High Performance Schools Consortium

An Overview

The Consortium

• Established by 82nd Legislature, Senate Bill 1557

• Methods for transforming public schools– Digital Learning– High Performance Learning Standards– Multiple Assessments– Community-Based Accountability

• Districts selected based on application

Consortium Districts

• 23 participating districts• Diversity among districts, campuses,

students and communities– Districts as small as 105 students– Districts as large as 52,000 students– Rural, suburban and urban areas– Representative of Texas demographics

Consortium DistrictsSchool District County Enrollment

Anderson-Shiro CISD Grimes 725

Clear Creek ISD Galveston 39,209

College Station ISD Brazos 10,805

Coppell ISD Dallas 10,676

Duncanville ISD Dallas 13,079

Eanes ISD Travis 7,803

Glen Rose ISD Somerville 1,627

Guthrie Common ISD King 105

Harlingen CISD Cameron 18,605

Highland Park ISD Dallas 6,804

Irving ISD (selected schools) Dallas 34,770

Klein ISD Harris 46,002

Consortium DistrictsSchool District County Enrollment

Lake Travis ISD Travis 7,412

Lancaster ISD Dallas 6,164

Lewisville ISD Denton 51,920

McAllen ISD Hidalgo 25,252

McKinney ISD Collin 24,733

Northwest ISD Denton 16,626

Prosper ISD Collin 4,847

Richardson ISD Dallas 37,044

Roscoe ISD Nolan 367

Round Rock ISD Williamson 45,034

White Oak ISD Gregg 1,449

Purpose of the Consortium

• Transform public schools by developing an assessment and accountability system that:– Is not over-reliant on high-stakes tests– Considers needs of the local community

• Improve K-12 student learning– Empower students to innovate,

collaborate, communicate, create, synthesize, analyze and problem-solve

The Call for Change

• Reduce the number of tests and the high-stakes nature of tests

• Adopt high-priority learning standards

• Integrate technology into student learning

The Call for ChangeOur current accountability system:• penalizes districts with a diverse student

population;• rates schools on its lowest scores rather

than the overall performance;• fails to honor local control; and• ignores future-ready learning skills needed

for success.

To be competitive in a global workforce environment, our students must be able to:

•Innovate•Create•Think Critically•Collaborate

•Communicate•Problem solve•Act ethically•Leverage technology

Future-Ready Learning Skills

Vision of a K-12 Classroom

• Relevant and engaging instructional environments

• Critical thinking and problem solving are the norm

• High-Priority Learning Standards grounded in future-ready skills

• Academically rigorous• Digital citizenship

Consortium Pathway

• Develop high-priority learning standards, assessments and accountability systems

• Follow Consortium’s Guiding Principles: – Digital learning– Learning standards– Multiple assessments– Local control

Shared Vision

Our work aligns to other transformational initiatives:

• Visioning Institute• Resolution against High-Stakes Testing

– Adopted by 86% of school boards in TX– Adopted by Texas parent and teacher

organizations– Adopted by a number of chambers, city

councils and organizations across the state

Legislation

• HB 2824– Filed by Rep. Bennett Ratliff from District 115– Representative Ratliff is a former school

board member in Coppell ISD– This bill amends current law to facilitate the

Consortium’s development of innovative, next-generation high priority learning standards and assessment and accountability systems

• Implemented in phases over the next several years

• Deadline of January 1, 2018

Ongoing Work of Consortium