1. TEA| Office of Assessment and Accountability Division of Performance Reporting Texas Academic Performance Reports (TAPR)
The TAPR will be released on the confidential Texas Education Agency Secure Environment (TEASE) website on November 21, District and campus TAPR will be posted to the TEA public website on December 5.
notifications will be sent to district superintendents and ESC directors.
The TEASE release provides the information that districts need to fulfill publishing and notification requirements for the TAPR.
The TAPR Guidelines will provide details about district responsibilities

2. 2012-13 Texas Academic Performance Reports (TAPR)
Publishing
MUST publish: Performance and profile sections of district and campus TAPR reports
MAY publish: Glossary (English Glossary will be available on November 21. Spanish translation will be available in January 2014.)
MUST ADD and publish:
Campus performance objectives;
Report of violent or criminal incidents; and
Information from THECB about performance of students in postsecondary institutions

3. 2012-13 Texas Academic Performance Reports (TAPR)
District Responsibilities – Hearing for Public Discussion
Must be held within 90 calendar days after the November 21, 2013, TEASE release. District winter break days do not count towards the 90 days.
TAPR must be disseminated within 2 weeks after the hearing.

4. Reporting Changes in TAPR
Statutory requirements for indicators included in performance reports relatively unchanged from AEIS reports.
Significant differences from previous AEIS reports include:
STAAR Proficiency and STAAR Progress Measures Results
Inclusion of two new postsecondary indicators
Graduates enrolled in TX IHE
Graduates in TX IHE completing 1 year w/our remediation
Replacement of financial profile section with direct link to Financial Actual Report for respective district or campus.

5. School Report Card
In the school year, the reporting requirements for the School Report Card were suspended during the transition from TAKS to STAAR since no state ratings were assigned in 2012.
A newly-designed School Report Card for the school year will be released in January 2014.

6. Advisory Committees
December 2013 to early spring 2014 – Accountability advisory groups convene to develop recommendations to Commissioner for accountability ratings criteria and labels for 2014 and beyond and performance index targets for 2014, 2015, and 2016 accountability ratings.
Spring 2014 – Commissioner announces accountability ratings criteria for 2014 and beyond and final 2014 targets, preliminary 2015 targets, and preview 2016 targets.

7. Calendar
November 7, 2013
Final accountability ratings released based on outcomes of 2013 appeals.
November 21, 2013
2013 Texas Academic Performance Reports (TAPR) released on TEASE (formerly known as Academic Excellence Indicator System)
Early December 2013
2013 Texas Academic Performance Reports released on TEA website
Mid December 2013
Public Education Grant (PEG) list posted on public website
January 2014
Expanded TAPR Results posted on TEASE and public website
2013 School Report Cards posted on public website
2013 Federal Report Cards for Texas Public Schools posted on public website
(formerly known as NCLB Report Cards)

8. Resources
2013 Accountability Manual
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
STAAR Progress Measure Documents
Performance Reporting Home Page
Performance Report Telephone Number (512)