1. Curriculum Connections December 5, 2013

3. INSTRUCTIONAL MOMENT TCMPC/TEKS Resources Legislative & TEA Updates Priority & Focus Campuses Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR)

4. TCMPC & TEKS Resource System Updates

5. TCMPC Updates Elizabeth Saenz has been elected to represent ESC-2 on the TCMPC Management Team. RFP for the Mathematics Assessment Development work is due November 26 th. State budget is tight. TCMPC will most likely dip into remaining fund balance to accomplish this work. Anticipated award date: January 2014

8. PLS 3 rd Learning: Recent Updates Enabling User Accounts at the District Level TVD Tool VAD/TCD Tool Unit Test Access Feedback System Enhancements

9. PLS 3 rd Learning: Coming Soon Lesson Plan Collaboration Calendar Collaboration New Math Standards 2013-2014: Select Grades K-HS. Select Mathematics (Current Standards) OR Select Mathematics (New Standards*) 2014-2015: Select K-8 Mathematics. Select HS Courses. 2015-2016: Select Grades K-HS. TCMPC Content Tool Vertical Viewer Support Videos

10. New Math Standards in TEKS Resource System Site The new mathematics standards K-12 went live to districts on November 21 st. Current standards will remain as they are in the site. SCREENCAST (www.tcmpc.org)www.tcmpc.org

12. TEA Updates

13. 13 2012-13 Texas Academic Performance Reports (TAPR)  The 2012-13 TAPR was released on the confidential Texas Education Agency Secure Environment (TEASE) website on November 21, 2013. District and campus TAPR will be posted to the TEA public website on December 5.  The TEASE release provides the information that districts need to fulfill publishing and notification requirements for the TAPR.  The TAPR Guidelines will provide details about district responsibilities

14. 14 2012-13 Texas Academic Performance Reports (TAPR) Publishing  MUST publish: Performance and profile sections of district and campus TAPR reports  MAY publish: Glossary (English Glossary will be available on November 21. Spanish translation will be available in January 2014.)  MUST ADD and publish: o Campus performance objectives; o Report of violent or criminal incidents; and o Information from THECB about performance of students in postsecondary institutions

15. 15 2012-13 Texas Academic Performance Reports (TAPR) District Responsibilities – Hearing for Public Discussion  Must be held within 90 calendar days after the November 21, 2013, TEASE release. District winter break days do not count towards the 90 days.  TAPR must be disseminated within 2 weeks after the hearing.

16. 16 2012-13 School Report Card  In the 2011-12 school year, the reporting requirements for the School Report Card were suspended during the transition from TAKS to STAAR since no state ratings were assigned in 2012.  A newly-designed School Report Card for the 2012- 13 school year will be released in January 2014.

17. 17 Advisory Committees  December 2013 to early spring 2014 – Accountability advisory groups convene to develop recommendations to Commissioner for accountability ratings criteria and labels for 2014 and beyond and performance index targets for 2014, 2015, and 2016 accountability ratings.  Spring 2014 – Commissioner announces accountability ratings criteria for 2014 and beyond and final 2014 targets, preliminary 2015 targets, and preview 2016 targets.

18. Resources  2013 Accountability Manual http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2013/index.html http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2013/index.html  Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2013/faq.html http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2013/faq.html  STAAR Progress Measure Documents http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/staar/ http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/staar/  Performance Reporting Home Page http://www.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport http://www.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport  Performance Report Telephone Number (512) 463-9704 18

19. TECHNOLOGY Ejucomm VGO

20. Texas Regional Collaborative Grant The TRC has received funding for next year. The RFA will be issued in January for existing collaboratives. The Texas State Aquarium/ESC2 Science collaborative will be seeking teachers for this grant. The focus of the grant will be secondary biology. The Region 2 Math Collaborative will focus on 3-12 mathematics. Be on the look out for district commitment forms in January.

21. DMAC

22. PACT Mentoring Grant

23. Purpose To promote student achievement and new teacher retention though quality mentoring for the novice teacher.

24. Mentor Selection Criteria Recognized excellence in teaching Ability to mentor beginning teachers, time to work with novice teacher by providing support and guidance Willingness to meet all requirements and submit all documentation

25. Requirements for Acceptance Mentor Completed application (application is available upon request) Three years of teaching experience Principal recommendation Novice Teacher First or second year teacher Willingness to participate in mentoring program

26. Program Expectations Complete the online mentor training at pact.tarleton.edu/pact/ Complete two classroom observations of the novice teacher, conduct a post conference, and submit documentation to the ESC

27. Benefits for the Novice Teacher Trained school mentor Constructive feedback on classroom instruction Access to online workshops and support Educational resource books including First Days of School by Harry Wong.

28. Reimbursement Each mentor will receive a stipend of $300.00 for the completion of all requirements. Documentation is due by April 1, 2014. All documentation must be received in the Ed Prep office in order for payment to be made.

29. Contact Information Joanne Ferguson joanne.ferguson@esc2.us 361-561-8520 Michelle Morales michelle.morales@esc2.us 361-561-8663

30. HOUSE BILL 5 SEC. 46 Community and Student engagement

33. Campus Rating

34. Resources Format of the PDAS Observations Summary form as a template score card): http://www4.esc13.net/pdas/forms-pdas/http://www4.esc13.net/pdas/forms-pdas/ Community & Parental Involvement Ideas: http://www.esc16.net/default.aspx?name=title1swi.home http://www.esc16.net/default.aspx?name=title1swi.home A Framework for 21 st Century Learning: http://www.p21.org/http://www.p21.org/ National Drop Out Prevention Network: http://www.dropoutprevention.org/ http://www.dropoutprevention.org/ GT State Plan: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=6420http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=6420 Junior Achievement: https://www.juniorachievement.org/web/ja- usa/homehttps://www.juniorachievement.org/web/ja- usa/home