HPLS, Latest News, Multiple Assessments
The Texas Commission on Next-Generation Assessments and Accountability (TCNGAA) held its seventh and final meeting July 27, 2016, with 10 of its 15 appointed members in attendance. Preparation of the Report Prior to the meeting TEA composed a draft report of...
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On July 6, 2016, the U.S. Department of Education released two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking. Together, they implement provisions of Title I of ESSA that seek to ensure states administer high-quality assessments that are worth taking and provide meaningful data about...
Community-Based Accountability, Latest News, Multiple Assessments
Due to the many problems districts faced with the spring 2016 STAAR administration, the Weatherford Democrat recently interviewed Dr. Jeffrey Hanks, superintendent of Weatherford ISD, a member of TASA’s School Transformation Network, on his views on the...
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A June 10, 2016, letter to administrators from the Texas Education Agency announced that TEA is accepting applications until July 11, 2016, from education service centers (ESCs) and their partnering school districts that wish to participate in the writing pilot...
Latest News, Multiple Assessments
On Tuesday, May 10, 2016, TASA sent a letter to Commissioner of Education Mike Morath to outline specific problems and issues districts across Texas encountered during recent administrations of the STAAR. TASA also shared this information with key legislative staff....
Community-Based Accountability, Latest News, Multiple Assessments
The following is the Executive Director’s Message from the spring 2016 issue of INSIGHT, the professional journal of the Texas Association of School Administrators: The convergence of state and national initiatives to transform the learning environment for...
