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2021-22 School Report Card

The gradated points methodology uses 0-4 points to provide further differentiation for groups demonstrating growth but not yet achieving target performance. It also allows 4 points for those achieving the long-term 2036- 2037 target.

Summary of Proposed ESSA Amendment

ESSA Proposed Long-Term Targets

Please submit comments on the proposed ESSA amendment on the following form by February 1, 2023.

2023 ESSA Amendment Feedback Form

Region 10 compiled the proposed 2023 cut scores into a 1-page front and back document to make it easier for you.

Preliminary 2023 R10 Summary of Cut Scores

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❓ What are schools required to do with information on the Federal Report Card?

Federal Report Card

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), requires each State education agency to prepare and publish an annual report card with state-, local education agency (LEA)- and campus-level data. The Federal Report Card data for 2021-2022 are now available.

Dissemination Requirement
Each LEA that receives Title I, Part A funding is responsible for disseminating the state-, LEA- and campus-level report cards to 1) all LEA campuses, 2) parents of all enrolled students, and 3) the general public via widely available public means, such as posting on the Internet, distribution to the media, or distribution through public agencies.

At a minimum, the LEA must—

• Post direct links to the State, LEA, and campus report cards on its web site;
• Notify parents of all students about the availability of the report cards and the options for obtaining them;
• Provide appropriate translation (either oral or written) upon request;
• Make hard copies available to parents upon request; and
• Make hard copies available for viewing in public locations.

Sample parent notification letters in English and Spanish that LEAs may customize are available on the TEA Federal Report Card Web Page. TEA strongly encourages LEAs to translate the sample letter in a language and format that all parents can understand.

LEAs are not required to use the sample parent notification letters, but they must make the federal report card information readily accessible to the public, and LEAs must notify parents of the availability of the federal report card information no later than Thursday, March 2, 2023.

Contact Information

Questions related to the dissemination requirement should be directed to the Federal Program Compliance Division at ESSASupport@tea.texas.gov, or 512-463-9499.

Questions related to the data contained in the report should be directed to the Performance Reporting Division at Performance.Reporting@tea.texas.gov, or 512-463-9704.

❓ What is TPRS? Is it the same as TAPR?

The Texas Performance Reporting System (TPRS) integrates state and federal reporting requirements into a single reporting system that can be viewed at the campus, district, region, and state level. As the most comprehensive reporting system published by TEA, TPRS provides additional performance reports, results, and indicators for student groups not previously reported on state accountability data tables, the Texas Academic Performance Reports (TAPR), or the School Report Card. TPRS is the enhanced online version of TAPR. It has been recently updated with Remote vs. In-Person Data. TEAL Accountability application will show you unmasked data.

The TPRS Glossary provides definitions, describes methodologies, and lists sources for each tab in the TPRS system.

❓ Where can I find my past CCMR Verifier information?

TEA provides a final VERIFIER file as the LISTING file a few weeks after the Verifier window has closed in TEAL Accountability.

❓ What is the character limit for TELPAS writing items?

Constructed Response Items

1,000 character limit

Sentence Rewrite Items

100 character count limit

❓ Has the time limit for STAAR testing changed?

TEA is removing the maximum time allowed for STAAR assessments based on feedback from educators, parents, and students, as well as other changes to the program.

Districts will no longer have to stop students from testing after a four- or five-hour testing period. Students are expected to complete STAAR tests in about three hours. Any students who are still testing after four hours should be consolidated into a general testing area to continue testing. Students may continue testing until the end of the school day.

❓ What is the short and extended constructed response?

Short Constructed Response

To answer a short constructed response item, the student will give a brief explanation in their own words to demonstrate their understanding of the content. This type of item will be included on STAAR RLA, English I, English II, science, and social studies test (3-8 or EOC). Responses may be up to 475 characters in length, not including spaces. The question will contain two parts, both of which must be answered in the student’s response to receive full credit. Responses will be scored using a 2-point rubric by one human scorer. Rubrics will be item-specific.

Extended Constructed Response

Extended constructed response (ECR) items will require the student to provide an in-depth response by explaining, analyzing, and evaluating information in a reading selection or stimulus. Extended constructed response items may be included on any STAAR RLA test (3-8 or EOC). 3rd-5th grade ECR items will be either informational or argumentative, and 6th-8th and EOC ECR items will be either information, argumentative, or correspondence. The genres of the ECRs will not be released before testing.

The student’s responses will be based on a passage they have read. Information from the passage will be needed to answer other items as well. The student will be expected to cite evidence from the passage in their ECR. Their response can be up to 2300 characters long, not including spaces.

ECRs will be scored by two human scorers, each using a 5-point rubric. Students can receive up to ten points for their ECR. Sample rubrics will be released later in the summer of 2022.

❓ Who can make changes to AskTED?

The TED Administrator, you can find out who this is on AskTED. Search by District, Personnel, Include Other District Roles, TED Administrator.

👉 Charter Schools should use the New All In One Charter Information Form to make AskTED requests.

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1) Are you seeing an increase in substance use in your district? Join us on Friday, January 27th from 9:30-11:30 AM as we dive into current drug trends with Timothy Jackson, NTBH, LCDC, OSAR Team Lead.

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This newsletter compiles weekly information from Region 10 and TEA, as well as timely reminders. Read and Share.

What’s New in Performance Reporting

A–F Accountability

School Report Cards

The 2021–22 School Report Cards (SRC) are now available on the Texas Education Agency’s website at http://tea.texas.gov/perfreport/src/index.html. The SRC is intended to inform parents and guardians about a campus’s individual characteristics and its academic performance. To view item definitions, dissemination requirements, and sample letters that may be sent to parents, see the To the Administrator Addressed letter.

Assessment Scoring and Reporting

Tide Update

On January 20, 2023, the Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) will be updated to include additional information. In the Paper Test Format field for STAAR mathematics, reading language arts, and science, districts will see options for Spanish Regular Print Embedded Supports and Spanish Large Print Embedded Supports.

STAAR Redesign Practice Tests

On January 18, 2023, additional practice tests for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®) redesign will be available on the Practice Test Site that include American Sign Language (ASL) videos. These practice tests demonstrate how new item types will appear for students who use ASL.

Spring 2023 STAAR Administration

A second shipment of STAAR Test Administrator Manuals is scheduled to arrive in districts February 21–February 24, 2023. Districts must ensure all eligible students are entered in TIDE by the date indicated below to receive the appropriate number of manuals. As a reminder, for STAAR end-of-course (EOC) assessments, the two tasks below must be completed.

• First-time testers must be registered in TIDE and have their Spring EOC Eligibility fields set to “Yes” by January 18.
• The retester file has been generated for all currently active students added prior to January 13. Both retester and eligibility flags were set for these students. A second pass will be completed January 19 to capture active students added between January 13 and January 18.

2023 STAAR Alternate 2 Administration

Test booklet form assignments for STAAR Alternate 2 will be available for review in TIDE beginning January 24, 2023. To view form assignments for your district, eligible students must have been registered in TIDE by January 6. Districts will receive their initial shipment of STAAR Alternate 2 secure paper test materials February 27–March 3.

STAAR Interim Assessment

As a reminder, STAAR Interim Assessments are secure tests as indicated in the Security section of the District and Campus Coordinator Resources. Based on educator feedback, the STAAR Interim Assessments Educator Guide and the STAAR Interim Assessments webpage were updated to emphasize that these test items are secure. Educators are able to view test items in the Centralized Reporting System (CRS); however, items in CRS are secure until they are publicly released. Therefore, secure test items in CRS should NOT be download or printed.

TTAP Opportunity 2

Opportunity 2 for the Texas Through-year Assessment Pilot (TTAP) is scheduled for January 30–February 3, 2023, for participating districts and campuses. Testing personnel can now create test sessions for this testing window. For more information on how to create test sessions, refer to the Test Delivery System (TDS) User Guide.

Reporting Files Naming Conventions

Based on feedback from educators, a document detailing the naming conventions districts can expect when receiving various reporting files will be posted on the Technology Resources page of the Texas Assessment website later this week. This document is intended to assist districts in appropriately identifying the correct reporting files for each administration.

For questions or assistance regarding the information in this communication, contact Texas Testing Support at 833-601-8821, TexasTestingSupport@cambiumassessment.com, or TexasAssessment.gov via live chat.

This Week’s FAQ

The January Updates to Preliminary A–F Framework describes limiting the percentage of graduates who only meet CCMR criteria via a sunsetting IBC to five graduates, or
20 percent, of graduates, whichever is higher. Does this mean a 20 percent cap on the total sunsetting IBCs earned?

The agency proposes limiting the percentage of graduates who only meet CCMR criteria via a sunsetting IBCs to five graduates or 20 percent of the total annual graduates, whichever is higher.

Example: Texas High School has 200 annual graduates. 50 graduates earned ONLY a sunsetting IBC as their CCMR credit. With the limit, Texas High School would receive credit for 40 of these graduates (20 percent of the total annual graduates), and ten of these graduates would not generate CCMR credit. This limit would be applied within Student Achievement and School Progress, Part B: Relative Performance and would not be applied within Closing the Gaps.

Performance Reporting Calendar

February: Updated 2023 A–F System Framework Release

April-May: What If Report (TEAL and Public Web) Release

April-May: Preliminary 2023 Accountability Manual Release

August 2023: Final 2023 Accountability Manual (All Chapters and Appendices) Release

September 2023: Accountability ratings under the refreshed system released

• Test booklet form assignments for STAAR Alternate 2 were available for review in TIDE beginning January 24, 2023.

• To view form assignments for your district, eligible students must have been registered in TIDE by January 6.

• Districts will receive their initial shipment of STAAR Alternate 2 secure paper test materials from February 27–March 3.

• Additional Orders Window: 3/3/2023-4/21/2023 for test materials

TFAR Educator Guide with FAQs (PDF posted 11/28/22)

Getting Students Familiar with the Online Platform!

Beginning of the Year Assessments

STAAR Interim Assessments

Texas Formative Assessment Resource

Released Practice Tests – New updated tests to be posted soon!

STAAR RELEASED TESTS

Released versions of the 2022 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®) are now available in the Test Delivery System (TDS) Student Practice Site. PDF copies of the 2022 STAAR tests will be posted on the Texas Education Agency website soon.

Technology Requirements for the Texas Assessment Program

Go to https://www.texasassessment.gov/testing-personnel.html and it is listed under “Prepare for Testing Activities”.

STAAR Interim Assessments, an optional online tool to help educators monitor progress and predict student performance on STAAR, will be available during the 2022–23 school year for all STAAR tested grades/subjects and courses. Interim assessments are full-scope tests designed to be administered one to two times during the school year, depending on the content area. Interim assessments will include new item types that will appear on STAAR in Spring 2023, except for constructed response questions because they are not machine-scorable. Windows for administering interim assessments can be found in the table below.

KEY DATES FOR INTERIM ASSESSMENTS

August 22, 2022–April 7, 2023 LEAs register students

November 7, 2022–April 14, 2023 Administration Window 2: Science and Social Studies Tests Grade 5 science, Spanish grade 5 science, grade 8 science, grade 8 social studies, biology, and U.S. history

January 10, 2023–April 14, 2023 Administration Window 3: RLA and Math Tests #2

Grades 3–8 RLA, Spanish grades 3–5 RLA, grades 3–8 mathematics, Spanish grades 3–5 mathematics, algebra I, English I, and English II

TFAR is a free, optional platform used by educators to create, administer, analyze, and share formative assessments. Teachers will be able to analyze the results of these formative assessments to help inform instructional choices such as making immediate lesson plan adjustments or providing specific interventions for students at the level of individual standards.

TFAR is meant to supplement and support existing LEA resources and formative assessment practices. Assessments created in TFAR should be combined with a broader set of classroom formative practices that are part of a coherent instructional framework.

Additionally, formative assessments from select, high quality instructional materials (HQIM) with an open education license will be available to administer through the same online test administration system as assessments created using TFAR. Assessments from math and RLA curricula, grades K-5, will be prioritized, and other, select curricula’s assessments will be released on a rolling basis. More information about which HQIM products’ tests will be available in the online system and the release dates of these tests will be available in the fall.

❓ How will a student qualify for a paper test?

Special Paper Administration of an Online Test Policy

The purpose of this communication is to inform you of a new and improved process for submitting holistic ratings for the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS). Based on requests from educators for a simpler process for submitting ratings, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and Cambium Assessment, Inc. (CAI) have developed a new process for the 2023 TELPAS administration.

District and campus testing coordinators will be able to upload student ratings using a new template, the Holistic Ratings Upload template, in the Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE). The Holistic Ratings Upload template will be accessible in TIDE in the Administering Tests section under the Appeals/Score Codes module. District personnel must use the new upload template to submit holistic ratings for all students in kindergarten and grade 1 and all students in grades 2–12 who participate in a special holistic administration of the online TELPAS assessments. As this new process of using the upload template replaces the current process, holistic ratings cannot be submitted in the Data Entry Interface (DEI). For the 2023 TELPAS administration, holistic rating information will only be accepted using the TIDE holistic ratings upload process.

The Holistic Ratings Upload template can be used to submit students’ holistic ratings at any time during the testing window. District testing personnel may submit more than one upload file; for example, districts may want to upload each grade separately. The same file can also be submitted to add students or correct ratings for previously submitted students. However, district testing personnel should review and verify the student rating information prior to submission to reduce errors and incomplete records. Once holistic ratings are complete for a group of students, for example, all grade 1 students, and the upload template has been submitted, district testing personnel should review and verify the data to ensure all student data is included and is correct. All ratings must be uploaded by 11:59 p.m. (CT) on March 31. Holistic ratings that are not uploaded by March 31 will not be scored or reported, and ratings will not be accepted during the data correction window.

NOTE: District testing personnel must verify the TELPAS data submitted using the upload template since this information will not be available in the test completion reports in TIDE.

To assist districts with this new process, a training video on how to submit holistic ratings using the Holistic Ratings Upload template will be available in February. In addition, the District and Campus Coordinator Resources, as well as other documents, will be updated to reflect this new process.

If you have questions regarding TELPAS or holistic ratings in general, contact TEA using the Student Assessment Help Desk. For questions or assistance regarding the Holistic Ratings Upload template, contact Texas Testing Support at 833-601-8821, TexasTestingSupport@cambiumassessment.com, or TexasAssessment.gov via live chat.

Based on input from educators, the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) reading and writing domains will be combined in an online test for students in grades 2–12 this year.

Because of this new standardized version of a writing assessment, districts will no longer need to holistically rate writing samples for students in grades 2–12.

Students in kindergarten and grade 1 will continue to be holistically rated in all four language domains—listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Where can students and staff find practice?

Go to:

https://www.texasassessment.gov/educators.html

For specific TELPAS questions contact

Kimberly Northcutt kimberly.northcutt@region10.org

Do you know that there are scholarships for elementary and middle students? There are! Doodle for Google is for K-12 students and awards up to $30K in scholarships. Deadline: March 7, 2023

Click HERE to learn which colleges awards the best scholarships for 2022-2023.

Title IV, Part A School Safety State Initiative has released their January newsletter. I’ve also added it to our R10 Counselor Conversation’s newsletter (under mental health) so all information is organized for us.

Please forward their newsletter on to anyone at your district/campus that has need for school safety and/or mental health related updates: https://www.smore.com/ve76ct

This correspondence is to notify you that the Final 2020 Annual Graduates College, Career, or Military Readiness Outcomes Bonus (CCMR OB) Student Listings and explanatory materials are now available in the House Bill 3 tab of the TEA Login (TEAL) Accountability application.

Data related to enrollment in institutes of higher education were updated from estimates of enrollment to actual enrollment. This listing is considered final and was used by the State Funding Division to settle up fiscal year 2021–2022 CCMR OB funding. Please note that the data in these reports are confidential.

The Summary of Finance (SOF) reports reflect funding based on the count of annual graduates in excess of the thresholds for the three cohorts: annual graduates who are educationally disadvantaged (economically disadvantaged), annual graduates who are not educationally disadvantaged, and annual graduates who are enrolled in a special education program.

For Further Information

Additional information on CCMR OB criteria is available on the Performance Reporting Resources page.

If you have questions regarding CCMR OB criteria or student listings, please contact TEA’s Performance Reporting Division at (512) 463-9704 or performance.reporting@tea.texas.gov.

For questions regarding funding, please contact the State Funding Division at (512) 463-9238 or sfinance@tea.texas.gov.

The Performance Reporting Resources webpage has a tab dedicated to College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) resources. Visit this tab under the Frequently Asked Questions Documents section to learn more about CCMR data sources and how CCMR in accountability and the CCMR Outcomes Bonus differ. You may also view related webinar recordings under the Webinar Recordings section.

1-Hour Zoom Sessions on Resources to Support ACT, SAT, & TSIA2

TEKS Alignment for SAT & ACT

• Jan. 26 @ 11:30 a.m.

• Feb. 27 @ 4:30 p.m.

Targeting the TSIA2

• Jan. 26 @ 4:30 p.m.

• Feb. 27 @ 11:30 a.m.

Texas College Bridge Updates

• Launching in January 2023: The required essay for completion of the College Prep English course via Texas College Bridge will now be in EdReady! Students will have the ability to write and submit the essay directly from their EdReady study path. Teachers will provide feedback and grade the essay directly in EdReady.

• The Group Summary Report allows you to monitor student progress and completion.

• Check out the FAQ document!

• Check out the newly-created PEIMS guidance document!

❓ What is the process for submitting SAT and ACT reimbursements?

There is a verification process in TEAL for the SAT and ACT college preparation assessment reimbursements. This verification process has occurred in November/December in the past.

Here is past TEA communication:

TEA will release the ACT/SAT testing data to districts in TEAL for districts to review, verify and submit for reimbursement. The person responsible for this project must have Accountability-level access in TEAL. Only the Superintendent can grant this level of access in TEAL.

In the TEAL application, districts will need to review the following four categories:

• School Day – Matched: This link is an Excel file that districts may download, review and keep for record-retention. TEA assumes that if a student tested in the school day environment, the district paid for the cost of the exam at the state-negotiated rate and is eligible for reimbursement. *

• *Since the School Day – Matched students are automatically considered for reimbursement, districts whose students did take a school day assessment but did not pay for their students must opt out. This is not needed for districts that want to be reimbursed for national day students.
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• National Day – Matched: This link provides access to an application where districts SELECT the students for whom the district paid and who tested on a national testing day. Districts must ADD the 10-Digit Student ID. To be eligible for reimbursement, districts must identify students and verify the district paid for the cost of the exam.
• School Day/National Day – Unmatched: This link provides access to an application where districts SELECT the students for whom the district paid and who tested on a national or school testing day. Districts must ADD the 10-Digit Student ID. To be eligible for reimbursement, districts must identify students and verify the district paid for the cost of the exam.
• Not Represented: Any student for whom the district paid for an assessment and is not found in any of the above categories. The district will have the opportunity to submit the student for a reimbursement request while the TEAL application is open.

Jennifer Gunn, Advanced Academics jennifer.Gunn@region10.org

Julie Anderson, CTE julie.anderson@region10.org

Proposed Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 102, Educational Programs, Subchapter MM, Commissioner's Rules Concerning Supplemental Special Education Services Program, §102.1601, Supplemental Special Education Services and Instructional Materials Program for Certain Public School Students Receiving Special Education Services
Summary: The proposed amendment would reflect a grant source change and provide clarification.
Publication in the Texas Register: January 20, 2023
Public Comment Period: January 20, 2023-February 21, 2023. A form for submitting public comments is available on the proposed commissioner of education rules web page.
Public Hearing Information: Public hearings to solicit testimony and input on the proposal will be held at 9:00 a.m. on January 24 and 26, 2023, via Zoom. The public may participate in either hearing virtually by linking to the hearing at https://zoom.us/j/7366629670 or joining by SIP at 7366629670@zoomcrc.com. The public may attend one or both hearings. Anyone wishing to testify at one of the hearings must sign in between 8:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. on the day of the respective hearing. Each hearing will conclude once all who have signed in have been given the opportunity to comment. Each individual's comments are limited to three minutes, and each individual may comment only once. Both hearings will be recorded and made available publicly. Questions about the hearings should be directed to kristin.mcguire@tea.texas.gov.
Proposed Effective Date: May 2, 2023

Please see the TEA website to view proposed commissioner of education rules.

Adopted Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 103, Health and Safety, Subchapter DD, Commissioner's Rules Concerning Video Surveillance of Certain Special Education Settings, §103.1303, Commissioner's Review of Actions Concerning Video Cameras in Special Education Settings
Summary: The adopted amendment updates the procedures for documents filed with the agency's division responsible for hearings and appeals to allow electronic filing. The amendment was adopted with changes since published as proposed.
Effective Date: January 22, 2023

Please see the TEA website to view adopted commissioner of education rules.

Unforeseen circumstances may delay publication of the agency rules in the Texas Register. The Rules website will be updated to reflect any changes.

Please contact us if you have any questions. Thank you.

Rulemaking
Texas Education Agency
(512) 475-1497

Are you looking for ways to transition your students back into the new year? Whether a student struggles with anger management, anxiety, or facing the general ups and downs of life, focusing on what students can control is important. As your ESC school counseling consultants, we created a simple student self-care presentation for you to use along with presenter notes. Feel free to add to your own drive, share with teachers and use as needed.

Writing the future together,

Susan Delarosa & Nickisha Fowler

👉 Things happening this week

✍ Dates for your calendar

❓ Region 10 FAQs

Assessment Master Consultant

Email: melissa.shaw@region10.org
Phone: 972-348-1210

Accountability Consultant

Email: jennifer.hood@region10.org
Phone: 972-348-1404