1. ESC PEIMS Coordinator meeting July 31, 2018
Expanded Learning Opportunities Data Collection
ESC PEIMS Coordinator meeting
July 31, 2018 1

2. 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
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3. 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
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4. 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
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5. Texas Education Code
(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 ; and
(2) the number of students participating in each of the categories of expanded learning opportunities listed under Section (b).
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6. Statutory Definition of ELO
TEC Section 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.
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7. 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
PEIMS Pre-Notification of Specifications
July 2018
Local System Updates
School Year
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8. 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

9. PEIMS Data Collection: Sample Campus Level Report9