1. State Accountability System Update Special Education TETN January 6, 2010 Shannon Housson TEA, Performance Reporting Division

2. 2 Todays Topics Preview of 2010 and 2011 Standard Accountability Procedures Preview of 2010 AEA Procedures and Indicators Accountability Resources

3. Preview of 2010 and 2011 Standard Accountability Procedures

4. 4 2010 Accountability Timeline Jan - Feb Accountability System Development – 2009 Review / 2010 and beyond Development March 4 - 5Educator Focus Group Meeting March 29Commissioners Accountability Advisory Committee (CAAC) Meeting AprilFinal decisions for 2010 and beyond announced by Commissioner Late May2010 Accountability Manual posted online July 302010 Accountability Ratings release Mid-September2011 AEA Campus Registration

5. 5 Standard Accountability Decisions for 2010 and 2011 200920102011* Exemplary 90% Recognized 75% 80% Academically Acceptable Reading/ELA 70% Writing, Social Studies 70% Mathematics 55% 60% 65% Science 50% 55% 60% * Standards for 2011 will be reviewed in 2010 and are subject to change. Numbers in bold indicate a change from the prior year. TAKS Indicator

6. 6 Standard Accountability Decisions for 2010 and 2011 (cont.) TAKS (Accommodated)200920102011 Science (grades 5, 8, 10, & 11, incl. gr. 5 Spanish) Social Studies (grades 8, 10, & 11) English Language Arts (grade 11) Mathematics (grade 11) Use Reading/ELA (grades 3 – 10, incl. gr. 3 – 5 Spanish) Mathematics (grades 3 – 10, incl. gr. 3 – 5 Spanish) Writing (grades 4 & 7, incl. gr. 4 Spanish) ReportUse TAKS-Modified All Subjects and Grades, combined w/ TAKSReport Use TAKS-Alternate All Students Only, summed Subjects and GradesReport Use English Language Learner Progress Measure All Students OnlyReport Use

7. 7 Standard Accountability Decisions for 2010 and 2011 (cont.) * Standards for 2011 will be reviewed in 2010 and are subject to change. Numbers in bold indicate a change from the prior year. Completion Rate I, Annual Dropout Rate, and Underreported Students 20102011* Completion Rate I Exemplary Recognized Academically Acceptable 95.0% 85.0% 75.0% 95.0% 85.0% 75.0% Gr. 7-8 Annual Dropout Rate (All categories) 1.8% 1.6% Underreported Students (District only) 150 and 4.0% 150 and 3.0%

8. 8 Standard Accountability Decisions for 2010 and 2011 (cont.) Summary – 2010 Development Topics Annual review of RI, TPM, and Exceptions Provision Annual review of Gold Performance Acknowledgments standards, including Comparable Improvement (CI) 2010 and 2011 Standards for TAKS Indicators Completion/Dropout Indicators and Standards Transition Timeline from TAKS to EOC Assessments Transition to Restructured System for 2011 and Beyond

9. Preview of 2010 AEA Procedures and Indicators

10. 10 TAKS Progress Indicator The TAKS Progress indicator includes all TAKS (Accommodated) results as described on slide 29. The TAKS Progress indicator standard remains 50% for 2010. The TAKS Progress indicator standard for 2011 will be reviewed with accountability advisory groups in spring 2010.

11. 11 TAKS Progress Indicator (cont.) The TAKS Progress indicator sums performance results across grades (3-12) and subjects to determine ratings under AEA procedures. This indicator is based on the number of tests taken, not on the number of students tested.

12. 12 Completion Rate II and Annual Dropout Rate (Grades 7-12) Indicators The Completion Rate II indicator standard remains 60.0% for 2010. The Annual Dropout Rate indicator standard remains 20.0% for 2010. In spring 2010, the accountability advisory groups will review various options and make recommendations to the commissioner about the leaver indicators evaluated under AEA procedures for 2011.

13. 13 Completion Rate II Indicator This longitudinal rate shows the percent of students who completed or who are continuing their education four years after first attending grade 9 in Texas. Completion Rate II counts graduates, continuing students (students who return to school for a fifth year), and GED recipients in the definition for AECs of Choice and charters evaluated under AEA procedures. Residential Facilities are not evaluated on the Completion Rate II indicator. Charters that operate only Residential Facilities are not evaluated on the Completion Rate II indicator. Since 2008, only All Students are evaluated; student groups are not evaluated separately.

14. 14 Accountability Resources ESC Accountability Staff Division of Performance Reporting Phone: (512) 463-9704 Email: performance.reporting@tea.state.tx.usperformance.reporting@tea.state.tx.us AEA http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/aea http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/aea Accountability http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/ http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/ Accountability Resources http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/resources/index.html