high performance schools consortium an overview. the consortium established by 82 nd legislature,...
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The Consortium
• Established by 82nd Legislature, Senate Bill 1557
• Methods for transforming public schools– Digital Learning– High Performance Learning Standards– Multiple Assessments– Community-Based Accountability
• Districts selected based on application
Consortium Districts
• 23 participating districts• Diversity among districts, campuses,
students and communities– Districts as small as 105 students– Districts as large as 52,000 students– Rural, suburban and urban areas– Representative of Texas demographics
Consortium DistrictsSchool District County Enrollment
Anderson-Shiro CISD Grimes 725
Clear Creek ISD Galveston 39,209
College Station ISD Brazos 10,805
Coppell ISD Dallas 10,676
Duncanville ISD Dallas 13,079
Eanes ISD Travis 7,803
Glen Rose ISD Somerville 1,627
Guthrie Common ISD King 105
Harlingen CISD Cameron 18,605
Highland Park ISD Dallas 6,804
Irving ISD (selected schools) Dallas 34,770
Klein ISD Harris 46,002
Consortium DistrictsSchool District County Enrollment
Lake Travis ISD Travis 7,412
Lancaster ISD Dallas 6,164
Lewisville ISD Denton 51,920
McAllen ISD Hidalgo 25,252
McKinney ISD Collin 24,733
Northwest ISD Denton 16,626
Prosper ISD Collin 4,847
Richardson ISD Dallas 37,044
Roscoe ISD Nolan 367
Round Rock ISD Williamson 45,034
White Oak ISD Gregg 1,449
Purpose of the Consortium
• Transform public schools by developing an assessment and accountability system that:– Is not over-reliant on high-stakes tests– Considers needs of the local community
• Improve K-12 student learning– Empower students to innovate,
collaborate, communicate, create, synthesize, analyze and problem-solve
The Call for Change
• Reduce the number of tests and the high-stakes nature of tests
• Adopt high-priority learning standards
• Integrate technology into student learning
The Call for ChangeOur current accountability system:• penalizes districts with a diverse student
population;• rates schools on its lowest scores rather
than the overall performance;• fails to honor local control; and• ignores future-ready learning skills needed
for success.
To be competitive in a global workforce environment, our students must be able to:
•Innovate•Create•Think Critically•Collaborate
•Communicate•Problem solve•Act ethically•Leverage technology
Future-Ready Learning Skills
Vision of a K-12 Classroom
• Relevant and engaging instructional environments
• Critical thinking and problem solving are the norm
• High-Priority Learning Standards grounded in future-ready skills
• Academically rigorous• Digital citizenship
Consortium Pathway
• Develop high-priority learning standards, assessments and accountability systems
• Follow Consortium’s Guiding Principles: – Digital learning– Learning standards– Multiple assessments– Local control
Shared Vision
Our work aligns to other transformational initiatives:
• Visioning Institute• Resolution against High-Stakes Testing
– Adopted by 86% of school boards in TX– Adopted by Texas parent and teacher
organizations– Adopted by a number of chambers, city
councils and organizations across the state
Legislation
• HB 2824– Filed by Rep. Bennett Ratliff from District 115– Representative Ratliff is a former school
board member in Coppell ISD– This bill amends current law to facilitate the
Consortium’s development of innovative, next-generation high priority learning standards and assessment and accountability systems