curriculum connections

Curriculum Connections

December 5, 2013

INSTRUCTIONAL MOMENTTCMPC/TEKS Resources Legislative & TEA UpdatesPriority & Focus CampusesTexas Academic Performance Report (TAPR)

TCMPC & TEKS Resource System Updates

TCMPC Updates• Elizabeth Saenz has been elected to represent ESC-2 on

the TCMPC Management Team.

• RFP for the Mathematics Assessment Development work is due November 26th. State budget is tight. TCMPC will most likely dip into remaining fund balance to accomplish this work.

Anticipated award date: January 2014

PLS 3rd Learning: Recent Updates • Enabling User Accounts at the District Level• TVD Tool• VAD/TCD Tool• Unit Test Access• Feedback System Enhancements

PLS 3rd Learning: Coming Soon• Lesson Plan Collaboration• Calendar Collaboration• New Math Standards

2013-2014: Select Grades K-HS. Select Mathematics (Current Standards) OR Select Mathematics (New Standards*)

2014-2015: Select K-8 Mathematics. Select HS Courses. 2015-2016: Select Grades K-HS.

• TCMPC Content ToolVertical Viewer

• Support Videos

New Math Standards in TEKS Resource System Site

• The new mathematics standards K-12 went live to districts on November 21st.

• Current standards will remain as they are in the site.• SCREENCAST (www.tcmpc.org)

TEA Updates

13

2012-13 Texas Academic Performance Reports (TAPR)

The 2012-13 TAPR was released on the confidential Texas Education Agency Secure Environment (TEASE) website on November 21, 2013. District and campus TAPR will be posted to the TEA public website on December 5.

The TEASE release provides the information that districts need to fulfill publishing and notification requirements for the TAPR.

The TAPR Guidelines will provide details about district responsibilities

14

2012-13 Texas Academic Performance Reports (TAPR)

Publishing MUST publish: Performance and profile sections of

district and campus TAPR reports

MAY publish: Glossary (English Glossary will be available on November 21. Spanish translation will be available in January 2014.)

MUST ADD and publish: o Campus performance objectives;o Report of violent or criminal incidents; and o Information from THECB about performance of

students in postsecondary institutions

15

2012-13 Texas Academic Performance Reports (TAPR)

District Responsibilities – Hearing for Public Discussion

Must be held within 90 calendar days after the November 21, 2013, TEASE release. District winter break days do not count towards the 90 days.

TAPR must be disseminated within 2 weeks after the hearing.

16

2012-13 School Report Card

In the 2011-12 school year, the reporting requirements for the School Report Card were suspended during the transition from TAKS to STAAR since no state ratings were assigned in 2012.

A newly-designed School Report Card for the 2012-13 school year will be released in January 2014.

17

Advisory Committees

December 2013 to early spring 2014 – Accountability advisory groups convene to develop recommendations to Commissioner for accountability ratings criteria and labels for 2014 and beyond and performance index targets for 2014, 2015, and 2016 accountability ratings.

Spring 2014 – Commissioner announces accountability ratings criteria for 2014 and beyond and final 2014 targets, preliminary 2015 targets, and preview 2016 targets.

Resources 2013 Accountability Manual

http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2013/index.html

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2013/faq.html

STAAR Progress Measure Documentshttp://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/staar/

Performance Reporting Home Pagehttp://www.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport

Performance Report Telephone Number(512) 463-9704

18

TECHNOLOGYEjucommVGO

Texas Regional Collaborative Grant

• The TRC has received funding for next year. The RFA will be issued in January for existing collaboratives.

• The Texas State Aquarium/ESC2 Science collaborative will be seeking teachers for this grant. The focus of the grant will be secondary biology.

• The Region 2 Math Collaborative will focus on 3-12 mathematics.

• Be on the look out for district commitment forms in January.

DMAC

PACT Mentoring Grant

PurposeTo promote student achievement and new teacher retention though quality mentoring for the novice teacher.

Mentor Selection Criteria• Recognized excellence in teaching• Ability to mentor beginning teachers, time to work with

novice teacher by providing support and guidance• Willingness to meet all requirements and submit all

documentation

Requirements for Acceptance

• MentorCompleted application (application is available upon request)Three years of teaching experiencePrincipal recommendation

• Novice TeacherFirst or second year teacherWillingness to participate in mentoring program

Program Expectations• Complete the online mentor training at

pact.tarleton.edu/pact/

• Complete two classroom observations of the novice teacher, conduct a post conference, and submit documentation to the ESC

Benefits for the Novice Teacher• Trained school mentor• Constructive feedback on classroom instruction• Access to online workshops and support• Educational resource books including First Days of

School by Harry Wong.

Reimbursement• Each mentor will receive a stipend of $300.00 for the

completion of all requirements. Documentation is due by April 1, 2014. All documentation must be received in the Ed Prep office in order for payment to be made.

Contact Information• Joanne Ferguson• joanne.ferguson@esc2.us• 361-561-8520

• Michelle Morales• michelle.morales@esc2.us• 361-561-8663

HOUSE BILL 5 SEC. 46

Community and Student engagement

Campus Rating

ResourcesFormat of the PDAS Observations Summary form as a template score

card): http://www4.esc13.net/pdas/forms-pdas/ Community & Parental Involvement Ideas:

http://www.esc16.net/default.aspx?name=title1swi.home A Framework for 21st Century Learning: http://www.p21.org/ National Drop Out Prevention Network:

http://www.dropoutprevention.org/ GT State Plan: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=6420 Junior Achievement:

https://www.juniorachievement.org/web/ja-usa/home