This Week in Performance Reporting: April 19, 2019

Good afternoon, Performance Reporting bulletin members.

Welcome to this week’s update. 

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What’s New in Performance Reporting

A–F Development

Last week the agency announced the release of the A–F Estimator which is available in TEA Login (TEAL) Accountability. The A–F Estimator provides school districts and open-enrollment charter schools with a way to calculate and estimate their 2019 performance in each domain and overall. The tool prepopulates domain and component values with 2018 results. District and charter school users can enter 2019 component values to estimate the corresponding 2019 domain and overall results. The accuracy and validity of the estimation is based solely on the data inputted by the district or charter school.

Domain and overall rating estimations in the tool are based on 2018 accountability system methodology and are intended as a planning resource for districts and charter schools. The A–F Estimator will be updated to reflect 2019 methodology in late June.

Given feedback from the Texas Association of School Administrators Cabinet, TEA plans to release the A­–F Estimator for public use on the TEA website after receiving feedback from district and charter school users.

Local Accountability Systems

In preparation for statewide Local Accountability Systems (LAS) implementation, the TEA LAS team has scheduled the following presentations to provide training and updates regarding the LAS process.

April 23—ESC 7

April 24—ESC 13

April 24–25—ESC 10

April 30—ESC 8

May 3—ESC 5

May 8—ESC 15

May 16—ESC 1

May 21—ESC 20

May 22—ESC 6

May 30—ESC 2

LAS staff is working with ESCs to schedule the remaining presentations. Districts may also contact their ESC directly for scheduling information for their region.

Questions about local accountability systems can be directed to the LAS team at LAS@tea.texas.gov or (512) 463-9704.

Assessment Scoring and Reporting

All 2019 STAAR, STAAR Alternate 2, TELPAS, and TELPAS Alternate Student Data File Formats are now available. Please update your bookmarks as all future data file format documents for Texas assessment programs will be posted here.

The Student Portal is updated on bi-monthly basis to reflect changes submitted by the districts.

The 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.

Substitute Assessment Report

A Substitute Assessment Report is now available in the STAAR Assessment Management System. This report will provide districts with a way to identify students that are not required to take the test for a particular course due to applying a substitute assessment to a STAAR assessment in a prior administration. The data contained in the report does not include substitute assessments submitted in June 2018 and December 2018. The report is available in the Reports > Results tab. In the Report field, select "Substitute Assessment Report". For instructions on downloading reports, refer to the STAAR Assessment Management System User’s Guide.

This Week’s FAQ

TEA recently published the 2019 CTE Courses Aligned with Industry-Based Certifications (IBC) for 2019 accountability and the 2019–20 Approved Industry-Based Certifications lists. Why aren’t the aligned courses for all the updated IBCs listed on the 2019–20 IBC list? For example, Floral Design is listed on the 2019–20 IBC list but it doesn’t have a corresponding course on the 2019 list of CTE aligned courses.

The courses on the 2019 accountability CTE list are aligned with the previous 73 IBCs, which are applicable to 2018 graduates. The newly published list of 244 IBCs becomes effective during the 2019–20 school year and will be used for 2021 accountability.

Floral Design will not be used until August 2021 accountability ratings, which will evaluate 2020 graduates. Additionally, the CTE Coherent Sequence Coursework Aligned with Industry-Based Certifications indicator will be transitioned out in August 2020. 2020 graduates must earn an approved IBC (or meet the criteria in another indicator) in order to earn credit for College, Career, and Military Readiness.

Employment Opportunities in Performance Reporting

The Performance Reporting Division is looking for people to join our team. Interested and qualified candidates can apply for the following positions:

Program Specialist IV 

The person chosen to fill this position will serve as a Accountability Communications Specialist in the Division of Performance Reporting. This position is responsible for supporting schools and improving student outcomes by ensuring that the state school accountability system is clearly and accurately communicated. The Accountability Communications Specialist provides accountability-related leadership, guidance and resources to help schools meet the educational needs of all students.

Performance Reporting Calendar

April 26—Final lists of AEA campuses and open enrollment charter schools published (public site)

April 29—Campus pairing registration window opens (TEAL)

Late April—2019 Preview CCMR Student Listing #1 released (TEAL)

May 10—Campus pairing registration window closes (TEAL)

Early May—Proposed 2019 Accountability Manual posted (public site)

Mid-May—2019 Preview CCMR Student Listing #2 released (TEAL)

Mid-June—Final 2019 CCMR Student Listing released (TEAL)

Mid-June—2019 Campus Comparison Groups 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 site)

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