State Accountability Update
TETN Session #30124 | November 13, 2014 | 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Texas Education Agency | Office of Assessment and Accountability
Division of Performance Reporting
Shannon Housson, Division Director
Final 2014 Accountability Ratings
Final 2014 Accountability Ratings
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 TEA received 90 appeals in 2014, compared to 85 in 2013.
 Districts that submitted a 2014 appeal will receive their appeal
response letter via TEASE Accountability during the week of
November 17. The official hard copy of the letter printed on TEA
letterhead will be mailed to districts at that time.
 Final accountability ratings will be released publicly during first week
of December 2014, based on the outcomes of the 2014 appeals.
2014 Performance Reports
Texas Academic Performance Reports (TAPR)
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The 2013-14 TAPR will be released on the confidential Texas Education
Agency Secure Environment (TEASE) Accountability website during the
week of November 17. District and campus TAPR will be posted to the
TEA public website during the first week of December.
When the 2014 TAPR is posted on TEASE, e-mail 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.
Texas Academic Performance Reports (TAPR)
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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 by the first week of December 2014.
Spanish translation will be available in January 2015.
MUST add and publish:
o Report of campus performance objectives;
o Report of violent or criminal incidents; and
o Information from THECB about performance of students in
postsecondary institutions.
Texas Academic Performance Reports (TAPR)
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District Responsibilities – Hearing for Public Discussion
Must be held within 90 calendar days after the November 2014 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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No significant changes to 2014 TAPR compared to 2013 except for the
following enhancements:
Additional Performance Indicators
 STAAR Results at Postsecondary Readiness Standard
 STAAR Results at Advanced Level III Standard
 Inclusion of ELL Progress Measure in Progress Results (Index 2)
 Met or Exceeded Progress
 Exceeded Progress
 Expansion of Student Success Initiative (SSI) section
 Expansion of bilingual/ESL indicators to campus-level reports
School Report Card (SRC)
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The School Report Card for the 2013-14 school year will
be released by mid December.
Similar format as the redesigned SRCs that were released for 2012-13.
SSI indicators that are reported in TAPR have been added to meet
statutory requirements.
Texas School Accountability Dashboard
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Per House Bill 5, the Texas School Accountability Dashboard provides a comparison
reporting system for districts and campuses based on 2014 performance index results
of the fully-implemented state accountability rating system.
Public release of dashboard reports has been changed from Friday, December 19 to
Tuesday, January 13.
Initial release meets the following statutory requirements of TEC § 39.309.
Additional enhancements will be made in future releases.
Texas School Accountability Dashboard
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Statutory Requirements of TEC §39.309
(a) The agency shall develop and maintain an Internet website, separate from the
agency's Internet website, to be known as the Texas School Accountability Dashboard
for the public to access school district and campus accountability information.
(b) The commissioner shall adopt, for use on the Texas School Accountability Dashboard,
a performance index in each of the following areas:
(1) student achievement; (2) student progress;
(3) closing performance gaps; and (4) postsecondary readiness.
(c) The Texas School Accountability Dashboard developed under Subsection (a) must
include:
(1) performance information for each school district and campus in areas specified by
Subsection (b) and must allow for comparison between districts and campuses in
each of the areas;
(continued)
Texas School Accountability Dashboard
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Statutory Requirements in TEC §39.309 (continued)
(2) a comparison of the number of students enrolled in each school district,
including:
(A) the percentage of students of limited English proficiency, as defined by Section
29.052;
(B) the percentage of students who are unschooled asylees or refugees, as defined
by Section 39.027(a-1);
(C) the percentage of students who are educationally disadvantaged; and
(D) the percentage of students with disabilities;
(3) a comparison of performance information for each district and campus
disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and populations served by special programs,
including special education, bilingual education, and special language programs; and
(4) a comparison of performance information by subject area.
Texas School Accountability Dashboard
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Individual dashboard reports can be generated for any district or campus in the state.
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Dashboard reports can provide side-by-side comparisons for any two districts or
campuses in the state selected by the user.
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Dashboard reports can provide side-by-side comparisons for two districts or
campuses with similar characteristics.
Handout:
Sample Dashboard Reports – For Discussion Only
2014 Reporting Calendar
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Wednesday, October 1
Texas Consolidated School Rating Report (TCSR)
Week of November 17
(TEASE) Accountability Appeal Response Letters
Week of November 17
(TEASE) Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR)
Week of December 1
(Public) Updated 2014 Accountability website
Week of December 1
(Public) Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR)
Week of December 8
School Report Card (SRC)
Week of December 15
Public Education Grant (PEG) list posted on public website
Tuesday, January 13,
2015
Texas School Accountability Dashboards (TSAD)
Late January, 2015
(complete) Texas Performance Reporting System (TPRS)
Late January, 2015
Federal Report Card (FRC)
Early March, 2015
Snapshot
Public Education Grant (PEG)
Public Education Grant (PEG) Program
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A statutorily mandated program of school choice (TEC Ch. 29, Subchapter
G,§29.201-§29.205) was not affected by changes made by the Texas
Legislature in HB 3 in 2009.
Partially aligned with accountability ratings, but not fully aligned with
the state system.
Districts with campuses on 2015-16 PEG list will be notified via TEASE
Accountability in mid-December 2014.
Statute requires districts to notify parents of the 2015-16 list by
February 1, 2015.
Public Education Grant (PEG) Criteria for 2015-16
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Released Applies to
by End School
of
Year
Identifying Criteria for
Schools to be Placed on
Public Education Grant (PEG) List
STAAR: Passing rate ≤ 50%
in two of the three preceding years
2012: STAAR at TAKS Equivalency for grades 3-8 and
TAKS at grades 10 and 11
2014
2015-2016
2013: STAAR and TAKS grade 11 (Index 1: Phase-in 1
Level ll)
2014: STAAR (Index 1: Phase-in Satisfactory Standard)
OR
2013 or 2014: Rated Improvement Required
2015 Accountability Development
Topics for 2015 Accountability Development
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State Assessment Topics:
On November 10, 2014, the commissioner provided guidance on middle
school students taking Algebra l in spring 2015.
The commissioner’s letter is posted on the TEA website:
http://tea.texas.gov/index4.aspx?id=25769818803
Handout:
November 10, 2014 Correspondence – Middle School Students
Taking Algebra I
Topics for 2015 Accountability Development
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State Assessment Topics:
Use of Bridge Study for grades 3 – 8 mathematics
Options for Inclusion of STAAR A (Accommodated) and STAAR Alternate 2
Options for Evaluation of STAAR and ELL Progress Measures in Index 2
Handout:
State Assessments Evaluated in the Performance Index Framework
Topics for 2015 Accountability Development
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Postsecondary Indicator Topics:
Options for additional postsecondary and career readiness indicators
Review issues related to transition to Foundation High School (FHS) Program
2015 Distinction Designations
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Distinction Designations that were assigned in 2014 will be assigned in 2015
No significant changes are anticipated for the seven distinctions for campuses
and the postsecondary readiness distinction for districts.
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Indicators evaluated in 2014 for each distinction designation will likely
continue to be evaluated in 2015, based on recommendations from
accountability advisory groups.
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New indicators may be added to certain distinction designations in 2015,
based on recommendations from accountability advisory groups.
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Methodology for determining campus comparison groups will likely remain
unchanged.
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Methodology for determining postsecondary readiness distinction
designation for districts will likely remain unchanged.
Texas Education Agency | Office of Assessment and Accountability | Division of Performance Reporting
2015 Accountability Development Topics
Related to House Bill 5
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Beginning in the 2016-17 school year, HB 5 (2013) requires TEA to assign
ratings of:
o A, B, C, D, or F to districts, and
o exemplary, recognized, acceptable, or unacceptable to campuses.
Advisory Committees
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The Accountability Technical Advisory Committee will meet in early
December to develop recommendations to commissioner for
accountability ratings criteria and performance index targets for 2015.
Accountability development materials from the ATAC meeting will be
posted online in mid-December.
Spring 2015 – Commissioner announces accountability ratings criteria
and final targets for 2015.
2015 State Accountability System Safeguards
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Score Code
S – Scored tests from
STAAR Grades 3 – 8 and EOC
2015 Systems Safeguards
Performance
Participation
Included in
Included in
# at Phase-in
Included in
Included in
Tested
Satisfactory
Total
Total Tests by
(Participating)
Standard
Students
Subject
Count
(Passing)
Count
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
n/a
N - No Authentic Academic Response*
Yes
Yes
A - Absent
Yes
No
No
n/a
n/a
n/a
O - Other (tested but not scored)
Yes
No
n/a
n/a
M - Medical Exception*
No
n/a
n/a
n/a
TELPAS Reading
(students in their first year in U.S. schools)
* STAAR Alternate 2 Only
State Accountability System Safeguards
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Systems safeguards are designed to evaluate the disaggregated
performance results of the state accountability system to ensure
that poor performance in one area or one student group is not
masked in the performance index.
Performance rates for system safeguards are calculated from the
assessment results used to calculate performance rates in Index 1.
Targets for the disaggregated results are:
STAAR performance target corresponds to Index 1 (TBD);
STAAR participation target required by federal accountability (95%);
Federal graduation rate targets and improvement calculations for
4-year rate (83%) and 5-year rate (88%); and
Federal limit on use of alternate assessments (1% only).
State Accountability System Safeguards
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Participation Rates differ from prior federal accountability participation
rate criteria:
o For end of course (EOC) tests , the best test for each course within a
subject is selected first then counted in participation;
o Multiple EOC tests within a subject are included multiple times;
o Test score code “O” are considered non-participants; and
o Students tested and scored on TELPAS are credited as participants for
Reading only.
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Performance rates for system safeguards are calculated from the
assessment results used to calculate performance rates in Index 1.
2015 targets for the state accountability system safeguard disaggregated
results will be finalized in spring 2015.
2015 TETN Sessions on State Accountability
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DAY
Time
February 26, 2015
April 8, 2015
EVENT
NUMBER
Thursday
1 pm-3 pm 33837
Wednesday 1 pm-3 pm 33838
June 11, 2015
Thursday
1 pm-3 pm 33839
August 20, 2015
Thursday
November 19, 2015 Thursday
1 pm-3 pm 33840
1 pm-3 pm 33841
DATE
Resources
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2014 Accountability Manual
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2014/index.html
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2014/faq.html
STAAR Progress Measure Documents
http://tea.texas.gov/student.assessment/staar/
Performance Reporting Home Page
http://tea.texas.gov/perfreport/
Performance Report Telephone Number
(512) 463-9704