Table of Contents
About the 2007 Accountability System
Reports Associated with the Accountability System
Part 1 - Standard Procedures
Chapter 2 - The Basics: Base Indicators
Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills
State-Developed Alternative Assessment II
Annual Dropout Rate (Grades 7-8)
Chapter 3 - The Basics: Additional Features
Required Improvement to Academically Acceptable
Required Improvement to Recognized
Additional Issues for Districts
Districts with Academically Unacceptable Campuses
Additional Students in District Ratings
Chapter 4 - The Basics: Determining a Rating
Notification of Ratings (August 1, 2007)
Notification of Ratings (Late October, 2007)
Using the Data Table to Determine a Rating
Additional Information on August Data Tables
Chapter 5 - Gold Performance Acknowledgments
Notification of Acknowledgment
Chapter 6 - Special Issues and Circumstances
Identifying Campuses and Districts
Alternative Education Campuses
Detention Centers and Correctional Facilities
Students Confined to Texas Youth Commission Facilities within Texas Public School Districts
Part 2 - Alternative Education Accountability (AEA) Procedures
Overall Design of AEA Procedures
Chapter 8 - AEA Registration Criteria and Requirements
Alternative Education Campuses (AECs)
AEC Campus Registration Process
At-Risk Registration Criterion
Charters Evaluated Under AEA Procedures
AEC Enrollment Criterion for Charters
Chapter 9 - Attribution of AEC Data
Chapter 10 - AEA Base Indicators
Completion Rate II (Grades 9-12) Indicator
Annual Dropout Rate (Grades 7-12) Indicator
Chapter 11 - Additional Features of AEA
Additional Requirements for Charters
AECs Rated AEA: Academically Unacceptable
Using the Data Table to Determine an AEA Rating
Chapter 13 - AEA Glossary and Index
Part 3 - Items Common to Standard and AEA Procedures
Chapter 14 - Appealing the Ratings
Appeals are not a data correction opportunity!
Situations NOT Favorable for Appeal
Gold Performance Acknowledgment Appeals
How an Appeal Will Be Processed by the Agency
Chapter 15 - Responsibilities and Consequences
Complementary Local Accountability Systems
Public Education Grant Program Campus Lists
Chapter 16 - Accountability Standards for 2008
Chapter 17 - Preview of 2008 and Beyond
Gold Performance Acknowledgments
AEA Campus Registration Process
At-Risk Registration Criterion
Annual Dropout Rate (Gr. 7-12)
AEA Accountability Development Topics
Gold Performance Acknowledgments (GPA)
AEA Campus Registration Process
Annual Dropout Rate (Gr. 7-12)
Gold Performance Acknowledgments (GPA)
Appendices
Appendix A - Commissioner of Education Rule
Appendix B - Texas Education Code
Appendix C - Comparison of State and Federal Systems
Appendix E - Texas Growth Index
Appendix F - Campus Comparison Group
Appendix I - NCES Dropout Definition
Tables
Table 2: Comparison of 2006 and 2007
Table 3: Accountability Subset
Table 4: Standard Rating Labels
Table 6: Requirements for Each Rating Category
Table 7: Overview of 2007 System Components
Table 8: Gold Performance Acknowledgment Standards for 2007
Table 9: Inclusion or Exclusion of Performance Data
Table 10: TAKS Progress Indicator
Table 11: Completion Rate II (Grades 9-12) Indicator
Table 12: Annual Dropout Rate (Grades 7-12) Indicator
Table 13: Use of TAKS Data of At-Risk Students in the District
Table 14: Use of Completion Rate II Data of At-Risk Students in the District
Table 16: Sample AEA Data Table
Table 17: Requirements for 2007 AEA: Academically Acceptable Rating
Table 18: Overview of 2007 AEA Procedures
Table 19: Standards for 2008 Ratings - Standard Procedures
Table 20: Standards for 2008 Ratings - AEA Procedures
Table 21: Use of TAKS-I in Accountability Ratings
Table 22: Completion Rate Transition
Table 23: Standards through 2010 - Standard Procedures
Table 24: Standards through 2010 - AEA Procedures
Table 25: Gold Performance Acknowledgment Standards through 2010
Table 26: Comparison of State and Federal Accountability (AYP) by Indicator
Table 27: 2007 Grade Level Comparison of State (Standard Procedures) and Federal Accountability
Table 28: Assessments Used in Accountability
Table 29: PEIMS Record Types Used in Accountability
Table 30: Student Demographics
Table 32: Accountability Subset for SSI - Grades 3 & 5 TAKS Reading
Table 33: Accountability Subset for SSI - Grades 5 TAKS Mathematics
Table 34: Accountability Subset for Non-SSI Grades and Subjects
Table 35: TGI Growth Equation Parameters - Mathematics and Science
Table 36: TGI Growth Equation Parameters - Reading, ELA, and Social Studies
Table 37: Sample TGI Calculation
Table 38: Changes to PEIMS Leaver Codes between 2005-06 and 2006-07