This Week in Performance Reporting: September 13, 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

Additional Targeted Support and Improvement Identification

Any campus that is not identified for comprehensive or targeted support and improvement is identified for additional targeted support if an individual student group’s percentage of evaluated indicators met is at or below the percentage used to identify that campus type for comprehensive support and improvement. Identification of additional targeted support campuses occurs on an annual basis. 

For 2019, the scaled Closing the Gaps cut point for comprehensive identification at the bottom five percent of Title I campuses was a scaled score of 42. Unscaling the 42 equated to a 9 elementary raw score, a 4 middle/high school raw score, and 1 alternative education accountability (AEA) raw score. Those raw scores were then set as the percentage of indicators a student group must meet (by campus type). For example, any middle school campus that had a student group that met fewer than 4 percent of evaluated indicators was identified for additional targeted support. This occurs regardless of the Closing the Gaps domain rating or overall rating earned. An example is shown below. 

As a reminder, the identification of campuses for comprehensive, targeted, or additional targeted support is a federal requirement under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Campuses that are excluded from state accountability requirements (such as residential facilities) cannot be excluded from federal identifications. 

The lists of campuses identified for support under ESSA are available at https://tea.texas.gov/2019Accountability.aspx. If you have questions about interventions associated with support and improvement campuses, please contact the School Improvement Division at (512) 463-5226 or SIDivision@tea.texas.gov.

Local Accountability System

An overview of the 2018–19 Local Accountability System (LAS) was recently added to the LAS website. The highlights include information about the participating districts and ratings received through the Local Accountability System, both individually and combined with state ratings.

Additional information about the local accountability process, including the 2020 DRAFT Local Accountability System Guide and Appendices, LAS FAQs, and a one-page LAS Overview, is available on the LAS website.

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

The 2019–2020 Data File Format for Student Registration lists six possible values for the LEP-INDICATOR-CODE (1, F, S, 3, 4, and 0).  This year TSDS PEIMS Data Standards include a new value of 5. This LEP-INDICATOR-CODE value 5 will NOT be collected on students’ answer documents or in the STAAR Assessment Management System. If districts enter a value of 5 in their student registration upload file, the STAAR Assessment Management System will return an error as that value is not currently recognized. Districts should submit a value of 0 for all students who are coded as 5 on the TSDS PEIMS file.

The Student Portal has been updated with the latest assessment information. Parents can access their child’s results using a unique access code, which can be found on their child’s Report Card. Additionally, parents can view their child’s performance relative to the campus, district, and state.

Raw score to scale score conversion tables are posted here. 

For questions or help with accessing and interpreting STAAR, STAAR Alternate 2, TELPAS, and TELPAS Alternate results, districts and parents can email assessment.reporting@tea.texas.gov or call (512) 463-9704.

Did You Know?

The 2019 State Summary Data Tables detail statewide accountability ratings and distinction designations by district, charter, campus, and school type.

The downloadable overview of statewide ratings is available in the Excel format and lists all 2019 campus and district rating results by domain and overall rating. Additional data downloads that contain numerators, denominators and percentage results for data elements used in the 2019 accountability system can be found at https://rptsvr1.tea.texas.gov/perfreport/account/2019/download.html.

Accountability Fall Learning Webinars

Performance Reporting is happy to announce the continuation of our learning webinar series this fall. These presentations will review components of the 2019 accountability reports, the Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR), and distinction designations. The series is designed for audiences who are not familiar with the topics or need training on the most crucial components.

All webinars are offered through Zoom, a free video conference service. 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 Fall Learning Webinar Dates

Walkthrough of the 2019 Accountability Data Reports—September 26, 2019 at 1:00 pm 

Understanding Distinction Designations—October 30, 2019 at 1:00 pm 

Understanding the 2018–19 Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR)—December 11, 2019 at 1:00 pm 

Performance Reporting Calendar

November—Preliminary longitudinal graduation cohort lists are updated (TEAL)

December—TEA notifies districts of accountability appeal decisions (mail and TEAL)

December—Final list of campuses identified under PEG criteria for 2020–21 school year are released (TEAL)

December—2018–19 Final TAPR, School Report Card, and Federal Report Card are released (public website)

 

Contact Information
Texas Education Agency
Performance Reporting Division
(512) 463-9704
performance.reporting@tea.texas.gov