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...
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...
Community-Based Accountability, Latest News
In an editorial on the impending implementation of HB 2804, which requires A-F ratings for Texas public school districts, Bobby J. Rigues, Aledo ISD trustee, Leadership TASB 09 Master Trustee, and creator of the Make Education a Priority Initiative, wrote in a June...
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...
Community-Based Accountability, Latest News, Multiple Assessments
In her letter to the commissioner of education about the STAAR administration problems students and districts experienced during the last week of March 2016, TASA President Karen Rue, superintendent of Northwest ISD and co-chair of the Texas High Performance Schools...