TEA Update TSSSA/TCSS – El Paso Fall 2007 : TEA Update TSSSA/TCSS – El Paso Fall 2007 Brenda Tingle
Manager of Social Studies, Student Assessment Division
Rosemary Morrow, Ph.D.
Director of Social Studies, Curriculum Division
Changes at TEA : Changes at TEA Robert Scott was named Commissioner of Education by Governor Rick Perry on Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Julie Brelsford joined the Curriculum Team as Assistant Director of Social Studies on October 1, 2007.
Brenda Tingle will have several job postings in Assessment in the near future.
Topics for Discussion : Topics for Discussion State Board of Education
Graduation Plans
College Readiness
Social Studies TEKS Review
Textbook Adoption Cycle
Personal Financial Literacy
TALA Reading Initiatives
TEA Website
Assessment Update
September SBOE Meeting : September SBOE Meeting State Board of Education met on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in September
Social Studies-related Agenda Items
Petition for Personal Literacy
Graduation Plan name
College Readiness
TEKS Review
Textbook Adoption Cycle
Social Studies SBOE Item : Social Studies SBOE Item Petition for Personal Literacy in
U. S. Government and Economics
SBOE denied
Areas of Instruction already added to Economics
Social Studies TEKS are scheduled for revision
Graduation : Graduation Graduation Plan name change for Minimum Plan was withdrawn by member proposing to rename it the Standard Plan
TEA has received some calls on Minimum Plan. Goal is for 70% of students to graduate on Recommended or Distinguished Achievement Plan
Graduation Plans : Graduation Plans Sophomore, Junior and Senior students should be on Recommended or Distinguished Achievement Plan.
Last year’s seniors were last to be on Minimum without appropriate opt out.
A student’s graduation plan is determined by the year that the student enters a freshman class.
Graduation Plans: 4 X 4 : Graduation Plans: 4 X 4 Freshman class is under a new graduation plan: four credits in each of core content areas
26 credits for Recommended and Distinguished Achievement Plan
There are beginning to be distinctions between Recommended and Distinguished Achievement Plans
Recommended is default
College Readiness Program : College Readiness Program Collaborative Project between the Texas Education Agency and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Created under HB 1, Art. 5, Sec. 28.008 (79th, 3rd Called Session)
Three Phases of Work
Commission for a College Ready Texas (CCRT) appointed by the Governor
HB 1, Article 5 : HB 1, Article 5 Public school educators and faculty of institutions of higher learning shall work within subject-specific vertical teams to address high school and college readiness curriculum issues.
Establish four subject-specific vertical teams (English, Math, Science, and Social Studies).
Phase I: The Teams : Phase I: The Teams Teams of 10 in each core subject—English, Math, Science, and Social Studies
40% Public Education
60% Higher Education
2 co-chairs—one from each sector
4 meetings before September 2007
Facilitated by Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC) from the University of Oregon, led by Dr. David Conley
Phase II: Alignment : Phase II: Alignment Reconstitute teams representing each core subject—English, Math, Science, and Social Studies (New Percentages)
60% Public Education; 40% Higher Education
2 co-chairs — one from each sector
Evaluate whether HS curriculum requirements (TEKS) prepare students for college-level course work
Recommend how HS curriculum can be aligned to CRSE
Phase III: Tasks : Phase III: Tasks Develop instructional strategies to help prepare students for college-level work.
Develop minimum standards for curricula, professional development materials, and online support materials for students who need additional assistance in both public and higher education.
Social Studies Vertical Team : Social Studies Vertical Team Chaired by:
Dr. Jonathan Lee, San Antonio College
Larry Garibaldi, Houston ISD
Serve on Commission for College Ready Texas (CCRT)
Report should be available on
October 26
Commission for a College Ready Texas (CCRT) : Commission for a College Ready Texas (CCRT) In April 2007, the Governor appointed twenty-one business, education and community leaders to serve on the CCRT.
Also serving on the CCRT are four ex-officio members:
Commissioner of Public Education
Commissioner of Higher Education
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Executive Director, Texas High School Project – Communities Foundation of Texas
College Ready Contact Information : College Ready Contact Information Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB)
http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/
Texas Education Agency (TEA)
Joseph Kulhanek, Director of the College Readiness Program
Joseph.kulhanek@tea.state.tx.us
TEKS Review : TEKS Review RFQ has been issued for ELAR Facilitator
Science nominees are being notified of their appointment to a committee
Approval of TEKS Process for future reviews on November SBOE Agenda
TEKS Review : TEKS Review Science is beginning the process
CTE is required by legislation to review TEKS by 2009 and nominations are being made for review committees
Social Studies is tentatively set to begin the process in the spring 2008
Social Studies TEKS Review – Tentative Schedule : Social Studies TEKS Review – Tentative Schedule SBOE nominate educators, parents and community representatives
TEA Staff will review nominations and make recommendations for committees to the SBOE
Three to five members per grade level or course
Fall 2008 and Spring 2009
SBOE adoption of amendments to TEKS in Fall 2009
Public review
Final adoption in Spring 2010
Textbook Adoption Cycle : Textbook Adoption Cycle Proclamation 2010 is being issued for ELAR Elementary
Proclamation 2011 ELAR Secondary, except for electives, and Pre-K
Social Studies will be K-12 in Proclamation 2013 to be in classrooms in Fall 2013
Bible Literacy will be included in social studies proclamation.
Personal Financial Literacy : Personal Financial Literacy Twelve Areas of Instruction
Implemented this year in High School Economics – no extensions
Includes AP and IB
Teacher may be certified in either Social Studies or Business
Third Call for Materials in Texas Register to go to SBOE in November
Texas Adolescent Literacy Academies (TALA) : Texas Adolescent Literacy Academies (TALA) HB 2237, Section 4
Content Area Academy for teachers of mathematics, science, and social studies
Content literacy strategies
1 1/2 days face-to-face, equivalent of 1/2 day follow-up with online documentation
$250 stipend
Texas Adolescent Literacy Academies (TALA) : Texas Adolescent Literacy Academies (TALA) Attendance required for teachers at Academically Unacceptable campuses
Teachers in grade 6 – Summer 2008
Teachers in grades 7-8 – Summer 2009
www.tea.state.tx.us/tala
Texas Adolescent Literacy Academies (TALA) : Texas Adolescent Literacy Academies (TALA) Social Studies Trainers:
ESC 13 Tina Melcher
ESC 20 Stephanie Mihleder
TEA Website : TEA Website
TEA Website will soon have a new look.
Social Studies Team is cleaning up outdated information.
Slide26 : STUDENT ASSESSSMENT
UPDATE
End-of-Course Assessment, History : End-of-Course Assessment, History
Executive Order RP 53 – issued December 16, 2005
“development of a series of voluntary
end-of-course assessments in science, mathematics, and other subjects currently assessed by the exit-level TAKS . . .”
SB 1031—EOC Assessments : SB 1031—EOC Assessments Phases-out high school TAKS and replaces it with EOC assessments in:
English I, Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry
Biology, Chemistry, and Physics
U.S. History, World History, and World Geography
English II, and English III
Freshman class of 2011-2012 is first group to have EOC as graduation requirement.
Development Process for EOC Assessments : Development Process for EOC Assessments Focus group
Advisory Group with prototype items
Educator review meeting
Field testing
Slide30 : EOC Implementation Plan Algebra I — administered in current form since spring 2005
Geometry and Biology
Field test in spring 2007
Operational test in spring 2008 Chemistry and U. S. History
Field test in spring 2008
Operational test in spring 2009 Physics and World Geography
Field test in spring 2009
Operational test in spring 2010 English I and Algebra II
Field test in spring 2010
Operational test in spring 2011 English II and World History
Field test in spring 2011
Operational test in spring 2012 English III
Field test in spring 2012
Operational test in spring 2013
EOC Assessments Implementation Plan : EOC Assessments Implementation Plan
SB 1031—EOC Assessments : SB 1031—EOC Assessments To graduate, students must attain
Cumulative score ≥ 70n
n = number of EOC assessments taken in each subject
For students on the Recommended & Distinguished HS Plan, this means, for example
US History, World Geography, World History
n = 3
Cumulative score ≥ 210
For students on the Minimum Plan, this means, for example
US History and either World Geography or World History
n = 2
Cumulative score ≥ 140
SB 1031—EOC Assessments : SB 1031—EOC Assessments Students must score at least 60 in order for it to count towards their cumulative score.
Students scoring below 60 shall retake the assessment each time it is administered.
Students scoring below 70 will receive accelerated instruction.
Any other student may retake an EOC assessment for any reason.
SB 1031—EOC Assessments : SB 1031—EOC Assessments A student’s score on an EOC assessment shall be worth 15% of the student’s final grade for that course
A school district is not required to use the student’s score on subsequent administrations to determine the student’s final grade for that course
A student is not required to retake a course as a condition of retaking an EOC assessment
SB 1031—General Information : SB 1031—General Information No substantial changes to the TAKS program at elementary and middle school
TAKS mathematics grades 3-8
TAKS reading grades 3-8
TAKS writing grades 4 & 7
TAKS science grades 5 & 8
TAKS social studies grade 8
SB 1031—General Information : SB 1031—General Information Allows the agency to release assessment questions every third year
Requires all assessments (grades 3-12) to be developed in a manner that allows a measure of annual student improvement
Requires a vertical scale in grades 3-8 for mathematics and reading starting with the 2008-2009 school year
SB 1031—General Information : SB 1031—General Information Establishes a committee to review the accountability system and make recommendations to the legislature
Requires the agency to conduct a survey and prepare a report to determine the ability of school districts to administer assessment instruments by computer
Requires assessments instruments, starting in 2007-2008, to be administered at least two weeks later than the date on which they were administered in 2006-2007
2007-2008 Student Assessment Testing Calendar : 2007-2008 Student Assessment Testing Calendar Revised by legislative requirements
Was posted to the Student Assessment website for public comment
Final version is posted to TEA website at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/admin/calendar/2007_2008_revised_07_26_07.pdf
2008-2009 Student Assessment Testing Calendar : 2008-2009 Student Assessment Testing Calendar Is being revised due to legislative requirements
Is currently posted to the Student Assessment website for public comment until September 26, 2007
Can be found at: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/adm/calendar/2008-2009-calendar.pdf
Online Testing in 2007-2008 : Online Testing in 2007-2008 The following EOC assessments will be offered online only in May 2008
Algebra I
Geometry
Biology
Chemistry field test
U.S. History field test
For more information : For more information EOC homepage on the student assessment website at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/admin/eoc/index.html
Online testing and training letter that was sent to districts September 17, 2007.
2007 Legislative Briefing Book on the TEA website at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/comm/leg_reports/LegBreBooJul07.pdf
Special Education Assessments : Special Education Assessments Must follow ARD and IEP recommendations
Issue – percent caps for AYP purposes
Caps are determined based on the number of students who meet expectations on assessments
For assistance call
TEA Special Education Team
512-463-9536
Accountability : Accountability
Issues still to be resolved
Discussion is ongoing
Helpful Websites : Helpful Websites Student Assessment Division
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/index.html
ARD Manual
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/admin/2007_2008_ARD_Manual_tagged.pdf
Accommodations Manual
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/admin/AccommManual_2007_08_tagged.pdf
Special Education Letter of September 19, 2007
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/letters/
208/070919_Special_Ed_Assessments_Letter_with_
AttachmentA pdf
November TETN : November TETN Date: Monday, November 19
Time: 1:00 to 3:00 P.M.
Tentative Agenda:
SBOE Summary – Dr. Rosemary Morrow and Julie Brelsford
TALA – Dr. Muffet Livaudais
CCRT – Dr. Joseph Kulhanek
TAKS-M and TAKS Accommodated – Kim Brannon
TAKS Assessment – Brenda Tingle
Other Items? : Other Items? What questions do you have that we might be able to answer?
What questions do you have that we might need to research?
What are you seeing in districts and on campuses as the major issues/areas of interest in the early part of the 2007-2008 school year?
TEA Contacts : TEA Contacts Rosemary Morrow, Ph.D.
Director of Social Studies
Division of Curriculum
Rosemary.Morrow@
tea.state.tx.us
Julie Brelsford
Assistant Director of Social Studies
Division of Curriculum
Julie Brelsford @tea.state.tx.us
Brenda Tingle
Manager TAKS Social Studies Development
Division of Student Assessment
Brenda.Tingle
@tea.state.tx.us
Lynn Franzen
Program Specialist
Division of Student Assessment
Lynn.Franzen@tea.state.tx.us
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