Assessment and Accountability Update Tom Jaggard Social Studies Specialist

1. Assessment and Accountability Update Tom Jaggard Social Studies Specialist Region Testing Coordinator Education Service Center, Region 2

3. Region 2 “Triple-Crown Winners” • CCISD • Baker Middle School • Shaw SES • Windsor Park G/T • Club Estates Elementary School • Faye Webb Elementary School

4. Region 2 “Triple-Crown Winners” • Gregory-Portland ISD • Clark Elementary School • Port Aransas ISD • Olsen Elementary School • Riviera ISD • Kaufer High School • Nanny Elementary School

5. Region 2 “Triple-Crown Winners” • Santa Gertrudis ISD • Santa Gertrudis School • Skidmore-Tynan ISD • Skidmore-Tynan Elementary School • St. Mary’s Academy Charter School • St. Mary’s Academy Charter School

6. Agenda • Legislative Update • HB5 • HB866 • Commissioner’s Proposed Rule Changes • Accountability • 2013 Accountability Reports • Index Framework • System Safeguards • Distinction Designations

7. Legislative UpdateHB5

8. Legislative UpdateHB5 • Assessment • Graduation • Accountability

10. Legislative UpdateHB5 • Assessment • EOC 15% Rule • Eliminated completely • EOCs • Reduced from 15 tests to 5 tests • Eliminated the Cumulative Score* • Eliminated the Minimum Score*

11. HB3Graduation Requirements To graduate, a student must achieve a Cumulative Score in each content area that is equal to the product of the number of STAAR/EOC assessments taken in the content area times the Satisfactory Academic Performance scale score.

12. HB5 Graduation Requirements To graduate, a student must achieve Level II – Satisfactory Academic Performance on each of these five EOCs.

13. Legislative UpdateHB5 • Graduation • Replacing MHSP/RHSP/DAP with Foundation + Endorsements • Applies to entering freshman in 2014-2015

15. Legislative UpdateHB5 • Graduation • Replacing MHSP/RHSP/DAP with Foundation + Endorsements • Applies to entering freshman in 2014-2015 • In 2014-2015, students enrolled in one of the old plans can choose to switch to the new plan • In 2013-2014, a fourth-year high school student on track to graduate in May, 2014, can graduate under the Foundation Plan if they fall short of earning RHSP/DAP

16. Legislative UpdateHB5 • Graduation • Replacing MHSP/RHSP/DAP with Foundation + Endorsements • SBOE is holding hearings in September, 2013 to get input regarding the new plans • SBOE will draft rules in November, 2013 to be published for comment • SBOE hopes to finalize these rules at their meeting in January, 2014

17. Legislative UpdateHB5 • Accountability (effective in 2016-2017) • District Ratings • A-B-C-D-F • Campus Ratings • Exemplary • Recognized • Acceptable • Unacceptable

18. Legislative UpdateHB866

19. Legislative UpdateHB866 • STAAR/3-8 • Allows students to skip math and reading in grades 4, 6, and 7 if they perform well enough (MSASS) on those assessments in grades 3 and 5 MSASS = Minimum Satisfactory Adjusted Scale Score

20. Legislative UpdateHB866 • STAAR/3-8 • Allows students to skip math and reading in grades 4, 6, and 7 if they perform well enough (MSASS) on those assessments in grades 3 and 5 • Requires a waiver from USDE to implement

22. Legislative UpdateHB866 • STAAR/3-8 • Allows students to skip math and reading in grades 4, 6, and 7 if they perform well enough (MSASS) on those assessments in grades 3 and 5 • Leaves all 3-8 tests intact: • Math & Reading in grades 3 through 8 • Writing in grades 4 & 7 • Science in grades 5 & 8 • Social Studies in grade 8

23. Legislative UpdateCommissioner’s Proposed Rule Changes

24. Legislative UpdateCommissioner’s Proposed Rule Changes “The following policy changes – which will be proposed and adopted under commissioner of education rules – are designed to assist districts in implementing new requirements under House Bill 5 (HB5), as well as follow established federal requirements, related to the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness.” – TEA Press Release on August 2, 2013

25. Legislative UpdateCommissioner’s Proposed Rule Changes • Performance Standards • Phase-in 1 extended for one more year • Timing of Phase-in 2 and Final are TBD • Students “lock in” a phase-in standard for all EOCs when they take their firstEOC

26. Legislative UpdateCommissioner’s Proposed Rule Changes • STAAR EOC for English I and English II • Reading and Writing combined in Spring 2014 • Blueprint has been posted! • Transition plan maintains minimum score and cumulative score for students who have already passed reading or writing but not both • ELL Special Provision only applies to English I

27. Legislative UpdateCommissioner’s Proposed Rule Changes • Middle school students taking Algebra I • Federal accountability requires math and reading to be tested in grades 3-8 and at least once in high school • Take Algebra I EOC and grade-level STAAR • Grade-level STAAR for MS accountability • Algebra I follows student for HS accountability

28. Legislative UpdateCommissioner’s Proposed Rule Changes • Middle school students taking English I • Federal accountability requires math and reading to be tested in grades 3-8 and at least once in high school • Will take English II to satisfy high school accountability so no double-testing needed when they take English I in middle school

29. Legislative UpdateCommissioner’s Proposed Rule Changes • STAAR Modified • The U.S. Department of Education has informed states that assessments based on modified standards for students served by special education cannot be used for accountability purposes after the 2013–2014 school year. • As a result of that federal directive, all STAAR Modified assessments will be administered for the final time in the 2013–2014 assessment cycle.

30. Legislative UpdateCommissioner’s Proposed Rule Changes • STAAR Alternate • HB5 requires TEA to develop an alternate assessment for the most severely cognitively disabled students – one that does not require teachers to prepare tasks or materials. • This newly designed alternate assessment will be administered for the first time in the spring of the 2014–2015 school year.

31. Legislative Update Table Talk / Reflection Time Questions? Concerns? Next Steps?

32. Accountability2013 Accountability Reports

33. 2013 Accountability Reports • In your report packet you should have: • 2013 Accountability Summary

34. 2013 Accountability Summary

35. 2013 Accountability Reports • In your report packet you should have: • 2013 Accountability Summary • Calculation Reports for each Index

36. Calculation Reports for each Index

37. 2013 Accountability Reports • In your report packet you should have: • 2013 Accountability Summary • Calculation Reports for each Index • Data Tables for each Index

38. Data Tables for each Index

39. 2013 Accountability Reports • In your report packet you should have: • 2013 Accountability Summary • Calculation Reports for each Index • Data Tables for each Index • System Safeguards

40. System Safeguards

41. 2013 Accountability Reports • In your report packet you should have: • 2013 Accountability Summary • Calculation Reports for each Index • Data Tables for each Index • System Safeguards • Distinction Designations (campus only)

42. Distinction Designations

47. Connecting the Dots • From Summary Report • To Calculation Report • To Data Table  To drill down to individual students: • TEASE/Accountability • DMAC