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State Assessment and Accountability Info: 6/24/2019
Region 10 Info
Stay Connected to R10 Assessment and Accountability
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CCMR Overview Video
In an effort to synthesize many different perspectives about a layered topic, we'd like to provide you this CCMR overview
Audio will autoplay on most of the slides in this presentation to provide you simple explanations on different aspects of College, Career, and Military Readiness. Additionally, there are a number of hyperlinks to help you gain additional information, and specific contact information can be found on the last slide.
Click the next arrow, allow the sound to play, then click the next arrow to progress through the slides. The slides that have audio have a little box at the bottom right.
Upcoming Opportunities
Assessment and Accountability Webinars 2018-2019
Information Regarding Assessment/Accountability Webinars:
Hello webinar participants! We are sharing our webinar schedule below, including the session IDs, to assist you in registering for our Assessment/Accountability webinars. Participants from districts who are members of our Regional Cooperative Services (RCS) can register without additional cost. Those joining us from districts that are not members of RCS will incur a $25 charge for each webinar. Registrants will receive the webinar link needed to log in to the live Zoom webinar the morning of each event. All participants joining the live session will receive professional development credit through Region 10.
Region 10 will continue to post the video recording of these webinars to our Accountability and State Assessment page on Region 10’s website at no cost. However, professional development credit is only awarded to those who join the live webinar session.
Fall Webinar Schedule:
Session ID Sub Title Schedule (all are at 10:00):
2624716 Aug. 7th
2624717 Aug. 21st
2624720 Sept. 4th
2624727 Sept. 18th
2624728 Oct. 16th
2624730 Oct. 30th
2624732 Nov. 13th
2624736 Dec. 4th
2624737 Jan. 15th
2624738 Jan. 29th
2624739 Feb. 12th
2624740 Feb. 26th
2624741 Mar. 18th
2624742 Apr. 1st
2624743 Apr. 15th
2624745 Apr. 29th
2624748 May 20th
2624749 June 3rd
2624750 June 17th
Additional Upcoming Accountability Trainings
A-F Online Course
Online A-F Accountability Course is open. You can find the course on the Region 10 website, Online Learning, Teaching and Learning, Accountability and Assessment, Course.
https://olc.region10.org/pd/course/index.php?categoryid=292
Hint: There is an answer key for the calculations. It is more about the process.
NEW Fall Accountability Trainings
2625344 Aug. 9th Calculating A-F Work Session
2625058 Sept. 5th Instructional Coaches 201
2624520 Sept. 9th How to Avoid Getting on an Accountability List
2624470 Sept. 16th Accountability 101
2624476 Oct. 9th Strategic Small Groups for A-F
2624521 Oct. 9th What Am I Looking At? Data Sources for Meaning
2624478 Oct. 24th Accountability for High School Counselors
2624482 Nov. 7th Digging Deeper: Distinctions and Designations
2624522 Nov. 12th Trends and Patterns: Discovering System Data Analysis
2624483 Nov. 18th Culture of Accountability
2624524 Dec. 3rd Understanding STAAR Progress Measures
2624525 Dec. 10th Growth PLC Facilitator
MTSS Institute is now Accepting Proposals
Submit your session proposal by June 30, 2019!!
Share your journey of MTSS implementation as it aligns with the strands described below. We will notify presenters of their proposal status by mid July.
Any questions can be directed to Kimmie L. Conlon at kimmie.conlon@region10.org or Stephanie Aldridge at stephanie.aldridge@region10.org.
Our session strands address the PLC/Intervention Guiding Principles with an emphasis on research best practices and sustainable systemic implementation best practices needed to support strong Multi-Tiered Systems of Support. Specifically how they meet the needs of ALL students in the areas of Prevention, Intervention, and Enrichment through strong Academic, Behavioral, and SEL Supports and Services.
PLC/Intervention Guiding Principles
* Collective Responsibility: Why are we here?
* Concentrated Instruction: Where do we need to go?
* Convergent Assessment: Where are we now?
* Certain Access: How do we get every child there?
The proposals we will be selecting provide the "answers" to those questions as addressed in the following strands:
Instructional Leadership (empowering student learning through instruction and interventions)
Human Capital (How do you develop, support and supervise your staff?)
Executive Leadership (communication, resiliency and change leadership)
School Culture (shared vision, community engagement, safety and discipline)
Strategic Operations (plans for allocating resources to maximize learning)
3rd Annual IDCC (Instructional and Digital Coach Conference)
Registration is open now. Reserve your spot for the 3rd annual IDCC (Instructional and Digital Coach Conference)
Assessment Con 2020
Save the date for Region 10 and 11 Assessment Con 2020! More details to come later!! Please share with your CTCs, BE/ESL, and Special Education departments.
From Our Inboxes to Yours
ACTION REQUIRED To the District and ESC Testing Coordinator Addressed:
This communication is to inform you of the following upcoming activities for the 2018–2019 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®) administrations.
SPRING 2019 STAAR GRADES 3–8 ADMINSTRATIONS
- Updated and Final Reports
Updated STAAR Report Cards and final region reports for the April 2019 STAAR grades 4 and 7 writing and May 2019 STAAR grades 3–8 administrations will be posted June 28, 2019. These reports can be accessed through the STAAR Assessment Management System at http://TexasAssessment.gov/STAAR/. In addition, updates will also be posted to the Analytic Portal, Student Portal, and Teacher Portal by July 1. Access to these portals is available from the Texas Assessment website at http://texasassessment.gov/administrators.
JUNE 2019 STAAR ADMINISTRATIONS
- Online Testing Information
The online testing windows for the June administrations will close at 9:00 p.m. (CT) on the last day of online testing for each administration. Test attributes must be verified and updated by 9:00 p.m. (CT), Monday, July 1, 2019.
- Resolve Student Test Warnings
Districts must resolve records for students who have inconsistent or missing student information, or a mismatch between the most recent answer document submitted and records in the Assessment Management System. The windows for resolving test warnings for the June administrations are indicated below. All resolutions must be completed by the dates shown to be reflected in your final region reports.
June 2019 STAAR end-of-course (EOC): July 1–August 2, 2019
June 2019 STAAR grades 5 and 8 retest: July 1–July 26, 2019
Districts may continue to resolve student test warnings and change test information up to one year after the test administration and will receive updated STAAR Report Cards and data files. However, changes will not be applied to statewide reports. For instructions on resolving student test warnings, refer to the STAAR Assessment Management System User’s Guide.
- Answer Document Packing Lists (ADPLs) Submission
Beginning with the May 2019 STAAR administrations, a new upload feature, similar to the upload feature for participation count verification and student registration, will be available for completing the online ADPL. It will be available in the Orders > ADPL > Upload tab in the Assessment Management System.
All ADPL counts for the June administrations must be submitted online in the Assessment Management System. Prior to submission or verification, campus coordinators must submit counts, and district coordinators must verify that all counts entered in the ADPL match the actual number of answer documents packed for return. The deadline to submit ADPLs for the June administrations is 11:59 p.m. (CT) on the same date that scorable materials must be returned.
June 2019 STAAR end-of-course (EOC): by July 1, 2019
June 2019 STAAR grades 5 and 8 retest: by July 1, 2019
For instructions on entering or uploading ADPL counts, refer to the STAAR Assessment Management System User’s Guide or District and Campus Coordinator Resources.
For questions or assistance regarding the information in this communication, contact the Texas Assessment Support Center at 855-333-7770, STAAR3-8@ets.org, STAAREOC@ets.org, or via live chat through the Assessment Management System.
The following new Texas Education Agency Correspondence has been posted at the TEA website:
Discontinuing Use of Substitute Assessments in Future Accountability Cycles
06/20/2019 05:15 PM CDT
This Week in Performance Reporting June 21, 2019
Good afternoon, Performance Reporting bulletin members.
Welcome to this week’s update.
Have a coworker who needs to sign up? Bulletin subscriptions can be managed on TEA’s website at https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/TXTEA/subscriber/new.
Have feedback about the weekly bulletin? We’d love to hear from you! Feedback helps us continuously improve our newsletter and keep it relevant.
What’s New in Performance Reporting
Use of Substitute Assessments in Accountability
As was shared in the June 20th To the Administrator Addressed correspondence, Performance Reporting will no longer include the results of substitute assessments in accountability beginning with the December 2019 STAAR EOC administration. Substitute assessments may continue to be used to meet individual student graduation requirements. The agency is working on additional guidance and FAQs for districts regarding the impact this change has on federal participation requirements.
A–F Accountability
In order to align letter grades and scores used in the A–F academic accountability system to the common conception of letter grades, raw domain and component scores are adjusted, or “scaled.”
Performance Reporting has an online scaling tool to assist with the conversion of raw domain and component scores to scaled scores. Please note, the graduation rate component does not use the scaling process. This component is scaled using a conversion table provided in the scaling tool. The methodology and formulas for scaling domains and components are provided in Chapter 5 of the 2019 Accountability Manual.
Campus Comparison Groups
The 2019 Campus Comparison Group reports are now available on the 2019 Accountability Rating System webpage. Campus comparison groups are used to award distinction designations, which will be publicly available on August 15, 2019. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to the campus comparison group.
For questions about the 2019 accountability system, please contact Performance Reporting at performance.reporting@tea.texas.gov or (512) 463-9704.
Local Accountability System
Please see the timeline below for important dates for districts considering participation in LAS 2019–20. Additional information is also available on the LAS website.
- 9/2/19 Notification of Interest (NOI) due to TEA
- 9/3/19–9/30/19 District LAS trainings at TEA (required for new districts)
- 11/1/19 Final 2019–20 LAS plans due to TEA
Have a question or comment about the local accountability system? Drop us a line at LAS@tea.texas.gov or call (512) 463-9704.
Assessment Scoring and Reporting
IMPORTANT NOTE: In order for updated assessment data to be included in the consolidated accountability file (CAF), all allowable changes, such as corrections to student ID information, score code changes, and requests for rescoring of essays, must be submitted to ETS Texas Assessment Support Center by June 24, 2019.
Note: The English Learner Performance Measure (EL PM) fields on the student level data files have been populated based on results from the preliminary spring 2019 TELPAS data. Updates made by districts during the TELPAS data correction window will be processed and any possible changes will be reflected in the next regular monthly update in July.
Raw score to scale score conversion tables are posted here.
For questions or help with accessing and interpreting STAAR results, districts and parents can email assessment.reporting@tea.texas.gov or call (512) 463-9704.
This Week’s FAQ
How are the STAAR grades 5 and 8 results for students with Student Success Initiative (SSI) requirements included in accountability calculations?
For students in grades 5 and 8, accountability calculations include assessment results for reading and mathematics from the first administration and first retest administration of all STAAR versions. The second retest administration in June 2019 is not used.
For students in grades 5 and 8, the STAAR reading and mathematics assessment results from the first and second administration (first retest opportunity) are processed in two steps. First, the best result from both administrations is found for each subject. The best result is found for performance and progress, considered separately. If all results have the same level of performance, then the most recent result is selected for calculation. Second, the accountability subset rules determine whether the result is included in accountability.
Accountability Summer Learning Webinars
Performance Reporting is pleased to offer a summer learning webinar series. These presentations will provide an explanation of each domain within the accountability system and an understanding of how performance data is used to generate a rating for campuses and districts. These webinars are designed for audiences who are not familiar with the accountability rating system or need training on the most crucial components within the system.
All webinars are offered through Zoom, a free video conference service. Additional webinars will be announced throughout the summer. You can sign up using a Zoom, Google, or Facebook login. If you don't have an account, you can sign up for free.
Accountability Summer Learning Webinar Dates
Understanding the School Progress Domain—July 10, 2019 at 1:00 pm
Understanding the Closing the Gaps Domain—August 7, 2019 at 1:00 pm
Understanding the Student Achievement Domain recording—June 12, 2019
Employment Opportunities in Performance Reporting
The Performance Reporting Division is looking for someone to join our team. Interested and qualified candidates can apply for the following position at https://capps.taleo.net/careersection/701/jobdetail.ftl?job=00005775&tz=GMT-05:00&tzname=
Programmer IV
The person chosen to fill this position will perform highly complex SAS and computer programming work, develop web applications for reporting, and create and maintain data marts. This role is critical to helping TEA increase transparency, fairness, and rigor in district and campus academic and financial performance.
Performance Reporting Calendar
Late-June—Final 2019 CCMR Student Listing released (TEAL)
August 7—2019 preliminary performance domain tables without rating labels released (TEAL)
August 14—2019 preliminary accountability tables with rating labels and distinction designations released (TEAL)
August 15—2019 preliminary accountability tables with rating labels and distinction designations released (public web)
August 15—Campuses identified under PEG criteria for 2020–21 school year released (public web)
August 14–September 13—2019 appeals application available to districts (TEAL)
September 13—2019 accountability appeals window closes
Contact Information
Texas Education Agency
Performance Reporting Division
(512) 463-9704
performance.reporting@tea.texas.gov
Follow-Up Survey for the STEM and Work-Based Learning Tour June 20, 2019
As a follow up step to the College, Career, and Military Preparation Division’s state-wide PK-20 STEM and Work-Based Learning listening tour the Texas Education Agency invites stakeholders to participate in two surveys:
- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Framework Survey: This survey is designed for all individuals in Texas who currently work, support, or are interested in STEM education and would like to provide feedback on the development of a K-12 framework and series of resources to support STEM education (https://tea.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7WK9xHohIs48AKh).
- Work-Based Learning (WBL) Framework Survey: This survey is designed for all individuals in Texas who currently work, support, or are interested in Work-Based Learning and would like to provide feedback on the development of a K-12 framework and series of resources to support WBL (https://tea.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0BYeButipZtR5Nb).
Over the last six months, the College, Career, and Military Preparation Division at the Texas Education Agency engaged in a listening tour across the state of Texas to gather information and feedback from stakeholders on a variety of topics, including the creation of statewide K-12 frameworks for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education and Work-Based Learning (WBL). The team visited approximately seventeen of the twenty educational regions of Texas, attended conferences across the state, and conducted interviews with a cross-section of stakeholders, including educators, business and industry representatives, workforce development staff, higher education leaders, and parents.
The purpose of these surveys is to not only increase the number of stakeholders who are able to provide feedback on the development of the PK-20 STEM and PK-20 WBL frameworks, but to also clarify responses that were received during the listening tour.
Who should respond to these surveys?
- ESC staff
- Current district and campus administrators
- Work-Based Learning Director or Coordinator
- Career and Technical Education Director
- Curriculum specialists
- Core content teachers in elementary, middle, and high school
- Career and Technical Education teachers
- Special Education teachers
- STEM Coordinators and Directors
- STEM instructional coaches
- Counselors
We are asking that you complete and share this email and survey links with your networks to increase our reach. The surveys will be open until July 31st.
For technical questions, issues, or any survey-relates questions, please contact Michelle Sedberry michelle.sedberry@tea.texas.gov or Shane Thomas shane.thomas@tea.texas.gov.
To the Administrator Addressed Update June 20, 2019
The following new Texas Education Agency Correspondence has been posted at the TEA website:
Discontinuing Use of Substitute Assessments in Future Accountability Cycles
06/20/2019 05:15 PM CDT
Class Roster in the Texas Student Data System
06/20/2019 01:30 PM CDT
TEA Awards 22 P-TECH and ICIA Planning and Success Grants June 2019
AUSTIN – Commissioner of Education Mike Morath today announced that 22 Pathways in Technology Early College High Schools (P-TECH) and Industry Cluster Innovative Academics (ICIA) schools have been awarded a total of $2.9 million in Planning and Success Grant funding.
Utilizing partnerships with higher education institutions and local employers, the P-TECH and ICIA programs offer classes which allows students to obtain a high school diploma, an associate’s degree, and work experience that provide students greater opportunities and priority when entering the workforce following completion of the program.
“These new P-TECH and innovative Academies continue to add to the growing opportunities for our Texas students by providing a seamless path from high school to postsecondary education to employment,” Commissioner of Education Mike Morath said. “This funding also benefits the local business communities by building a more marketable and better prepared workforce.”
P-TECH and ICIA campuses are public schools, which provide students with a work-based education. Within six years, the program enables students in grades 9-12 who are at risk of dropping out, or who wish to accelerate completion of high school, a chance to gain work experience through internships, apprenticeships, or other job training programs, as well as combine high school and college-level courses. Through rigorous academic and work-based programs, P-TECH and ICIA campuses provide students a clear pathway to skilled employment opportunities while also responding to local workforce needs.
The following 10 School Districts are the selected award recipients of the 2019-2020 P-TECH and ICIA Planning Grant: Austin ISD, Brooks Academy of Science and Engineering, Buckholts ISD, Community ISD, Culberson County-Alamore ISD, Edcouch-Elsa ISD, Raymondville ISD, San Antonio ISD, Throckmorton Collegiate ISD, Wharton ISD.
The following 12 School Districts are the selected award recipients of the 2019-2021 P-TECH and ICIA Success Grant: Brooks County ISD, Brownsville ISD, Everman ISD, Fort Worth ISD, Fruitvale ISD, Lytle ISD, Monte Alto ISD, Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy, Priority Charter Schools, Richardson ISD, San Antonio ISD, San Saba ISD.
For more information about these programs, visit https://tea.texas.gov/PTECH/.
Melissa Shaw, M.Ed.
Email: melissa.shaw@region10.org
Phone: 972-348-1210
Staci Barker, M.A.
Email: staci.barker@region10.org
Phone: 972-348-1068
Jennifer Hood, M.Ed.
Email: jennifer.hood@region10.org
Phone: 972-348-1404