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Federal Accountability Adequate Yearly Progress. TEA-USDE Flexibility Agreement 2005-2007. Future of Including Students with Disabilities in AYP. Increase amount of instruction special education students receive at or close to enrolled grade level
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Future of Including Students with Disabilities in AYP • Increase amount of instruction special education students receive at or close to enrolled grade level • Improve performance of students in relation to the student performance standards for the grade level at which they are being instructed
TEA/USDE Agreement • Cap on use of results based on alternate achievement standards • 2005 AYP – 5% cap • 2006 AYP – 3% cap • 2007 AYP – 3% cap (1% cap on alternate achievement standards, 2% cap on modified achievement standards)
TEA/USDE Agreement • Tests counted in AYP Participation Rate • 2005 AYP – TAKS, SDAA II, LDAA • 2006 AYP – TAKS, SDAA II, LDAA • 2007 AYP – TAKS, SDAA II, TAKS-A field test
TEA/USDE Agreement • Tests counted in AYP Performance Rate • 2005 AYP – TAKS, SDAA II, LDAA • 2006 AYP – TAKS, SDAA II, LDAA • 2007 AYP – TAKS, SDAA II (TAKS-A field test count as failing)
Proposed Changes for 2006 Draft Submission to USDE • Title I Committee of Practitioners Review (January 10, 2006) • Submitted to USDE by March, 2006
Summary of Proposed Amendments • Full Academic Year • Safe Harbor Confidence Intervals • Safe Harbor Improvement on Other Measures • Special Education Student Group • Phase-in of Student Proficiency Standard • TEA/USDE Flexibility Agreement
Full Academic Year • Revise the Texas full academic year definition to include students in the performance measure who were enrolled in the same district the previous school year. Previous year attendance data will be used to determine last district attended for each student.
Safe Harbor Confidence Intervals • For districts, charters, and campuses that do not meet the safe harbor standard for performance improvement, recalculate improvement for the performance indicator using a confidence interval methodology. • Proposed calculation similar to the use of confidence intervals used for performance improvement appeals.
Safe Harbor Improvementon Other Measure • A district, charter, or campus will be found to make improvement on the other measure for purposes of safe harbor if it either shows gains on that measure or meets the AYP Graduation and Attendance Rate standard on the other measure for all student groups that meet minimum size criteria (in addition to all students).
Special Education Student Group • In calculating the AYP reading and mathematics performance rates, include in the special education student group test results for students previously identified as special education for 2 years after they no longer receive special education services. • Special education attendance data for the previous two years will be used to identify students not receiving special education services in the current year who did receive services in the previous 2 years.
Phase-in of Student Proficiency Standard • Modify the Texas AYP to clarify the phase-in of the student proficiency standard under Critical Element 1.3. • The SBOE set standards for student achievement in November 2002, as follows: • 2005 – Panels’ Recommendations (PR) • 2004 – One SEM below PR • 2003 – Two SEM below PR
2005 Flexibility Agreement between TEA and USDE • Update information in the Texas AYP Workbook for 2006 and 2007 AYP to incorporate provisions of the TEA/USDE agreement related to calculation of AYP.
New Features • 3% Statewide Cap • Exceptions to cap processed prior to preliminary release • Use of Residential Facility (RF)Tracker Data Collection System
Key Dates • mid-April TEASE RF Tracker/ Exceptions Application • Early June AYP Guide • August 9, 2006 AYP Preliminary Results
Key Dates (continued) • August 9, 2006 Appeals Accepted & Other Exception Applications Accepted • Sept. 13, 2006 Appeal Deadline • Late Nov./ Early Dec. AYP Final Results