This Week in Performance Reporting: December 6, 2019

Good afternoon, Performance Reporting bulletin members.

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What’s New in Performance Reporting

A–F Accountability

Texas Academic Performance Reports

The comprehensive online TAPR system has been updated with 2018–19 data. A multitude of 2018–19 data is available via the TAPR system, including Performance, Participation, Attendance and Graduation, Postsecondary Readiness, Profile, and Kindergarten Readiness. A comprehensive listing of items within each tab in the TAPR system is available at the following link.

As mentioned in previous weekly bulletins, the TAPR has two forms: an online data system and a scaled back PDF version. The PDF version of the TAPR includes only major data points and is designed to allow districts to fulfill their public notification requirements. The TAPR PDF will be available in the TEA Login (TEAL) accountability application and on the TEA public website next week, along with TAPR data downloads and a comprehensive glossary. The advanced data downloads, which include numerators, denominators, and rates, will be available on the public TAPR site in January.

A–F Development

Each year, TEA convenes two advisory groups to develop key provisions of the state academic accountability system and provide recommendations to the commissioner of education. These advisory groups consist of educators, school board members, business and community representatives, professional organization representatives, and legislative representatives from across the state. The commissioner will consider their proposals and all stakeholder feedback when making final decisions in spring 2020. You can follow the development of the 2020 accountability system at the following link.

Local Accountability System

The Local Accountability System is currently supporting districts that submitted a Notice of Interest and participated in training during the fall. The schedule for spring trainings and the timeline for plan development will be available this month.

Announcements will be made via this listserv and the website. Please reach out to the local accountability system team at LAS@tea.texas.gov or call (512) 463-9704 if you have questions about participating in the coming months.

This Week’s FAQ

I’ve heard that unschooled asylees, unschooled refugees, and students with interrupted formal education (SIFEs) will now be included in accountability after their first year of enrollment in U.S. school. Is this true?

Yes, this shift is necessary to meet federal requirements. In the past, these students’ STAAR results were excluded until the student reached their sixth year of enrollment in U.S. schools. Beginning with 2020 accountability, STAAR 3–8 and STAAR end-of-course results for unschooled asylees, unschooled refugees, and SIFEs in year 2 and beyond will be included in the same manner as all English learners. For further information, please see item #1 in the U.S. Department of Education’s Performance Review Report To the Administrator Addressed letter.

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

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

Understanding Distinction Designations recording—from October 30, 2019

Walkthrough of the 2019 Accountability Data Reports recording — from September 26, 2019 

Performance Reporting Calendar

December—2019 PDF TAPR, School Report Card, and Federal Report Card are released (public website)

January—2019 TAPR data downloads are released.

Factoid Friday

This week the Performance Reporting Division crossed the threshold of over nineteen thousand subscribers to our weekly bulletin! We’ve highlighted the top ten districts with email subscriptions to our bulletin in the graphic below. Thanks so much for subscribing! Our weekly listserv was created to share the latest information on the development of the A–F accountability system and news about other Performance Reporting products like TAPR. We hope you’ve found our weekly bulletin informative, and we’d love to hear from you! Feedback helps us continuously improve our newsletter and keep it relevant.

 

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