1. TETN Accountability Update Session February 19, 2009

2. State Accountability

3. 2009 Accountability Timelines

4. Proposed Calendar February 26 – 27 Educator Focus Group meeting March 17 Focus Group report transmitted to Commissioner's Accountability Advisory Committee (CAAC) members Focus Group report posted on web March 24 CAAC meeting Week of April 6 – 10 Commissioner reviews CAAC recommendations and announces final decisions Commissioner's Final Decisions posted on web

5. 2009 At-Risk Registration Criterion and Charters evaluated under Alternative Education Accountability (AEA) Procedures

6. 2009 At-Risk Registration Criterion Each registered Alternative Education Campus (AEC) must have at least 75% at-risk student enrollment verified through 2008-09 PEIMS fall enrollment data in order to be evaluated under 2009 AEA procedures and receive an AEA rating on July 31, 2009. Two safeguards have been incorporated for AECs that are below the at-risk requirement. 1. Prior-Year PEIMS At-Risk Data Safeguard: If a registered AEC does not meet the at-risk criterion in 2009, then it remains under AEA if the AEC had at least 75% at-risk enrollment in 2008. 2. New Campus Safeguard: If a new campus is registered for evaluation under AEA procedures, then the AEC is not required to meet the at-risk criterion in its first year of operation. This safeguard provides an accommodation for new campuses with no prior-year data.

7. 2009 At-Risk Registration Criterion (continued) In April, letters will be mailed to the registered AECs that do not meet the 2009 at-risk registration criterion informing them that AEA registration has been rescinded and the AEC will be evaluated under 2009 standard accountability procedures. The Final 2009 Registered AEC list will be posted on the AEA website in May 2009. This list will contain the AECs that will receive a 2009 AEA rating. A list of the charter operators that will be rated under 2009 AEA procedures will also be posted on the AEA website in May 2009.

8. Charters evaluated under AEA Procedures Charters that operate only registered AECs are evaluated automatically under AEA procedures. Charters that operate both standard campuses and registered AECs have the option to be evaluated under AEA procedures if at least 50% of the charters students are enrolled at registered AECs. TEA contacts the charter to obtain its preference. Charters submits preference via TEASE Accountability. If a preference cannot be obtained, then the charter is evaluated under standard accountability procedures. If fewer than 50% of the charters students are enrolled at registered AECs, then the charter is evaluated under standard accountability procedures

9. Update on 2009 Accountability Development

10. Accountability Development Topics for Educator Focus Group Meeting State Assessments Student Improvement Measure TAKS (Accommodated) Vertical Scale Exception Provision TAKS Standards Other Options Considered Annual Dropout Rates Review Standards Additional Features

11. Accountability Development Topics for Educator Focus Group Meeting (continued) Completion Rates Review 2009 and 2010 Additional Features Underreported Students Hurricane Ike Background Provisions

12. Accountability Development Topics for Educator Focus Group Meeting (continued) Alternative Education Accountability (AEA) 2008 Overview Overview of 2009 and 2010 Indicators Gold Performance Acknowledgment (GPA) System 2009 TAKS Changes and GPA Indicators RHSP/DAP Review SAT/ACT Review Comparable Improvement Indicator New College-Ready Graduate Indicator Standards for 2010 and 2011 AEA Acknowledgments

13. Accountability Development Topics for Educator Focus Group Meeting (continued) TAKS-Modified and TAKS-Alternate TAKS-M TAKS-Alt Options for Use Schedule for Use English Language Learners (ELL) Progress Indicator Future Topics Federal Requirements for Ethnicity and Race Data Federal Accountability – 2010 and Beyond

14. TETN Accountability Update Sessions 2009 Dates and Tentative Agenda Topics April 23 Accountability Decisions for 2009 & Beyond June 18 Accountability Manuals – State and AYP August 20 Accountability Results for 2009 November 19Accountability Ratings Update Gold Performance Acknowledgments AEIS Reports School Report Cards PEG List The above dates are for 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

15. Accountability Resources Email the Division of Performance Reporting at performance.reporting@tea.state.tx.us. performance.reporting@tea.state.tx.us Phone the Division of Performance Reporting at (512) 463-9704. ESC Accountability Contacts. Online: ACCT: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/http://www.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/ AEA: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/aea/http://www.tea.state.tx.us/aea/ AYP: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/ayp/http://www.tea.state.tx.us/ayp/