Human Resources Advisory
Council
December 17, 2015
Facilitated by
Melissa Aguero Ramirez
HR Director
Region One ESC
Welcome, Introductions &
Announcements
Educator Preparation Programs
NCLB vs. ESSA
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/12/10/white-house-report-every-student-succeeds-act
• Every Student Succeeds Act
– replaces the Bush Administration's No Child Left
Behind Act
– will change the way teachers are evaluated, and
– leaves accountability goals up to the states.
NCLB Timeline 2015-2016
• Snapshot Date - September 16, 2015
• Campus Reporting of Highly Qualified Teacher Compliance Report
(2015-2016 Highly Qualified Teacher Data) - Due Date November 18, 2015
• LEA Public Reporting of Progress in Meeting Highly Qualified Teacher
Requirements
(2015-2016 Highly Qualified Teacher Data) - Due Date December 16, 2015
• Principal’s Attestation of Highly Qualified Teacher Requirements
(2015-2016 Highly Qualified Teacher Data) - Due Date December 16, 2015
• End of Year Snapshot - June 15, 2016
Validation
• Randomly selected
• 3 separate processes
– Teacher Status Validation
• TEA validates LEA’s determination of HQ status
• Starts in October
– Principal Attestation Validation
• LEA will submit principal’s attestation(s) as requested
• Starts after 12/16/15
– Parent Notification Validation
• LEA will submit copies of letter to parents notifying them that
child was taught for 4 or more weeks by a teacher that wasn’t
HQ
• Starts in late September
No Child Left Behind reminders….
• Update info “prn”
• June 15 – end of year “snapshot”
• What ECOS says……
Educator Certification Updates
Core Subject Exams EC-6 and 4-8
• Start administration January 6, 2015
• Cost?
• $131 then $65 per retake exam
• 45 day retake waiting period applies
• No breaks during test
• Scores available within 7 days from test date
• Decrease of the minimum passing standards approved for a period of one
year effective 9/1/15
• Test preparation resources
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http://cms.texes-ets.org/texes/prepmaterials/
Core Subject EC-6
Core Subject 4-8
Eliminated exams
• Last administration 8/31/15:
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Generalist EC-6 (191)
Generalist 4-8 (111)
Bilingual Generalist EC-6 (192)
Bilingual Generalist 4-8 (119)
ESL/Generalist EC-6 (193)
ESL/Generalist 4-8 (120)
• All certification must be complete by 8/31/17
• Must apply by 10/30/17
Resources for BTLPT Candidates
• Spanish Content Vocabulary: Academic Vocabulary for Fifth- to Seventh-Grade
English Language Learners in Texas http://elltx.org/docs/AcademicVocabulary.pdf
• Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills in Spanish: Spanish Language Arts and
Reading, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=2147493469
• Spanish Writing: Real Academia Española: Diccionario panhispánico de dudas;
Accent information
http://lema.rae.es/dpd
• Bilingual Education Resources in Spanish, Region One Education Service Center:
Lectura en Español y estrategias con recursos, materiales, apoyo y sugerencias
(LEER MAS)
http://www.esc1.net/projecttesoro
• www.texes.ets.org/texes/acttutorial
• Bilingual Review Sessions
Educator Certification Examination
Retake Policy Change
• “good cause” waiver for exceeding 5 time max
testing requirement
– What is good cause?
– Fee?
– How often ask for a waiver? (thinking 1 year in
between)
– Submit request or go in person to request to the
board?
Certification discussions
• Requirement for certificate renewal
– No audits as of now but will possibly be starting
– If can’t show proof of hours then can invalidate
– If renewing a certificate that requires a license (ie.
Cosmetology, plumbing, etc. ) that license must
ALSO still have a valid license
• Chapter 231 proposal – if dual language and
team teaching, the “English” teacher can be
either ESL or Bil endorsed
Certification discussions
• Probationary certificates
– possibly start issuing in more than 1 area
– Effective date will be beginning of month
certificate is issued – does effective date matter to
us? Ie., contract validity
• Certification based on examination
– thinking that may need to do more than just pass
an exam in order to be able to get additional
certificates.
• Looking at possibly creating an EC
supplemental again
Appraisal 2016-17
• ILD or AEL is required for T-TESS appraisers and must
have certificate on file.
–ILD will no longer be available after 1/1/16.
–AEL certificate is available through Region 13
website.
• Must verify through the Texas Portal System each year
that T-TESS appraisers have passed the certification
exam before appraising.
• Board must approve all appraisers for T-TESS/T-PESS
each year.
• Must have T-PESS certificate on file.
–T-PESS certificate is through Region 13 website.
Preparing for
2016-17 Appraisal Process
• New School Districts implementing T-TESS/T-PESS Appraisal
System AND current pilot districts
– # administrators will need to be trained with T-TESS? (CO administrators, dean
of instruction, HR, etc.)
– # administrators will need to be trained with T-PESS? (Superintendent or other,
central office administrators, HR, principals, assistant principals, etc.)
• Intent to train form distributed at RAC
– Submit to : smcconaughy@esc1.net
984-6262
• SLO pilot?
– Submit to : smcconaughy@esc1.net
984-6262
Implications of new evaluation
systems
• Job description for administrator
• Scheduling of training for non-pilot LEAs
• Verify eligibility to appraise
• Evaluation timeline
FACT Clearinghouse Updates
8-5 first day and 8-12 second day
• 1/12 and 1/13 - workshop #51605
For more information:
http://www.esc1.net/Page/146
Upcoming Events & Announcements
• HR 101
– January 29, 2016 – workshop # 51002
• TxBESS Mentor teacher training
– February 3, 2016
-workshop #51006
• Walsh Anderson HR Symposium
– February 18, 2016
• ParaEducator Conference
– February 12, 2016 - workshop #45257
• Conference for Administrative Professionals
– April 15, 2016 - workshop#45258
Job Fairs
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April 5th – UTSA
April 7th – UTRGV-Brownsville
April 8th – UTRGV - Edinburg
April 12th – Texas A&M - Kingsville
June 7th – Region One ESC
– Recruiters register for workshop #51570
HR Advisory Council meeting dates
• All will be held in the Starr Room
from 9-12
– February 25 – workshop #50990
– April 29 –workshop #50991
– August 26 – workshop #50992
TASPA News
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New members / committees served
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TASPA Summer Law Conference
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TASPA Summer Conference
Questions, Concerns, & Solutions
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