oct 1 accountability webinar kim gilson senior consultant data and accountability region 10 esc...
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Oct 1Accountability Webinar
Kim GilsonSenior Consultant
Data and AccountabilityRegion 10 ESC
It is the policy of Region 10 Education Service Center not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender or handicap in its vocational programs, services or activities as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972; and Section 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, as amended. Region 10 Education Service Center will take steps to ensure that lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in all educational programs and services.
AgendaO Federal Waiver and AccountabilityO Comparison GroupsO AvocetO STAAR A and AccountabilityO 2015 Index 2 Questions and
Considerations
Federal Waiver and Accountability
O TAA Letter Dated Sept 22O http://
www.tea.state.tx.us/news_release.aspx?id=25769817730
O The extension will run through the 2014-2015 school year pending approval of the agency’s proposal for new teacher and principal evaluation and support systems in Texas. The systems are a specific component of the federal waiver and are scheduled to be piloted in school districts and charters during the 2014-2015 school year.
State AccountabilityPerformance Safeguards
O Safeguards:O State: 55% O All SubjectsO Student Groups: All
o Students and seven racial/ethnic groups: African American, American Indian, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, White, and Two or More Races; Economically Disadvantaged, Students with Disabilities, and English language learners (ELLs).
o Beginning in 2014, the ELL student group includes ELL students currently identified as limited English proficient (LEP) plus additional ELL students who have met the criteria for exiting bilingual or English as a Second Language (ESL) programs.
O Minimum size: 25O All campuses and districts must meet state safeguards
Federal AccountabilityPerformance Safeguards
O Same Groups, EXCEPT American Indian, Asian, and Pacific Islander
O Reading and Math ONLYO Target is 79%O Minimum Size: 25 AND 10%, but if you have at least 200, no
percentage is requiredO Example: Special Ed has 25 students and the group scores
60%. There are 300 students in the All Students group. O 10% of 300 is 30, so even though the group meets the minimum
size of 25, they don’t meet the 10% requirement, so they don’t have to address this
O Only Title 1 Schools have to address missed Federal Safeguards!O But you’re welcome to address them if you want!
O TAIS Process is used for IR, Safeguards, PBMAS, Data Validation
One Chart!
Focus and Priority Schools
O The Title 1 schools who were named Focus or Priority were part of a 3-year cohortO No new focus or priority schools will
be named this year.
ConsequencesO Missed Safeguards Must Be Addressed in
the TAIS Process
O QUESTIONO What if I met the standard for state
accountability but missed 1 or more system safeguards?
O ANSWERO You must follow the TAIS process, but do not
have to upload the documentO You can be selected for a random audit
Campus Level Interventionshttp://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?
id=2147495563&menu_id=2147483703
Comparison GroupsO New information on the TEA Website:O Locate your campus reports here:
O http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2014/srch.html?srch=C
O New!
How Can He Be in My Comparison Group, But I’m Not
in His?
Blue Strawberry “Bubba”:2 Blue Strawberries4 Red Strawberries3 Blueberries1 Pineapple Named Bubba
Pineapple “Bubba”5 Pineapples3 Lemons2 Apples
Q1 Attendance Rate: 98%
Q1 Attendance Rate: 97%
AvocetO TEA is revamping their websiteO Information will be posted on this
website in the meantime, including STAAR A Resources
O http://avocet.pearson.com/TX/Home
STAAR A And Accountability
O STAAR M had a federal cap of the number of students who could count as passers (2%)O It was modified content and was not
the same testO STAAR A is the same test
O The 2% cap does not apply
Eligibility Requirements
Grades 3-8 will also have students testing online for SOA. MONITOR YOUR COMPUTER AND TECHNOLOGY NEEDS.
Index 2 Questions and Considerations
O 3-8 Math will not receive a Growth MeasureO ELL students do not need 2 years of data to
calculate a Progress MeasureO A Growth Measure CAN be calculated for
them!O You’re left with:
O Reading Growth Measure for ALL (And ELL Progress Measure)
O Math Growth Measure ONLY for ELLO We will have to wait to see how
Performance Reporting addresses this issue
Next Webinar October 15
O There will not be a Webinar on October 29.