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  • 2023 Accountability Development

    • What is the timeline for the phase-in of programs of study?
    • Will programs of study be included as an indicator for College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) for 2023?
    • What is the A-F Refresh?
    • Will STAAR Progress Measures be available for 2023?
    • How are A-F changes developed?
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  • A-F Accountability

    • General Questions 29 Articles
    • Domain I - Student Achievement 19 Articles
    • Domain III - Closing the Gaps 26 Articles
    • Setting College Prep Course Completion Criteria
    • How are test results handled for students who move campuses during STAAR Spring administrations?
    • How are students included in the accountability subset who move between the April STAAR and May STAAR administrations?
    • Are the Accelerated Tester requirements waived for students in grade 12 this school year (SY 2023-24) who received the 2020 COVID waiver on their grade 8 EOC?
    • How is the TEA identifying students in grade 12 during SY 2023-24 who received course credit during Spring/and or Summer 2020 and received the EOC COVID waiver and are required to take the corresponding subject area SAT or ACT while in high school and will they be included on the Accelerated Tester list?
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  • Alternative Education Accountability (AEA)

    • What are alternative education campuses (AECs)?
    • What are dropout recovery schools (DRS)?
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  • Special Issues

    • If a middle school student takes the Algebra I EOC, to which campus are the results attributed for accountability?
    • Are STAAR results for foreign exchange students used in accountability?
    • Which assessment is included in accountability if a grade 8 student takes the grade 8 mathematics STAAR and the Algebra I EOC? Which campus is held accountable?
    • If a middle school student does not pass the Algebra I EOC and retests during the summer, which campus is credited for the retest?
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  • TEAL

    • What is the difference between the CCMR Verifier and the CCMR Tracker?
    • What information can be found in the TEAL Accountability Application?
    • How do I gain access to the TEAL Accountability Application?
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  • Accountability Subset

    • How are test results handled for students who move campuses during STAAR Spring administrations?
    • How are students included in the accountability subset who move between the April STAAR and May STAAR administrations?
    • Are the Accelerated Tester requirements waived for students in grade 12 this school year (SY 2023-24) who received the 2020 COVID waiver on their grade 8 EOC?
    • How is the TEA identifying students in grade 12 during SY 2023-24 who received course credit during Spring/and or Summer 2020 and received the EOC COVID waiver and are required to take the corresponding subject area SAT or ACT while in high school and will they be included on the Accelerated Tester list?
    • If a student transfers to another campus within the district after the October snapshot, will their results be attributed only to the district for accountability purposes?
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  • STAAR EOC Retests and Mobility

    • Will test results from June be included in 2023 accountability calculations?
    • How are STAAR EOC retest results included in accountability calculations?
    • Is there a limit to the number of years an EOC retester is included in accountability?
    • Are substitute assessments used in accountability?
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  • Participation

    • Can you provide an example of how accelerated testers are included in participation calculations?
    • Is the accountability subset applied to participation calculations?
    • Do the TELPAS results included in the English Language Proficiency component (ELP) only include students that were present on the TSDS PEIMS Snapshot date? Or does it include all TELPAS scores (snapshot and non-snapshot) results?
    • Are accelerated testers required to participate in ACT/SAT assessments and/or are they required to earn an acceptable (Approached Grade Level) score?
    • We have an English I EOC retester who was absent for the December administration but tested in May. How does this impact our participation rate?
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  • Identification of Schools for Improvement

    • How does graduation rate factor within Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI)?
    • How is Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) Identified?
    • What are the criteria to exit Additional Targeted Support (ATS)?
    • How is a campus identified for Additional Targeted Support (ATS)?
    • Is Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI) identified yearly?
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  • Emergent Bilingual Students/English Learners (EB students/ELs)

    • Are kindergarten students included the English Language Proficiency (ELP) component of Closing the Gaps?
    • What is meant by "Ever EL" in the Closing the Gaps domain?
    • How is the EL performance measure calculated?
    • How do I know if a student will receive a reported EL Performance Measure?
    • What is the purpose of the EL Performance Measure?
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  • Technical/PEIMS

    • Setting College Prep Course Completion Criteria
    • Will STAAR demographic data used in accountability still be based on how the student is reported in the Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) or will it be based on PEIMS reporting?
    • Who do I contact to correct the CAF?
    • How am I supposed to read the CAF?
    • Do districts need to upload an extra document to TIDE to add the Alternate Language Code for both TELPAS and STAAR?
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  • Accelerated Testers

    • How were students identified as accelerated testers and attributed to my district’s final listing?
    • Are the Accelerated Tester requirements waived for students in grade 12 this school year (SY 2023-24) who received the 2020 COVID waiver on their grade 8 EOC?
    • How is the TEA identifying students in grade 12 during SY 2023-24 who received course credit during Spring/and or Summer 2020 and received the EOC COVID waiver and are required to take the corresponding subject area SAT or ACT while in high school and will they be included on the Accelerated Tester list?
    • Can you provide an example of how accelerated testers are included in participation calculations?
    • In which domains are accelerated students included?
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  • Distinction Designations

    • What is a campus comparison group?
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  • TXschools.gov

    • Does TEA have a sample letter to communicate campus and district ratings?
    • How do I compare my child’s school to similar schools?
    • Why aren’t schools with D’s and F’s rated in 2022?
    • What does the overall rating tell me about my child’s school and district?
    • Where can I find more parent resources to support my child?
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  • Do the TELPAS results included in the English Language Proficiency component (ELP) only include students that were present on the TSDS PEIMS Snapshot date? Or does it include all TELPAS scores (snapshot and non-snapshot) results?
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  • If a student is enrolled in a district for the October snapshot, then tests in May in another district, where does that score get reported for accountability?
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