1. Federal Accountability Accountability Policy Advisory Committee (APAC) and Accountability Technical Advisory Committee (ATAC) Meeting | March 5, 2012 Texas Education Agency | Office of Assessment and Accountability Division of Performance Reporting

2. 2012 Federal Accountability

3.  Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) evaluations for all public school districts and campuses are required by federal regulation.  In December 2010, Texas requested to carry forward 2011 AYP Status and School Improvement Program (SIP) interventions for districts and campuses for the 2012-13 school year. The U.S. Department of Education (USDE) did not approve the request. 3

4. 2012 Federal Accountability  The federal accountability advisory group, Title I Committee of Practitioners (COPS), reviewed and approved recommended changes to the 2012 AYP Workbook.  The 2012 Texas AYP Workbook was submitted on February 15, 2012.  The USDE approved the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) to the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) Bridge Study on February 17, 2012. 4

5. 2012 Federal Accountability Summary of Federal Requirements  2012 AYP Performance standards increase in rigor:  87% in reading/English language arts (ELA), and  83% in mathematics.  Federal regulations require 2012 AYP graduation rate evaluations of All Students and every student group.  Participation Rate and Attendance Rate standards remain unchanged. 7

6. 2012 Federal Accountability Summary of Texas Amendment Requests  Evaluate 2012 AYP and School Improvement Program (SIP) statuses based on:  2011-12 TAKS results for grade 10,  2011-12 STAAR results for grades 3-8 at the TAKS proficiency standard, and  2011-12 STAAR EOC results for grades 8 and below at the TAKS proficiency standard for Algebra I and English I reading.  Maintain the 2011 Graduate Rate Targets for 2012 AYP. 8

7. ESEA Reauthorization  The current federal blueprint for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) proposes that, by 2020, states adopt state-developed standards in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics to build toward college- and career-readiness by the time students graduate from high school and adopt high-quality statewide assessments aligned with these standards. The blueprint is located at: http://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/blueprint/blueprint.pdf http://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/blueprint/blueprint.pdf  At this time, a timeline for when the ESEA reauthorization will occur is under consideration and not available. 9

8. AYP Resources  For more information on AYP, see the 2011 AYP Guide, accessible at http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/ayphttp://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=2147497077http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index4.aspx?id=2147497077  FAQs 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  USDE 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.u 10