Federal Accountability AYP Update Accountability TETN November 17

Federal Accountability/ AYP Update Accountability TETN November 17, 2011 Shannon Housson TEA, Performance Reporting Division

AYP Topics n AYP Release Schedules n 2012 AYP Preview n 2012 Texas AYP Workbook n Resources 2

AYP Release Schedules August 4, 2011 Public release of Preliminary AYP/SIP results September 2, 2011 Appeals and Federal Cap Exceptions Deadline Early December 2011 January 31, 2012 Final 2011 AYP Status released Preview of NCLB Report Card data, Part I only Public release of 2011 NCLB Report Card 3

2012 AYP Preview n 2012 AYP Performance Standards increase to: 87% in Reading/English language arts 83% in Mathematics n The graduation rate will be evaluated for All students and every student group. n Participation Rate and Attendance Rate Indicator standards remain unchanged. 4

2012 Texas AYP Workbook Timeline and Review of 2012 AYP Workbook n TEA will submit 2012 AYP amendments in December 2011 or January 2012. n The federal accountability advisory group, Title I Committee of Practitioners (COP), has reviewed and approved recommended changes to the 2012 AYP Workbook. n For information on the Title I COP membership and meeting dates, see the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Program Division, Committee of Practitioners website at: http: //www. tea. state. tx. us/index 4. aspx? id=7448&menu_id=798 5

2012 Texas AYP Workbook Summary of the State's Amendment Requests 2012 references to Graduation Rate Goals and Targets (Sections 1. 2 and 7. 1) § Graduation Rate Goals and Targets will show constant targets for 2011 and 2012 AYP. 6

2012 Texas AYP Workbook Summary of the State's Amendment Requests § Evaluate 2012 AYP and School Improvement Program (SIP) statuses based on 2011 -12 Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) results for Grade 10 and 2011 -12 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) results for Grade 3 -8 at the TAKS proficiency standard. 7

2012 Texas AYP Workbook Summary of the State's Amendment Requests § In order to provide 2012 AYP results on a timely basis, Texas will use bridge studies that identify the existing TAKS performance standards on the new STAAR assessments for tests of Grade 3– 8 on which STAAR performance standards will not yet be available. § See “Summary of Possible 2012 AYP Components” for detailed listing of TAKS and STAAR assessment results that will be evaluated for 2012 AYP. 8

AYP Resources n For more information on AYP, see the 2011 AYP Guide, accessible at http: //ritter. tea. state. tx. us/ayp. n The current Texas AYP Workbook, as of October 12, 2011, is at http: //www. tea. state. tx. us/index 4. aspx? id=2147497077. n Frequently Asked Questions about AYP are available at http: //ritter. tea. state. tx. us/ayp/faq. html. n U. S. Department of Education information is available at www. ed. gov/nclb/. n Contact the Division of Performance Reporting by email at performance. reporting@tea. state. tx. us, or phone at (512) 463 -9704. 9