Number of SWD (3-21)

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 % of SWD (3-21) of Total Enrollment

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 LD (6-21) , ,934

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 OHI (6-21)

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 AU (6-21)

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 ED (6-21)

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 Additional Data Economically Disadvantaged 11% LEP 10% Bilingual 5% ESL 14% Migrant 11% G&T 1% CTE 11%

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 State Performance Plan (SPP)/ Annual Performance (APR)

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 Big 16

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 IEP/ Evaluation Evaluations completed within state-established timelines Notice of intent or refusal to implement service Eligibility determinations have appropriate documentation

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 IEP Procedures ARD membership not including parent participation Convening ARD committee meetings Parents are afforded the opportunity for meaningful participation in the eligibility determination and the development of the IEP FAPE, IEP not calculated to provide educational benefit

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 IEP Content IEPs that did not have all required components appropriately documented IEP is not implemented as written Reevaluation determinations completed in a timely manner Pattern of service: Related Services, Homebound, and ESY Frequency/duration of services

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 IEP/AGC LRE Placement Participation and performance of children with disabilities on statewide assessments

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 Discipline Suspension and expulsion

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 Personnel Provision of services by certified personnel

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 New Data Collection Systems Indicators 7, 13, & 14

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 Indicator 7 (Preliminary data ) Districts Reporting Data 1136 Campuses Reporting Data 3843 Entry Data 20,188 Exit Data 1,119

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 Indicator 13 (Preliminary data) Total districts for data collection 1249 Districts that have submitted data 1081 Districts indicating no students 125 Districts with no data/ information 43

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 Indicator 13 (Preliminary Data ) Number of Students 27,969 The IEP meets the requirements of the SPP Indicator 13 67% The IEP does not meet the requirements of the SPP Indicator 13 33%

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 Indicator 13 (13 Objectives) Areas of Concern 1. IEP includes measurable postsecondary goals. 6. Annual IEP goals facilitate movement toward postsecondary goals. 9. Student needs, taking account strengths, preferences, and interests are reflected in identified postsecondary.

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 Indicator 14 (Preliminary data) Total districts in sample 179 Districts that have submitted data 147 Districts indicating no students 19 Districts no data/information 13

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 Indicator 14 (Preliminary data ) Final sample size: Post-secondary phone calls completed 1381 Response rate 48.8%

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 Indicator 14 (Preliminary data ) The % of youth who had IEPS and were no longer in secondary school, and had been competitively employed or enrolled in postsecondary school, within one year of leaving high school: 82%

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 New System for Data Collection Indicators 11 & Indicator

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 Indicators 11, 12, & 13 Timelines for applying for TEA SE ID or adding a new application to your current ID  SPP 11 and 12 – Begins August 1  SPP 13 – Begins Early Spring 2009 SPP 11, 12 and 13 - Only one TEA SE ID needed for the district certifier of an SSA (will allow to certify the data for all member districts). It will be the TEA SE ID/password of the fiscal agent. Must still go into TEA SE and add the application.

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 Indicators 11, 12, & 13 SPP 13 - The SSA may have a data entry agent from each member district but they will get approval through their own district. When TEA SE is ready to access to add a new application, TEA will notify the ESCs of its availability and will include information on how to apply for a new TEA SE account and how to add an application.

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 First Time Collection Indicators 11 & 12

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 Indicators 11 & (July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008) Preliminary Information Late August Training Mid to Late September System Open in October Open for 60 days

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 Indicators 11 & (July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009) System Open July 1, 2009 Open for 90 days

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 Indicator 11 The system will calculate the percentage of students ages 3 through 21 for whom parental consent was received, whose Admission, Review, and Dismissal Committee (ARDC) meeting was held within 90 calendar days of receipt of parental consent, and whose eligibility was determined. For those students who did not have an ARDC meeting completed within 90 calendar days of the receipt of parental consent, the system will also calculate and display the numbers of students in that category, and allow the user to collect data for ranges of days beyond 90 and the reasons for the delay, for both eligible and not eligible students.

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 Indicator 12 The system captures the following data: a. Number of students served in Part C and referred to Part B for eligibility determination. b. The number of students referred to Part B for eligibility determination who were not previously served by Part C. c. The number of children from 'a' AND 'b' determined to be NOT eligible, the number determined to be NOT eligible by their third birthday, and the number determined to be NOT eligible after their third birthday. d. Of those students determined to be NOT eligible after their third birthday, the number of children for whom the ARDC meeting was held less than 30 days after their third birthday, the number of children for whom the ARDC meeting was held more than 30 days after their third birthday, and the reasons for the delay.

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 Indicator 12 e. The number of children from 'a' AND 'b' determined to be eligible, the number determined eligible by their third birthday, and the number determined eligible after their third birthday. f. Of those students determined to be eligible after their third birthday, the number of children for whom an IEP was developed and implemented less than 30 days after their third birthday, the number of children for whom an IEP was developed and implemented more than 30 days after their third birthday, and the reasons for the delay.

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 State Determination

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 State Determination Meets Requirements Needs Assistance (2007) Needs Intervention (2008) Needs Substantial Intervention

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 Policy Update

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 LEA Determinations

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 LEA Determinations/ 2008 Determination Criteria States Must Consider 1. SPP Compliance (9 and 10) 2. Valid, Reliable, and Timely Data 3. Status of Uncorrected Noncompliance 4. Financial Audits States May Consider 5. Program Effectiveness

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 LEA Determinations/ 2008 Number of districts in each of the determination levels. 707 = Meets Requirements (57.8%) 421 = Needs Assistance (34.4%) 65 = Needs Intervention (5.3%) 30 = Needs Substantial Intervention (2.5%)

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 LEA Determinations/ 2009 Determination Criteria States Must Consider 1. SPP Compliance (9, 10, 11, 12, and 13) 2. Valid, Reliable, and Timely Data 3. Status of Uncorrected Noncompliance 4. Financial Audits States May Consider 5. Program Effectiveness

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 Here’s the most important acronym you need to commit to memory when it comes to compliance…

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 A S A P B N L T O Y

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 As Soon As Possible But No Later Than One Year

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 The sooner evidence of correction can be reviewed by the Agency, the better…

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 Significant Disproportionality

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 Significant Disproportionality Data Source PBMAS Indicators 15 and 16 SPP Indicators 9 and 10 In July 2008, TEA conducted a detailed analysis of the 300 LEAs identified as having disproportionate representation in order to refine the identification of disproportionality based on SPP indicators 9 and 10. The analysis was conducted in order to identify LEAs having significant disproportionality.

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 Significant Disproportionality The following steps were taken to refine the determination. For a school district to be included in the analysis: Each district must have at least 2 racial/ethnic groups. Each racial/ethnic group in the district must have at least 10 students (both special education and regular education students). A statistical logistic regression model was then used to determine a pair-wise, ODDS/RISK ratio of disproportionate representation among the racial/ethnic groups (e.g. Hispanic/Asian).

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 Significant Disproportionality To determine statistically significant over-representation: For the first analysis, an ODDS/RISK ratio was set at greater than 1 and a chi-square P-value <= (statistically significant). This cut point yielded 95 districts identified as having significant disproportionality. For a second analysis, which provided further refinement, the ODDS/RISK ratio was set at greater than 2.50 and a chi-square P-value <= (statistically significant). This cut point yielded 41 districts identified as having significant disproportionality As a result of this two level analysis, 41 LEAs (having at least 2 racial/ethnic groups with at least 10 students) were identified as having statistically significant disproportionality in special education

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 Early Intervening Services (EIS) New Guidance on the Web page regarding the use of EIS funds 119 districts in

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 Assessment Update

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 TAKS-Alternate TAKS-Alt

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 TAKS-Alt (Anticipated Changes) STANDARDIZED ESSENCE STATEMENTS  Change 6 to 4  State mandated STANDARDIZED INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES  Select one of the three standardized instructional activities provided for each essence statement.  Pre-determined criteria for the activities are also now standardized. TAKS–ALT TRAINING MODULES  TAKS–Alt training modules will be mandatory for all district personnel who are involved in the administration of TAKS–Alt.  Series of knowledge-check questions for each module that must be successfully completed

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 TAKS-Alt (Anticipated Changes) INTER-RATER RELIABILITY STUDY  Requires a second rater for certain students selected as part of the study sample.  Sample of student participants included in the study will be larger to provide additional reliability evidence required by USDE. 2008–09 TAKS–ALT TRAINING AND TESTING SCHEDULE  Due to the extensive changes that will be made to TAKS–Alt, training modules will be available later in the school year (November)  TAKS–Alt testing window will also open later in the school year (January – April)

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 TAKS-Modified TAKS-M

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 TAKS-M  TETN schedule for future training has been finalized so contact your ESC for dates and times.  Sample items for social studies and the revising and editing portion of the writing test will be posted on the TAKS-M Resources page on the TEA Student Assessment website by August  The Webb Alignment Study will be held July for reading/ELA, mathematics and social studies. Alignment is a tool for focusing instruction, curricula, and assessment and a federal requirement to ensure that assessments are aligned to content standards.

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 TAKS-M Standard setting for 3-8 reading, 10 ELA, 3-8 and 10 mathematics, and 5, 8, and 10 science will be August 6-8 and Once standards have been set, districts will be sent new confidential student reports stating whether students passed or failed the assessment at these grades and subjects. SSI will apply to students taking TAKS-M in so retest opportunities for 3, 5, and 8 reading and 5 and 8 mathematics will be offered.

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 Accommodations Manual Posted to TEA website in September Printed and shipped along with District Coordinator Manual in November Will include more examples and better explanations TELPAS and LAT testing will be included

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 Accommodations Request Process Greatly reduced, improved and online!

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 ARD Manual Posted to TEA website (only – not printed) in September No major changes

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 High Cost Funds

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 High Cost Funds Districts 979 Students $8,979,026

Texas Education Agency TCASE | July 2008 High Cost Funds A little over $9M The Agency will consider roll forward amounts in awarding High Cost Funds.