Texas Association of Supervisors of
Mathematics
TASM September 18, 2007
Norma Torres-Martinez
Director of Mathematics
Erika Pierce
Assistant Director of Mathematics
Curriculum
Division
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This presentation will be available at
www.theTRC.org
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Mathematics in Texas
Where are we?
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Mathematics Requirements
2007-2008
High School Seniors
First class graduating under required
Recommended HS Plan
Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II
Entering High School Freshmen
First class graduating under required 4 X 4
Recommended HS Plan
Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, and 4th
math credit
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Mathematics Requirements
2007-2008
Eighth graders
First 8th grade class affected by SSI grade
advancement requirements
Fifth graders
First class to have EOC graduation
requirements
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Student Success Initiative (SSI)
TAKS GRADE 5 AND 8 MATH TESTS
 First administration: April 8, 2008
 Report date: April 25, 2008
 Second administration: May 13, 2008
 Report date: June 2, 2008
 Third administration: July 1, 2008
 Report date: July 18, 2008
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TEA Resources for Information
 80 (R) Session Legislative Briefing Book
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http://www.tea.state.tx.us/comm/leg_reports/LegBr
eBooJul07.pdf
 4 X 4 Graduation Requirements
 FAQ posted on TEA Curriculum website
 http://www.tea.state.tx.us/curriculum/fourbyfour.ht
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MATHEMATICS IN TEXAS:
Support for Student Success
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Texas Adolescent Literacy
Academies (TALA)
 HB 2237, Section 4
 Teachers in grades 6-8
 ELA Academy for English and
reading teachers
3 days face-to-face
Plus 1 day follow-up (online)
$500 stipend
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Texas Adolescent Literacy
Academies (TALA)
 Teachers in grades 6-8
 Content Area Academy for teachers
of mathematics, science, and social
studies
Content literacy strategies
1 1/2 days face-to-face
Plus 1/2 day follow-up (online)
$250 stipend
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Texas Adolescent Literacy
Academies (TALA)
Required Attendance
Teachers at Academically
Unacceptable campuses
6th grade teachers: Summer 2008
7th - 8th teachers:
Summer 2009
www.tea.state.tx.us/tala
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TALA Contacts
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ESC Region 1
ESC Region 2
ESC Region 3
ESC Region 4
ESC Region 5
ESC Region 6
ESC Region 7
ESC Region 8
ESC Region 9
ESC Region 10
Eunice Zambrano
Tina Ybarra
Terri Smith-Chavira
Pat Edwards
Beth Wilson
Traci Seils
Lisa Mullins
Charlotte Caskey
Wes Pierce
Jayne Knighton
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TALA Contacts
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ESC Region 11
ESC Region 12
ESC Region 13
ESC Region 14
ESC Region 15
ESC Region 16
ESC Region 17
ESC Region 18
ESC Region 19
ESC Region 20
Kathy Wright-Chapman
Charla Rudd
Karen Harris
Chris Faehnle
Judy Lisewsky (interim)
Allison Silvertooth
Michelle Hilton
Diane Lozano
Monica Franco
Dr. Carolyn Castillo
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Mathematics Instructional
Coaches Pilot Program
Brief Overview & Status Update
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Background
 Pilot program established
in House Bill 2237,
§21.4541, 80th Texas
Legislature
 Districts or campuses are
eligible to participate if
they have exhibited
characteristics that
strongly correlate with
high dropout rates during
each of the three
preceding school years
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(§39.358)
Background
 Eligible school districts
may receive grants to
develop the content
knowledge and
instructional expertise of
secondary mathematics
teachers
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Two-stage process: RFQ and RFA
 A Request for Qualifications
(RFQ) will be released to
identify entities wishing to
provide coaching services and
related professional
development activities to
eligible districts.
 TEA will review the credentials
and experience of respondents
and create a list of Approved
Service Providers eligible to
provide services to districts
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participating in the pilotTASM
program.
Service Provider Activities
As established in statute, service provider coaching
and professional development activities may include
the following:
 classes to teachers on effective mathematics
instruction
 providing tutoring or mentoring to teachers
regarding effective mathematics instruction
 providing incentives to teachers to participate in the
program
 engaging in other activities likely to improve
mathematics instruction
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Approved Service Providers
Service providers may include:
Texas Science, Technology, Engineering,
and Mathematics (T-STEM) academies and
centers
Regional education service centers
Institutions of higher education
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Private organizations
Step One: Request for Qualifications
(RFQ)
 The RFQ will identify highly qualified service
providers who can:
Demonstrate significant past effectiveness
in improving math instruction
Demonstrate prior success working with
students identified as at risk of dropping
out of school
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Step Two: RFA (Request for
Application)
 An RFA will be released in early Spring of
2008
 Eligible districts/campuses will apply for
grant funds to participate in the pilot
program
 Grant recipients will then select a provider
from the list generated in response to the
RFQ process and negotiate a contract with
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the provider directly
Chris Caesar
Program Manager
Texas High School Project
Texas Education Agency
phone: (512) 936-6434| fax: (512) 463-5337
Chris.caesar@tea.state.tx.us
“All Texas students will graduate high school ready for college and
career success and prepared to be contributing members of the
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community”
Texas Math Diagnostic
System (TMDS)
 New items aligned to TEKS are
currently being developed
 Two phase review process
Online review by educators across
state
1st in person educator committee
review held in Austin
Sept 10 -12
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Texas Math Diagnostic
System (TMDS)
 November 2007
 Existing items will be removed from
databank
 First half of items will be placed in
databank
Will send notice to TASM listserv
 Student ID change
 local (district-generated) student ID
numbers
 Refer to notice sent to TASM listserv on 9/4/7
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Texas Math Diagnostic
System (TMDS)
 2nd in person Educator review committee
 Last batch of items
 October 10 – 12 (tentative)
 Wed thru Fri
 Austin
 Reviewers needed
 3-5, 6-8, Geometry, Algebra I and II
 Contact Erika Pierce
 Erika.pierce@tea.state.tx.us
 Subject line: TMDS Review
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Proclamation 05: Elementary Math
Fully Funded
 2007-2008: Adoption Year for K-5
 Nov 2007: SBOE scheduled to vote on list of
conforming and nonconforming textbooks
 2008-2009: Textbooks scheduled to be in
classrooms
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Regional Collaboratives for
Excellence in Teaching Math
 TEA, in partnership with the
 UT Austin office of Texas Regional
Collaboratives for Excellence in Mathematics
 issued 22 Math Collaboratives grant awards
for 2007-2008.
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“Math Collaboratives”
 The purpose of these grants is to improve the
academic achievement of students in mathematics
by providing
 High quality, sustained, and high intensity
professional development focused on the education
of mathematics teachers as a career-long process.
 I.e., math collaboratives will help train teachers on
the PD modules currently being disseminated.
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2007–2008 Regional Collaboratives
for Excellence in Teaching Math
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ESC Region 1
ESC Region 11
ESC Region 2
ESC Region 12
ESC Region 3
ESC Region 13
ESC Region 4
ESC Region 14
ESC Region 5
ESC Region 15
ESC Region 6 *
ESC Region 16
ESC Region 7
ESC Region 17
ESC Region 8
ESC Region 18
ESC Region 9
ESC Region 19
ESC Region 10
ESC Region 20
Our Lady of the Lake University - San Antonio
University of Texas – Tyler *
* new this year
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Regional Collaboratives for
Excellence in Teaching Math
 For more information regarding the Math
Collaboratives and 2007-2008 Math Collaborative
Awardees:
www.theTRC.org
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Texas English Language
Proficiency Assessment
System
(TELPAS)
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Who is Impacted by TELPAS writing?
 A TELPAS writing collection must be
submitted for every LEP student in grades 2
through 12, in the state of Texas.
 These collections are rated by trained and
qualified TELPAS raters
these ratings are submitted to the state for
federal accountability purposes.
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Who is Impacted by TELPAS writing?
 Any teacher who teaches a LEP student in an
academic content area may be required (by
local decision) to submit appropriate
samples of student writing for the LEP
students they serve.
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Required TELPAS Samples
 At least 5 total samples are required in each
collection.
 In each collection there must be
- at least 1 narrative about a past event
- at least 2 writing samples from math,
science, or social studies
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TELPAS Writing Activities
TELPAS writing samples should be
taken from authentic classroom
activities.
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Extended, Connected Writing
 The writing samples should show the ability of
students to connect ideas and express themselves
in English in an extended way.
 Brief writing samples should not be placed in the
collections of students who are capable of writing
in an extended, connected way in English.*
* It is expected that the limited English of beginning and early
intermediate students will cause
some
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Suggestions for Focused Writing
Assignments in Math Class
 Explanations of problem solving steps
 Student created word problems
 Comparisons between mathematical
processes
 Application of mathematical processes
 Mathematical journal writing
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Writing in Math Class
 All students benefit from regular focus on
language development in all content areas
 All students need regular practice with
content specific vocabulary and language
structures
 Language production, such as writing, in the
content areas helps students to internalize
the content as well as practice the content
specific language
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TELPAS Writing Assignments
Writing in math, science, and social
studies should not just happen for
TELPAS or be an “extra assignment” for
ELLs.
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Collection Verification
 Verifiers of TELPAS writing collections are
designated by local decision.
 All writing collections must be verified by a
trained TELPAS writing collection verifier.
 Questions about how, and to whom writing
samples must be submitted should be
directed to campus testing coordinators.
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February 1, 2008
Writing assigned on or after February
1, 2008, may be considered.
Writing samples may continue to be
gathered until the date designated by
the district to assign the ratings.
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ELL Assessment Information
Go to
www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment
Click on
ELL Assessment Information
Email questions to
ELL.tests@tea.state.tx.us
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TEA Student Assessment
Mathematics Update
TASM 2007
Julie Guthrie—Director of Math & Science Assessments
Larry Duncan—Manager of Mathematics Assessments
Student Assessment Division
Texas Education Agency
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Information Booklets
 Updated Information Booklets for Grades
3-5 (based on the 2005 refined TEKS) are
in the final stages of review
 Posted to the TEA website this fall
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Student Success Initiative
 Grade Placement Committee Manual is
currently being updated to include
materials for Grade 8 SSI
 Sent to districts this fall
 Posted to the TEA website this fall
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TAKS–M and TAKS–Alt
 Information concerning TAKS–M can be
found at:
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessm
ent/resources/taksm/index.html
 Information concerning TAKS–Alt can be
found at:
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessm
ent/resources/taksalt/index.html
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2007 PAEMST
Preliminary semi-finalist
Presidential Awards for Excellence
in Mathematics and Science
Teaching
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Toni Norrell
2007 PAEMST Preliminary Semi-finalist
Calallen High School
Calallen ISD
ESC Region 2 – Corpus Christi
2007 PAEMST national awardee will be
notified spring 2008
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2008 PAEMST nominations
Grades K - 6
Application deadline: Spring 2008
Nomination forms:
Website address currently being
changed
Once established, will send via TASM
listserv
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Math List Serve
Please Join…
Our way of
“shouting out”
to you when
you are busy
And something
Important comes
Up for math
In Texas…
www.tea.state.tx.us/list/
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Norma Torres-Martinez
Director of Mathematics
512.463.9581
Norma.torres-martinez@tea.state.tx.us
Erika Pierce
Assistant Director of Mathematics
512.463.9581
Erika.pierce@tea.state.tx.us
Julie Guthrie
Director of Math and Science Assessments
Larry Duncan
Manager of TAKS Mathematics
512.463.9536
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Math.test@tea.state.tx.us
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