_Appendix G - Contacts_

The 2007 Accountability Manual contains detailed information about all aspects of the accountability system for Texas public schools and districts. However, if questions remain, your Education Service Center (ESC) representatives are available for further assistance.

ESC Accountability Contacts

Other Contacts

Questions related to indicators, programs, and policies not covered in the Manual should be directed to the appropriate contact listed below. All telephone numbers are in the (512) area code unless otherwise indicated.

Subject	Contact	Number
AEIS Reports	Performance Reporting	463-9704
Accountability Ratings (methodology)	Performance Reporting	463-9704
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)	Performance Reporting	463-9704
Alternative Education Accountability	Performance Reporting	463-9704
Appeals	Performance Reporting	463-9704
ARD Exemptions
SDAA II	Student Assessment	463-9536
Other Issues	Special Education	463-9414
Blue Ribbon Schools	Communications	463-9103
Campus ID (changing)	PEIMS	463-9229
Charter Schools	Charter Schools	463-9575
College Admissions Tests:
SAT	College Board, Southwestern Regional Office	721-1800
ACT	ACT Regional Office	345-1949
DAEP	Chapter 37 – Safe Schools	463-9982
Gold Performance Acknowledgments	Performance Reporting	463-9704
Indicator Methodology:
Advanced Course Completion	Performance Reporting	463-9704
AP/IB Results	Accountability Research	475-3523
Attendance Rate	Performance Reporting	463-9704
Dropouts	Accountability Research	475-3523
Commended Performance	Performance Reporting	463-9704
Comparable Improvement	Performance Reporting	463-9704
Completion	Accountability Research	475-3523
Recommended High School Program	Performance Reporting	463-9704
SAT/ACT Results	Accountability Research	475-3523
SDAA II	Performance Reporting	463-9704
Texas Success Initiative	Performance Reporting	463-9704
TAKS	Performance Reporting	463-9704
Interventions	Program Monitoring and Interventions	463-9414
Investigations	Program Monitoring and Interventions	463-9414
JJAEP	Chapter 37 – Safe Schools	463-9982
Leavers	Accountability Research	475-3523
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act	NCLB Program Coordination	463-9374
PEIMS	PEIMS HelpLine	936-7346
Public Education Grant (PEG)	Field Services	463-5899
Public Hearings	Program Monitoring and Interventions	463-9414
Recommended High School Program	Curriculum	463-9581
Retention Policy	Curriculum	463-9581
School Report Card	Performance Reporting	463-9704
SDAA II	Student Assessment	463-9536
Special Education	Special Education	463-9414
Statutory (Legal) Issues	Legal Services	463-9720
TAKS	Student Assessment	463-9536
TAKS Testing Contractor	Pearson Educational Measurement	800-252-9186
Technical Assistance Team (TAT) (Methodology for List)	Performance Reporting	463-9704
Technical Assistance Team (TAT) (Implementation of Team)	Program Monitoring and Interventions	463-9414
Texas Success Initiative (TSI)	Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board	427-6100

Web Links

A great deal of information and reports related to accountability can be accessed online. The following web links can be used to gather supplemental information.

Accountability Research........................................................... www.tea.state.tx.us/research/index.html
Provides publications on Dropouts, Retention, College Admissions, and many other topics.

Adequate Yearly Progress............................................................... www.tea.state.tx.us/ayp/index.html
Provides data tables with AYP results for each campus and district, the AYP Guide, and other information related to AYP.

Alternative Education Accountability................................................ www.tea.state.tx.us/aea/index.html
Provides extensive information on Alternative Education Accountability.

Charter School........................................................................... www.tea.state.tx.us/charter/index.html
Provides lists of schools, contact information, and answers to frequently asked questions.

No Child Left Behind..................................................................... www.tea.state.tx.us/nclb/index.html
Provides information on Title I, II, III, IV, V, and VI programs and other aspects of NCLB.

PEIMS........................................................................................ www.tea.state.tx.us/peims/index.html
Provides publications such as the Data Standards, as well as the Standard Reports.

Performance-Based Monitoring...................................................... www.tea.state.tx.us/pbm/index.html
Provides Performance-Based Monitoring Analysis System (PBMAS) reports and information related to data integrity issues.

Performance Reporting.......................................................... www.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/index.html
Provides data tables with all accountability data for each campus and district, AEIS reports, School Report Cards, and other publications.

Program Monitoring and Interventions............................................. www.tea.state.tx.us/pmi/index.html
Provides information about accreditation monitoring, intervention for Academically Unacceptable campuses and districts, PBM interventions, Technical Assistance Teams (TAT), School Improvement Plans, and Campus Improvement Teams (CIT).

Special Education.................................................................. www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed.html
Provides extensive information about special education and the ARD process.

Student Assessment................................................. www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/index.html
Provides extensive information on the statewide assessment program.

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board....................................................... www.thecb.state.tx.us
Provides information on the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) as well as extensive information on Texas public universities and community colleges.

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