2. 1.Welcome (10 minutes) 2.Federal Focus School Update (20 minutes) 3.Upcoming Sessions (30 Minutes) 4.Break (15 minutes) 5.Accountability Update (75 minutes) 6.Needs and Comments (20 minutes) 7.Closure (10 minutes)

3. Sr. Education Specialist Federal and State Accountability richard.blair@esc4.net 713.744.6596 Richard Blair

4. The Accountability Portal is being migrated to a new site: als.esc4.net We are in the process of updating all of the links in the Region 4 website to the new portal. I will post to both sites until the links have been updated.

5. School Improvement Updates

6. Priority and Focus Schools 5% of Title I schools with the widest gap in reading and math at the all students level 10% of Title I schools with the widest average gap in reading and math based on all federal student groups

7. Based on the ESEA Waiver from USDE Priority Schools will continue to attend summer training New Plans will be submitted to the Agency 1003(a) grant funds are expected to remain Focus Schools Work with the ESC to identify 1-2 areas to close the gaps 1003(a) grant funds are expected to remain

8. Working on USDE approval for Year 4 work Will use most recent assessment data Exit Criteria Must show “significant progress” to meeting AMOs Meet 60% graduation rate 15-16 data to provide new 3 year list

9. TEA submitting final application for funding New cycle anticipated late summer/early fall Pending approval of plan by USDE January 2016 awards to campuses Move from 3 year to 5 year grants 4 to 7 around the state Additional models from which campuses can choose Focus and Priority campuses can apply

10. Region 4 Options

11. Created based on regional data Open to all focus schools (117) free of charge Now open to all Priority and IR campuses free of charge

12. Leadership Light Lunch & Learn, 5/13 #1114537, #1114538 Data Digs – Teams from campus Secondary, 6/17, 9-3pm, #1114810 Elementary, 6/18, 9-3pm, #1114797 Powerful Learning Communities, 7/7, 9-3pm, #1114805 New Assessment Data, 8/11, 9-3pm, #1114822 National Leadership Speaker: Igniting Next Level Collaboration Dr. Casey Reason August 5, 2015, 8:30 – 3:30, #1114433

13. Other department’s offerings for the summer and fall are available in the right pocket of your folder.

14. Commissioner’s Final Decisions

17. Results of STAAR assessments in mathematics for grades 3–8 will be excluded from all four indexes and distinction designations.

18. Results of STAAR A and STAAR Alternate 2 assessments for all subjects and grade levels and EOC tests will be excluded from all four indexes and distinction designations.

20. In 2015, STAAR results of ELLs enrolled in their second through fourth years in U.S. schools who do not receive Bilingual/English as a Second Language instructional services will be included in Index 1 at the phase-in 1 level II standard.

21. Index 1: Student Achievement All Students Combined over all subject areas evaluated Credit given for meeting phase-in 1 level II performance standard.

22. Index 1: Student Achievement Assessments used STAAR reading, writing, science, and social studies at grades 3-8 (including Spanish versions where available) EOC assessments administered in the spring and the previous fall and summer, and STAAR L included through the ELL progress measure

24. Not Addressed in Commissioner’s Final Decisions

25. Index 2: Student Progress Ten student groups evaluated All Students African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Pacific Islander White Two or more races Students with disabilities Current and two-year monitored ELLs

31.  Completing and earning credit for at least two advanced/dual enrollment courses, or  Enrolling in a career and technical education (CTE) coherent sequence of courses as part of a four-year plan of study to take two or more CTE courses for three or more credits.

32. TWO

37. 60 28 5 th %ile 31 27 28

38. 57 n/a 21 13 12 57 13

39. 35 5 th %ile 11 33 45

44. The advanced/dual credit enrollment completion indicator will include only those students enrolled in grades 11 and 12. The advanced course/dual credit enrollment completion indicator will include completion by subject for English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies.

45. Specifically NOT addressed in Final Decisions

47. 60 in each indicator

51. State Accountability Trainings, Meetings, Communications, etc. Federal Accountability Trainings, Meetings, Communications, etc. Curricular Needs Related to Accountability Trainings, Meetings, Communications, etc.

53. 2016 Texas Assessment Conference February 14-17, Austin Convention Center/Austin Hilton - Austin

54. November 16-18 Registration and Room Block open NOW! Required for Priority Campuses Moved to San Antonio

55. 55

56. Where to go for help? Kelly Ingram, Director kingram@esc4.net 713.744.6372 Richard Blair, Sr. Education Specialist Richard.blair@esc4.net 713.744.6596