1. Federal Accountability/ AYP Update Accountability TETN November 17, 2011 Shannon Housson TEA, Performance Reporting Division

2. 2 AYP Topics AYP Release Schedules 2012 AYP Preview 2012 Texas AYP Workbook Resources

3. 3 AYP Release Schedules August 4, 2011Public release of Preliminary AYP/SIP results September 2, 2011Appeals and Federal Cap Exceptions Deadline Early December 2011 Final 2011 AYP Status released Preview of NCLB Report Card data, Part I only January 31, 2012Public release of 2011 NCLB Report Card

4. 4 2012 AYP Preview 2012 AYP Performance Standards increase to: 87% in Reading/English language arts 83% in Mathematics The graduation rate will be evaluated for All students and every student group. Participation Rate and Attendance Rate Indicator standards remain unchanged.

5. 5 2012 Texas AYP Workbook Timeline and Review of 2012 AYP Workbook TEA will submit 2012 AYP amendments in December 2011 or January 2012. The federal accountability advisory group, Title I Committee of Practitioners (COP), has reviewed and approved recommended changes to the 2012 AYP Workbook. For information on the Title I COP membership and meeting dates, see the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Program Division, Committee of Practitioners website at: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index4.aspx?id=7448&menu_id=798 http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index4.aspx?id=7448&menu_id=798

6. 6 2012 Texas AYP Workbook Summary of the State's Amendment Requests 2012 references to Graduation Rate Goals and Targets (Sections 1.2 and 7.1) Graduation Rate Goals and Targets will show constant targets for 2011 and 2012 AYP.

7. 7 2012 Texas AYP Workbook Summary of the State's Amendment Requests Evaluate 2012 AYP and School Improvement Program (SIP) statuses based on 2011-12 Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) results for Grade 10 and 2011-12 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) results for Grade 3-8 at the TAKS proficiency standard.

8. 8 2012 Texas AYP Workbook Summary of the State's Amendment Requests In order to provide 2012 AYP results on a timely basis, Texas will use bridge studies that identify the existing TAKS performance standards on the new STAAR assessments for tests of Grade 3–8 on which STAAR performance standards will not yet be available. See Summary of Possible 2012 AYP Components for detailed listing of TAKS and STAAR assessment results that will be evaluated for 2012 AYP.

9. 9 AYP Resources For more information on AYP, see the 2011 AYP Guide, accessible at http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/ayp.http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/ayp The current Texas AYP Workbook, as of October 12, 2011, is at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index4.aspx?id=2147497077.http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index4.aspx?id=2147497077 Frequently Asked Questions about AYP are available at http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/ayp/faq/faq.html. http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/ayp/faq/faq.html U.S. Department of Education information is available at www.ed.gov/nclb/. www.ed.gov/nclb/ Contact the Division of Performance Reporting by email at performance.reporting@tea.state.tx.us, or phone at (512) 463-9704.performance.reporting@tea.state.tx.us