This Week in Performance Reporting: July 12, 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 Accountability

This week the agency posted the final 2019 Accountability Administrator’s Guide. This guide is intended to provide relevant information about this year’s accountability system to school district and open-enrollment charter school administrators.  It is now available at https://tea.texas.gov/2019Accountability.aspx.

TEAL Accountability Application Reminder

This summer, Performance Reporting will release confidential data tables and reports related to 2019 accountability ratings in the TEA Login (TEAL) Accountability application. In order to access the Accountability application, all users must create a TEAL account. You can request access at https://tealprod.tea.state.tx.us/.  If you have any issues creating a TEAL account, please submit a request for assistance at https://txeduagency.zendesk.com.

For an overview of TEAL, please visit http://www.tea.state.tx.us/webappaccess/overview.htm.

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

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 do the component weights in the Closing the Gaps domain change if we don’t meet minimum size in one or more components?

The weighting is proportionally distributed to those components that do meet the minimum size requirements.

For example, a middle school met the minimum number of evaluated indicators in only two components. The campus does not have five evaluated indicators in the Student Achievement Domain Score: STAAR Component Only. It also does not meet minimum size for the English Language Proficiency component. The 20 percent total weight of the Student Achievement Domain Score: STAAR Component Only and English Language Proficiency components is distributed proportionally among the two remaining components.

Removing the 20 percent from the denominator of the remaining components produces their new weights. In this case, 30/100 = 30 percent becomes 30/80 = 37.5 percent. In the same manner 50/100 = 50 percent becomes 50/80 = 62.5 percent. The new weightings sum to 100 percent as shown in the chart below:

 

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 Closing the Gaps Domain—August 7, 2019 at 1:00 pm 

Understanding the School Progress Domain recording—July 10, 2019

Understanding the Student Achievement Domain recording—June 12, 2019 

Performance Reporting Calendar

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