_Section IX - Calendar_

Dates significant to the accountability system are listed below. Key dates for products or processes directly related to accountability are in bold. To the extent possible, descriptions of how products will be released (via mail or web-only) are provided.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the calendar dates listed in this section may be modified at a later time.

Note that dates related to the release of AYP products are contingent upon finalizing criteria with the U.S. Department of Education (USDE).

2003

June 26

PEIMS Submission 3 due (2002-03 Attendance)

July 24

Last date for districts with traditional calendars to resubmit changes and corrections to 2002-03 PEIMS Submission 3

September 18

Last date for districts with year-round calendars to resubmit changes and corrections to 2002-03 PEIMS Submission 3

October 31

 

Accountability System "as of" date for enrolled students (2003-04 PEIMS Submission 1)

November 2003 through February 2004

Development of 2004 state accountability system through meetings with focus groups and advisory committees

December 12

2003-04 PEIMS Submission 1 due (includes 2002-03 Leavers; 2003-04 Enrollment)

December 22

TEA notifies districts of 2002-03 campuses identified under Public Education Grant Program (PEG) criteria (not applicable to charters)

   

2004

January 23

Last date to resubmit changes and corrections to 2003-04 PEIMS Submission 1

February 1

Districts notify parents of students in campuses identified under PEG criteria (not applicable to charters)

February 24

TAKS test administration: English language arts (grades 10 & 11); reading (grade 9); writing (grades 4 & 7); SDAA writing (grades 4 & 7)

March 3

TAKS test 1st administration of grade 3 reading

March 19

Districts receive TAKS grade 3 reading results from testing contractor

late March

Regular campuses are paired for accountability

April 27-29

TAKS test administration: mathematics (grades 3-11); reading (grades 3-8), social studies (grades 8, 10, & 11); science (grades 5, 10, & 11)

May 21

Districts receive TAKS and SDAA results for all subjects, all grades from testing contractor

Early June

1st portion of 2004 Accountability Manual published (web only)

June 24

2003-04 PEIMS Submission 3 due (2003-04 Attendance)

June/July

Remainder of 2004 Accountability Manual published (web and a printed version to be mailed to districts)

July 22

Last date for districts with traditional calendars to resubmit changes and corrections to 2003-04 PEIMS Submission 3

Late July

Districts receive confidential dropout and completion lists and rates from TEA to be used for accountability (via mail)

Mid-September

Districts receive confidential preview data tables from TEA for both state accountability and AYP (via mail)

Mid-September

After receipt of accountability data by districts, TEA begins accepting appeals for both state accountability and AYP

September 30

TEA issues district and campus accountability ratings and AYP status (via mail through ESCs* and via web)
* Lists of district and campus ratings will be provided to ESCs for distribution to districts. Final data tables will only be available on the web.

October 14

Last day for districts to appeal 2004 ratings and AYP status

October 29

Accountability System "as of" date for enrolled students (2004-05 PEIMS Submission 1)

December

Final ratings release-after resolution of all appeals (via web-only)

December

TEA issues 2004 Gold Performance Acknowledgments (GPA) to all districts and campuses

December

TEA notifies districts of 2003-04 campuses identified under PEG criteria (via mail) (not applicable to charters)

December 9

2004-05 PEIMS Submission 1 due (includes 2003-04 Leavers; 2004-05 Enrollment)

Mid-December

TEA releases 2003-04 AEIS reports to district superintendents

2005

January

Release of public AEIS website

January

TEA provides the 2003-04 School Report Card for all campuses

January 20

Last date to resubmit changes and corrections to 2004-05 PEIMS Submission 1

February 1

Districts notify parents of students in campuses identified under PEG criteria (not applicable to charters)

January through March

Development of 2005 state accountability system

February 22

TAKS test administration: English language arts (grades 10 & 11); reading (grade 9); writing (grades 4 & 7); SDAA writing (grades 4 & 7)

February 23

TAKS test administration: reading (grades 3 & 5); SDAA reading (grade 9); SDAA English language arts (grade 10)

March 11

Districts receive TAKS reading results (grades 3 & 5) from testing contractor

late March

Regular campuses are paired for accountability

April 5

TAKS test 1st administration of grade 5 mathematics

April 19-22

TAKS test administration: mathematics (grades 3 & 4, 6-11); SDAA mathematics (grades 3-10); reading (grades 3-8); SDAA reading (grades 3-8); science (grades 5, 10 & 11); social studies (grades 8, 10 & 11)

May 6-13

Districts receive TAKS and SDAA results for all subjects, all grades from testing contractor

May 17

TAKS test administration of grade 5 mathematics (retest)

May

2005 Accountability Manual published

June

Districts receive dropout and completion lists and rates from TEA to be used for accountability

July

Districts receive preview data tables from TEA

August 1

Release of 2005 accountability ratings

Mid-August

Last day for districts to appeal 2005 ratings

September/October

Final ratings release (after resolution of all appeals)

September/October

TEA issues 2005 Gold Performance Acknowledgments (GPA) to all districts and campuses

October/November

TEA releases 2004-05 AEIS reports

 


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