TEA| Office of Assessment and Accountability Division of Performance Reporting
2012-13 Texas Academic Performance Reports (TAPR)
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The 2012-13 TAPR will be 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.
Email notifications will be sent to district superintendents and
ESC directors.
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
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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
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District Responsibilities – Hearing for Public Discussion
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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.
Reporting Changes in TAPR
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Statutory requirements for indicators included in performance reports
relatively unchanged from AEIS reports.
Significant differences from previous AEIS reports include:
o STAAR Proficiency and STAAR Progress Measures Results
o Inclusion of two new postsecondary indicators
 Graduates enrolled in TX IHE
 Graduates in TX IHE completing 1 year w/our remediation
o Replacement of financial profile section with direct link to 2011-12
Financial Actual Report for respective district or campus.
2012-13 School Report Card
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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.
Advisory Committees
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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.
Calendar
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November 7, 2013
November 21, 2013
Final accountability ratings released based on outcomes of 2013 appeals.
2013 Texas Academic Performance Reports (TAPR) released on TEASE
(formerly known as Academic Excellence Indicator System)
Early December 2013 2013 Texas Academic Performance Reports released on TEA website
Mid December 2013
Public Education Grant (PEG) list posted on public website
Expanded TAPR Results posted on TEASE and public website
January 2014
2013 School Report Cards posted on public website
2013 Federal Report Cards for Texas Public Schools posted on public website
(formerly known as NCLB Report Cards)
Resources
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2013 Accountability Manual
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
STAAR Progress Measure Documents
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/staar/
Performance Reporting Home Page
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport
Performance Report Telephone Number
(512) 463-9704