HPLS, Latest News, Multiple Assessments
The Texas High Performance Schools Consortium, a group of school districts leading Mission: School Transformation, was mentioned in a recent EdTech magazine article on the “9 Steps to a Future-Ready Education.” The article notes the Consortium’s...
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...
College and Career Readiness, Digital Learning, Latest News, Organizational Transformation
The following editorial is from the June 23, 2016, issue of Pioneering!, the magazine of Education Reimagined, a nationwide initiative of the Convergence Center for Policy Resolution. It was written by Kushal Kadakia, a graduate of Clear Creek ISD, which is a member...
Latest News, Multiple Assessments
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...
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...