This Week in Performance Reporting: February 28, 2020

Good afternoon, Performance Reporting bulletin members.

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What’s New in Performance Reporting

A–F Accountability

Waiver Request for Accelerated Students

The public comment period regarding proposed testing requirements for accelerated students begins today and ends Monday, March 30, 2020, at 5:00 PM (CT). This waiver requests that all middle school students enrolled in a high school level course be exempt from taking the grade level STAAR assessment in addition to the corresponding STAAR EOC assessment; thereby eliminating the double testing burden for accelerated students. The approval of this waiver would not exempt any sixth through eighth grade students enrolled in advanced courses from federal assessment requirements.  It would, however, align the assessment requirements with students’ instruction, where possible.  The proposed amendment would also require high school students who complete state testing requirements prior to grade 9 to take either the ACT or the SAT once to fulfill federal testing requirements. A copy of the waiver request is available on the TEA website at https://tea.texas.gov/about_tea/laws_and_rules/essa/every_student_succeeds_act/.

All comments on this proposed amendment are accepted via electronic mail addressed to performance.reporting@tea.texas.gov. For additional information, please see the February 20, 2020 To the Administrator Addressed letter.

Local Accountability System

TEA is offering region-specific webinars this month through early March. The hour-long webinar will introduce district responsibilities, statute requirements, local accountability system plan development, how to get started, and more! Time will also be allotted for participant questions.

Interested participants need to attend only a single webinar. Multiple dates and times are offered to allow participants flexibility and choice when registering for a region-specific webinar. Districts are encouraged to register for a webinar associated with their education service center to facilitate communication among districts within a region.

District timelines, including plan submission deadlines, are now posted on the local accountability website.

Please reach out to the local accountability system team at LAS@tea.texas.gov, call (512) 463-9704, or check the website if you have questions.

Assessment Scoring and Reporting

Raw score to scale score conversion tables for all state assessments are posted here. 

Parents can access their child’s assessment results in the Student Portal. Teachers and other authorized personnel can access student-level assessment results in the Teacher Portal. Assessment results at the campus/district/region/state level can be viewed in the Analytic Portal.

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

This Week’s FAQ

Can a campus be identified for targeted support and additional targeted support simultaneously?

A campus may receive only one label. Based on the campus’ outcomes in the Closing the Gaps domain, the agency identifies comprehensive support and improvement schools. Then, those campuses that were not identified for comprehensive support and improvement are evaluated for targeted support and improvement. Lastly, those campuses that were not identified for comprehensive or targeted are evaluated for additional targeted support.

Accountability Winter/Spring Learning Webinars

The upcoming webinars will explain the identification of schools for improvement and the College, Career, or Military Readiness Outcomes Bonus. This 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.

If you were unable to participate in a webinar, you can view archived recordings at this link.

Accountability Winter/Spring Learning Webinar Dates

Understanding the Identification of Schools for Improvement—March 10, 2020 at 1:00 pm 

Understanding the College, Career, or Military Readiness (CCMR) Outcomes Bonus —May 8, 2020 at 1:00 pm 

Utilizing the Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) Data Download recording—Feb 7, 2020

Performance Reporting Calendar

March 30 through April 10—2020 alternative education accountability registration 

April 27 through May 8—2020 pairing decisions submitted in TEAL

 

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