1. ACET Conference April 12, 2012 Texas Education Agency © 2012 by the Texas Education Agency

2.  Susie Coultress  Karen Batchelor  Shayna Sheehan  Cory Green  Anita Villarreal

3. Four Associate Commissioners Six Divisions

4. ESEA Responsibilities : Migrant Title III, Part A

5. ESEA Responsibilities : ESEA Programs Also IDEA Programs Adult Ed/GED Dropout T-STEM CIS, Early Childhood Federal and State Initiatives

6. ESEA Responsibilities : Highly Qualified Teacher and Paraprofessional requirements Title II, Part A

7. ESEA Responsibilities : Coordination Between Federal and State Accountability PSP Network

8. ESEA Responsibilities : TTIPS SIG program SIP program

9. Dr. Nora Hancock Associate Commissioner Cory Green Chief Grants Administrator Yolanda Cantu Grants Administration Janice Hollingsworth Acting Director Financial Audits Mara Ash Federal Program Compliance General Responsibilities : Oversee Grants Administration and Federal Program Compliance Divisions Serve as federal funds coordinator for TEA

10. Cory Green Chief Grants Administrator Yolanda Cantu Grants Administration Mara Ash Federal Program Compliance General Responsibilities : Grant Management Application Negotiation and approval Cash management and payment reimbursement Dr. Nora Hancock Associate Commissioner

11. Cory Green Chief Grants Administrator Yolanda Cantu Grants Administration Janice Hollingsworth Acting Director Financial Audits Mara Ash Federal Program Compliance Responsibilities : Federal fiscal reporting (ARRA, FFATA) Subrecipient Monitoring Comparability, MOE, Indirect cost rates Dr. Nora Hancock Associate Commissioner

12. Susie Coultress

13. Shayna Sheehan

14. Division of School Improvement and Support Establish, oversee, and implement coordinated support for school and district improvement Assist districts and campuses with programmatic requirements of Title I School Improvement Program (SIP) and Texas Title I Priority Schools (TTIPS) Collaborate with programs and initiatives providing state and/or federal technical assistance for under performing schools and districts Promote district sustainability to target support to underperforming campuses Collaborate with internal TEA divisions and ESCs to eliminate, when possible, duplication of state and federal accountability requirements Administer the charter application, amendment, renewal, and complaint process

15. SIP Updates Stage 3 LEA Corrective Action template due March 31 st 15 out of 75 received Potential and Existing School Letters Sent by end of April Information about Parent Notification Letters (PNLs) will be forthcoming SIP Compliance Reports LEA due August 1, 2012 Campus due date TBD Questions on Title I SIP Application and amendment Grants administration 512 463-8525

16. TTIPS Updates Teacher and Principal Evaluation Timeline Extension request due April 23, 2012 Year 1 Amendments for Cycle 2: one-and two-year grantees due April 30, 2012 Cycle 1 Quarterly Implementation Reports due May 1, 2012 End of Year Report, Part 1 due August 1, 2012

17. Making Connections Ongoing collaboration with: State and Federal Policy Grants Texas Turnaround Center School Improvement Resource Center Texas Turnaround Leadership Academy Texas Center for District and School Support

18. Karen Batchelor

19. 2012 State Accountability  no ratings will be assigned  interventions & sanctions will continue to be implemented for AU districts & campuses  sanctions may be changed (increased or decreased)

20. 2012 Accreditation Status  will be assigned and based on financial accountability ratings, failure to comply with requirements, and/or other persistent deficiencies

21. 2012 PBMAS for NCLB  no indicator changes specific to NCLB  transition to STAAR grades 3-8  cut point adjustments for RHSP & DAP indicators  cut point adjustments for Annual Dropout Rate indicators  minimum size requirements – 20  ICRs - TBD

22.  Academic Achievement Record TEC §25.025  Personal Graduation Plans TEC §28.0212  Intensive Program of Instruction TEC §28.0212  Compensatory, Intensive, & Accelerated Instruction TEC §29.081

23.  Intervention requirements for integrating continuous improvement plan (CIP) into district and campus plans,as appropriate  Disseminating CIP to staff and training staff in requirements and responsibilities  Monitoring progress and outcomes of strategies and initiatives that improve student performance

24.  PSP Network - a coordinated system of support for underperforming schools  State accountability campus intervention teams (CITs)  Federal accountability campus administrator mentors (CAMs) and technical assistance providers (TAPs)  PSP Summer Institute July 9 -12, 2012

25.  Goal: to eliminate, to the extent possible, the duplication of state and federal accountability requirements (AU and AYP)  2-Person Overlap Campus Protocol  District follows CIT process  SIRC follows CAM/TAP process  1-Person Overlap Campus Protocol  District submits PSP Overlap for approval  District and SIRC contract for services

26. Anita Villarreal

27.  Reauthorization  USDE Student Achievement School Accountability (SASA) Monitoring Visit  Private Non Profit (PNP)  Compliance Report  SES Redesign  Distinguished Schools  ESEA Institute

29.  The House Ed & Workforce Committee passed two bills to complete their group of five bills that make up their reauthorization package. It was a party line vote.  The committee democrats offered a package amendment to each of the two bills - one was basically accountability, the other on teachers.

30.  The committee staff is writing the report. The House leadership will decide to move it forward or not.  The Senate leadership has not scheduled time, but there has been some small amount of talk that they may do it this summer.

31.  There are really big issues that each bill individually will still need to address.  The conference itself will be very difficult, both the House and Senate have very different ideas about how the federal role should be structured.  The amount of time on debate will be long and most do not believe that they can finish the process this year.

32.  Site visits conducted January 30 – February 2, 2012 ◦ Title I, Part A; (Fiduciary) ◦ Title I, Part D; (Neglected and Delinquent) ◦ McKinney-Vento Homeless Education ◦ Section 1002(g) School Improvement Grants (SIG) ◦ Title III, Part A

33.  Title I, Part A ◦ Campus allocations (consistent use of low- income data); ◦ Campus allocations (85% requirement for campuses in Stage 3 or higher); ◦ Comparability (correction to template formula)

34.  Title I, Part D  The SASA team examined the State’s ◦ application for funding ◦ procedures and guidance ◦ state monitoring of program implementation No Findings

35.  McKinney-Vento Homeless Education  The SASA team examined the State’s ◦ procedures and guidance for the identification, enrollment and retention of homeless students ◦ Technical assistance provided to LEAs No Findings

36.  LEA Program ◦ Equipment and materials place at PNP labeled as property of LEA. ◦ Equipment only used by eligible students at PNP

37.  Third Party Contracts ◦ Separate costs by category-  Instructional  Professional Development  Parental Involvement  Administrative

38.  Third Party Contracts ◦ Payment must be based on services rendered, based on documentation required by LEA. ◦ NOT “equal monthly payments.”

39.  Third Party Contracts ◦ Describe evaluation of program.  LEA chooses measure of progress;  Based on students’ academic performance, not on contractors “pre/post test.”  Describe how LEA will monitor 3 rd -party services.

40.  TAA letter dated February 6 ◦ No problems; OR ◦ Discrepancy in number of affirmations and/or equitable services worksheet.

41.  2012-2013 Affirmation and Equitable Services ◦ Forms to be posted in June. ◦ Consultations should already be occurring. ◦ Affirmation should be signed after federal program entitlements released. ◦ Affirmations and Equitable Services forms due by September 30, 2012.

42.  April 4, 2012 Letter to Administrators.  Application for Individual Programmatic Waivers available.

43. ReportAvailableDue Date Gun-Free Schools District Campus May 3, 2012 June 29, 2012 PR1100—Annual Survey of HQ Teachers (end-of-year) May, 2012June 15, 2012 Rural and Low-Income School Program May 14, 2012August 1, 2012 Consolidated Compliance ReportMay 14, 2012August 1, 2012 SIP Compliance Report District Campus June 24, 2012 August 1, 2012 TBD PR1100—Annual Survey of HQ Teachers (beginning of 2012-2013 school year) September 2012November 1, 2012

44.  Guide to Answering Program Implementation Questions ◦ To be available when Consolidated Compliance Report is posted. ◦ Link will be sent through NCLB Updates listserv.

45.  Revising ◦ Provider Application ◦ Rubric ◦ Application cycle  Target Dates ◦ May 1 – Application available ◦ June 1 – Application due ◦ Late summer – Approved Provider List Posted

46.  501 Distinguished Performance Schools  10 Distinguished Progress Schools  Notification Process ◦ posted on NCLB, Title I, Part A website

47.  June 04 - 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. June 05 - 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. June 06 - 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  The Renaissance Austin Hotel  Sessions representative of the Agency’s organizational structure  Questions: Anita Villarreal; nclb@tea.state.tx.usnclb@tea.state.tx.us Ann Neeley; ann.neeley@sedl.organn.neeley@sedl.org

49. Cory Green

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