This Week in Performance Reporting: June 4, 2021

Good afternoon, Performance Reporting bulletin members.

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What’s New in Performance Reporting

A–F Accountability

Districts can now access the following rates, lists of students, and summary reports under the Research & Analysis tab within the TEA Login (TEAL) Accountability application:

• Longitudinal graduation rates and longitudinal graduation, continuation, or TxCHSE rates
• Longitudinal diploma program rates
• Annual dropout rates
• Underreported student rates

For more information on how longitudinal and annual dropout rates are used to evaluate districts and campuses, please refer to the 2021 Accountability Manual.

Please direct questions about the accountability system to Performance Reporting at (512) 463-9704 or by email at performance.reporting@tea.texas.gov.

Please direct questions about student lists, summary reports, or other data in this release to the Division of Research and Analysis at (512) 475-3523 or by email at research@tea.texas.gov.

Local Accountability System

The Local Accountability Guide and Frequently Asked Questions provide information about plan requirement and example components. They can both be found on the local accountability webpage.

Districts wishing to learn more about the local accountability system and how to develop a district local accountability plan can participate in a 45-minute overview webinar with time for Q & A.

Registration links are available for upcoming webinar dates in June. The webinar schedule through August 2021 is available here.

Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at 1 pm

Friday, June 18, 2021 at 11 am

Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at 3 pm

Assessment Scoring and Reporting

The 2021 STAAR Grades 3–8 Reporting Student Data File Format and 2021 STAAR End-of-Course Reporting Student Data File Format have been posted here.

New On-Demand Data File

Starting with the April 2021 STAAR administrations, districts have access to a new on-demand data file containing individual student results for both paper and online tests to allow districts access to student assessment results ahead of official reporting and posting of data files and reports in the STAAR Assessment Management System. The on-demand data is provided in the same CSV file format as the district student data file posted in the Assessment Management System after testing is completed and all tests scored; however, not all the data elements available in the student data file are populated in the on-demand data file.

On-demand data files for online testers for the May 2021 STAAR administrations will be available in the Assessment Management System by

• May 13, 2021, for Algebra I, Biology, and U.S. History; 
• May 19, 2021, for grades 5 and 8 mathematics and reading; 
• May 20, 2021, for grades 3–8; and
• July 7, 2021, for Algebra II and English III.

On-demand data files for paper testers for the May 2021 STAAR administrations will be available in the Assessment Management System by

• May 21, 2021, for Algebra I, Biology, and U.S. History; 
• May 28, 2021, for grades 5 and 8 mathematics and reading; 
• May 28, 2021, for grades 3–8; and
• July 7, 2021, for Algebra II and English III.

Resolve Student Test Warnings and Submit Test Information Changes

The windows for resolving test warnings and submitting test information changes for the May 2021 STAAR administrations are open in the Assessment Management System for the dates listed below. Districts must resolve records for students who have inconsistent or missing student information or a mismatch between the most recent answer document submitted and records in the Assessment Management System. All resolutions and test information changes must be completed by the deadline to be reflected in districts’ reports.

• May 11–June 8, 2021, for Algebra I, Biology, and U.S. History 
• May 17–June 14, 2021, for grades 5 and 8 mathematics and reading 
• May 19–June 21, 2021, for grades 3–8
• May 18–July 27, 2021, for Algebra II and English III

2021 STAAR Alternate 2 Administration

Standard Reports

STAAR Alternate 2 Report Cards, campus rosters, summary reports, labels, and data files for the 2021 administration have been posted to the STAAR Alternate 2, Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS), and TELPAS Alternate Assessment Management System. The files can be accessed under Reports > Published Reports via the 2021 STAAR Alternate 2 administration. Printed labels for all students tested, printed report cards for districts that opted to receive them, and any additional copies requested are being shipped to your district and are scheduled to arrive by June 4, 2021. 

Preliminary Region Reports

Preliminary region reports and student-level data files for the 2021 STAAR Alternate 2 administration have been posted to the Assessment Management System. The files can be accessed under Reports > Published Reports via the 2021 STAAR Alternate 2 administration.

Reminder—Score Code Changes 

Score code changes must be submitted by June 4, 2021, to be included in the updated report cards and data files, which will be posted on June 11. Districts will not be able to make score code changes after June 4.

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.

Performance Reporting Calendar

June: 2021 CCMR Verifier released in TEAL

July: Second 2021 CCMR Tracker released in TEAL

Mid-August: Excel file released on TEA’s 2021 accountability page indicating that all districts and campuses are Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster for 2021

Late August: Unmasked accountability reports and confidential student listings released in TEAL

Late August: Masked accountability reports released on TXschools.gov and on TEA’s 2021 accountability page