November 6 Accountability Webinar

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November 6Accountability Webinar

• Kim Gilson
• Sr Consultant
• Data and Accountability
• Region 10 ESC
• Kim.gilson_at_region10.org
• 972-348-1480

It is the policy of Region 10 Education Service
Center not to discriminate on the basis of race,
color, national origin, gender or handicap in its
vocational programs, services or activities as
required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, as amended Title IX of the Educational
Amendments of 1972 and Section 503 and 504 of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
Region 10 Education Service Center will take
steps to ensure that lack of English language
skills will not be a barrier to admission and
participation in all educational programs and
services.
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Sound Check

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Housekeeping

• Email me at kim.gilson_at_region10.org to be added
  to my listserv
• Waitlisted for a webinar?
• Dont worry. You can still watch it live.

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Grad Rates on Reports
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Index 4 Vs Distinction

• Index 4 uses the 4- or 5-year grad rate,
  whichever is higher
• The Post-Secondary Distinction uses the 4-year
  rate

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Index 2 Information
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No Growth Measure for Eng 1(Except for ELL
Progress Measure)
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Elementary and Middle SchoolsIndex 2

• Due to New Math TEKS, You Are Left With
• 3-8 Reading
• And ELL Progress Measure
• 3-8 Math
• ELL Progress Measure Only
• 7th Grade Writing
• Because of this, your Index 2 Status for 2015 is
  TBD

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ELL Progress Measure
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Basic Definition

• Considering that mastery of Reading and
  Mathematics curriculum is more challenging for an
  English Language Learner, the ELL Progress
  Measure was created.
• This measure builds in a level of grace (adjusted
  standard) for each student who meets eligibility
  requirements as determined by the LPAC committee.
• The amount of grace allowed for each student is
  based on his/her Years in US Schools and Telpas
  Composite Rating
• That information places them at a stage on a
  plan. Each stage has an adjusted passing
  standard.

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ELL Progress Measure

• Students either qualify for the Student Progress
  Measure OR the ELL Progress Measure. Even if an
  ELL student met the regular progress measure he
  would only be evaluated on the ELL Progress
  Measure.
• Students are only placed on the plan one time,
  and are not reevaluated in subsequent years.
• New students this year will be placed on a plan.
• YEARS IN US SCHOOLS DATA MUST BE ACCURATE!

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STAAR A
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STAAR A TETN
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Tutorials

• They are live!
• http//texasassessment.com/administrations/STAAR-A
  /resources/tutorials
• Your technology must meet minimum system
  requirements to run them.
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Chromebooks and Tutorials(or any online testing!)

• Online testing, including STAAR A tutorials,
  cannot run on Chromebooks without a
  virtualization installed.
• http//testnavqualified.com/
• Virtualizations are not free, and can be
  expensive.
• If Pearson wins the contract for testing when it
  is up for bid again, we will update to TestNav
  8.0, which will run on Chromebooks WITHOUT the
  virtualization for the 2015-2016 testing season.

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STAAR A And The Triangle

• Q Can a STAAR A student also use a calculator
  as an accommodation?
• Educators should refer to the 2015 accommodation
  policy documents in the Accommodations Triangle
  at http//www.tea.state.tx.us/index4.aspx?id25769
  816003menu_id793. Once you open an
  accommodation document, the second section titled
  Assessments lists those assessments that the
  accommodation can be used on. For instance, if
  you open Oral Administration, you will see that
  this accommodation does NOT apply to STAAR A. If
  you open Calculation Devices, you will see that
  STAAR A is listed as an assessment that a
  calculation device can be used on. Student
  Assessment

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STAAR A and December EOC

• Is STAAR A available for the December EOC?
• No.
• What if a student is a first-time tester in
  December, but the ARD committee determines the he
  meets STAAR A eligibility requirements?
• The ARD committee can decide that he will wait
  until the spring to test.
• However, students could benefit from the exposure
  to the test in the non-accommodated format.

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Non-STAAR A and December EOC

• Q We have students who failed an EOC course
  last year and are retaking the course. They
  really didnt master second semester material,
  and we think they should wait until the spring to
  test. Can we decide not to test them?
• A District and schools are required to provide a
  student with every testing opportunity he/she is
  eligible for.
• Sec. 39.025. SECONDARY-LEVEL PERFORMANCE
  REQUIRED.
• (a)The commissioner shall adopt rules requiring a
  student in the foundation high school program
  under Section 28.025 to be administered each
  end-of-course assessment instrument listed in
  Section 39.023(c). A student is required to
  achieve a scale score that indicates satisfactory
  performance, as determined by the commissioner
  under Section 39.0241(a), on each end-of-course
  assessment instrument listed under Section
  39.023(c). For each scale score required under
  this subsection that is not based on a 100-point
  scale scoring system, the commissioner shall
  provide for conversion, in accordance with
  commissioner rule, of the scale score to an
  equivalent score based on a 100-point scale
  scoring system. A student may not receive a high
  school diploma until the student has performed
  satisfactorily on end-of-course assessment
  instruments in the manner provided under this
  subsection. This subsection does not require a
  student to demonstrate readiness to enroll in an
  institution of higher education. -TEA

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At-Risk and Assessment
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Scenario A student fails a state assessment and
is labelled At-Risk.A. He passes the retest,
but not at 110orB. The test he failed no
longer exists (Chemistry EOC)How/When Does He
Come off the At-Risk List?Answer He will
remain on the list for the following school year
because of the assessment issue.
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Data Files
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PEIMS Snapshot or Data File Upload?

• Best Practice is Data File Upload
• Too many changes from October to Spring Testing
• If you do Snapshot Upload, you can still load a
  data file

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SSI Anomaly
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Current 8th Graders

• 5th Graders in 2012
• First Year of STAAR
• No SSI in Reading or Math
• 8th Graders in 2015
• First Year of New Math TEKS
• No SSI in Math

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Accelerated Instruction
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Q Are We Supposed to Provide AI for Non-SSI
Grades?

• Sec. 28.0211.  SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE ON
  ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS REQUIRED  ACCELERATED
  INSTRUCTION.  (a)  Except as provided by
  Subsection (b) or (e), a student may not be
  promoted to
• (1)   the sixth grade program to which the
  student would otherwise be assigned if the
  student does not perform satisfactorily on the
  fifth grade mathematics and reading assessment
  instruments under Section 39.023 or
• (2)  the ninth grade program to which the student
  would otherwise be assigned if the student does
  not perform satisfactorily on the eighth grade
  mathematics and reading assessment instruments
  under Section 39.023.
• (a-1)  Each time a student fails to perform
  satisfactorily on an assessment instrument
  administered under Section 39.023(a) in the
  third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, or eighth
  grade, the school district in which the student
  attends school shall provide to the student
  accelerated instruction in the applicable subject
  area. Accelerated instruction may require
  participation of the student before or after
  normal school hours and may include participation
  at times of the year outside normal school
  operations.

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What About EOCs?

• Sec. 28.0217. ACCELERATED INSTRUCTION FOR HIGH
  SCHOOL STUDENTS. Each time a student fails to
  perform satisfactorily on an assessment
  instrument administered under Section 39.023(c),
  the school district in which the student attends
  school shall provide to the student accelerated
  instruction in the applicable subject area, using
  funds appropriated for accelerated instruction
  under Section 28.0211. Accelerated instruction
  may require participation of the student before
  or after normal school hours and may include
  participation at times of the year outside normal
  school operations

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STAAR Alt 2 and A
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STAAR Alt 2 and STAAR A

• TAA Letter Dated October 27 reminds everyone of
  eligibility requirements.
• STAAR Alt 2 participation should not increase
  because STAAR M no longer exists
• Students must meet applicable qualifications for
  STAAR A

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STAAR Alt 2 Extensions

• From a district
• TEA is denying ALL requests for extra time for
  the ALT test.  Even though we will be out of
  school for a bad weather day during the window,
  they are not going to grant any requests until
  the window actually opens and we see that
  additional time is definitely needed.  We are to
  call TEA if we see that schools are unable to
  finish testing. 

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TAC 101.3021
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The Sept 1, 2014 EOC Rule

• TAC 101.3021
• (e)  If a student earned high school credit for a
  course for which there is an EOC assessment as
  listed in the TEC, 39.023(c), prior to
  enrollment in a Texas public school district and
  the credit has been accepted by a Texas public
  school district, or a student completed a course
  for Texas high school credit in a course for
  which there is an EOC assessment prior to the
  2011-2012 spring administration, the student is
  not required to take the corresponding EOC
  assessment as listed in the TEC, 39.023(c). This
  subsection applies only to
• (1)  students who will graduate under the
  minimum, recommended, or distinguished high
  school programs as those programs existed before
  the adoption of House Bill 5, 83rd Texas
  Legislature, Regular Session, 2013 or
• (2)  courses for which credit was earned prior to
  September 1, 2014, by students who will graduate
  under the foundation high school program.

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Where Could They Come From?

• Private School
• Home School
• Out of State
• Some Virtual Schools
• Is the school based in Texas?
• Is it a private or public school?
• TXVSN are PUBLIC schools, and their students
  already are required to take EOC
• Texas Tech
• Their students take EOCs

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TXVSN
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December EOC

• Region 10 will administer December EOCs to
  students not enrolled on a campus in your
  district (such as virtual school or Texas Tech
  students)
• They will be required to register beforehand
• December 1, 2, and 3

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Pearson Avocet
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Pearson Avocet

• http//avocet.pearson.com/TX/Home
• Repository for assessment information
• Interactive calendar of events that you can sync
  with your calendars

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Accountability Website
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www.region10.org/accountability
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Questions?