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Title: Student Success Initiative Grade Advancement Requirements


1
Student Success InitiativeGrade Advancement
Requirements
Midwinter Conference 2003 Don Long Student
Assessment Casey McCreary Curriculum and
Professional Development Texas Education
Agency Kathy London TASB Policy Service
2
Texas Education Code 28.0211
Students in Grades 3 (reading), 5 (reading and
mathematics), and 8 (reading and mathematics)
must demonstrate proficiency in the subjects
required in order to advance to the next grade.
3
Demonstrated proficiency is defined by law as
either
TEC 28.0211
Meeting the passing standard on the TAKS
for the required subject(s) or Passing a
state-approved alternate assessment on the third
testing opportunity
4
TEC 28.0211
A student who does not demonstrate proficiency
as defined by law may be promoted by his or
her Grade Placement Committee in accordance with
standards set by the local school board.
5
Commissioners Rules 101.2001 TEA Policy
To support student academic achievement of the
TEKS at each grade level to enable a student to
succeed at the next grade level and throughout
his or her schooling
6
TEA Policy
The Student Success Initiative (SSI) builds on
the Texas Reading Initiative (K-4) begun in 1996
and includes a comprehensive set of services to
support academic achievement.
7
These comprehensive services include
  • Diagnostic assessment of student needs at
    preceding grades
  • Corresponding early interventions that
    address those needs
  • Research-based instructional programs
  • Continuous and ongoing evaluation and necessary
    interventions during the school year

8
Supporting Components of the SSI Grade
Advancement Requirements
  • Three testing opportunities
  • Accelerated instruction after each test
    administration
  • Parental involvement, including notice of
    requirements for testing and accelerated
    instruction

9
Supporting Components of the SSI Grade
Advancement Requirements
  • Grade Placement Committee (GPC) for each student,
    to decide the most effective way to support the
    students achievement
  • Optional alternate test after the second testing
    opportunity
  • Individual accelerated instruction plans

10
Implementation Time Line
August 2002 (Start of school year)
Notice to parents Reading Initiative K-3
continues (Diagnostic assessment/intervention)
March 4, 2003 Grade 3 Reading TAKS (1)
March 20 districts receive TAKS reports 21
instructional days before next TAKS

April 30, 2003 Grade 3 Reading TAKS (2) July
8, 2003 Grade 3 Reading TAKS (3)
11
Student Success Flow Chart
12
Student Success Flow Chart
13
Local Policy Decision Points
  • Promotion standards for grades 1-8
  • Alternate assessment instruments
  • Standards for promotion upon appeal
  • Assignment of retained students
  • Reduction of student retention

14
Promotion Standards for Grades 1 - 8
  • Grades 1-8, Grades 1-2 3-8, Grades 1-5 6-8 .
    . .
  • Must earn overall average of 70 for all subject
    areas
  • Must earn a grade of at least 70 in certain
    subjects
  • Language arts and math
  • Language arts (reading spelling) and math
  • Reading math and either science or
    social studies
  • Three of the following language arts, math,
    science, social studies
  • ? ? ? ? ?

15
Alternate Assessment Instruments
  • Options for the third testing opportunity
  • Always use statewide assessment instrument
  • Choose an alternate, and GPC decides for each
    student
  • Always use an alternate assessment instrument

16
Standards for Promotion Upon Appeal
  • Evidence of satisfactory performance, such as,
    grades local tests, reading inventories, etc.
  • Improvement in performance over the three
    testing opportunities
  • Extenuating circumstances

17
Assignment of Retained Students
  • If a student is not promoted, local policy may
  • Assign the student to an age-appropriate campus
  • Parent requests otherwise, or
  • GPC decides the same assignment is in the
    students best interest
  • Assign the student to the same or a similar
    campus

18
Reduction of Student Retention
  • The District shall establish procedures designed
    to reduce retaining students at a grade level,
    with the ultimate goal being elimination of the
    practice of retaining students.
  • Policy statement required for extended year
    grants

19
Test Administration Schedule
Excerpt from SSI Q A
  • What considerations have been given to districts
    for the third test opportunity that takes place
    in the summer? Are alternate test dates
    permitted?
  • Districts may request an alternate testing date
    for 3rd administration, as well as any other
    (e.g., March 4th) in which the district is out of
    session

20
Test Administration Schedule
Excerpt from SSI Q A
  • What if a student fails to demonstrate
    proficiency after the first administration and
    moves to another district before the second or
    third opportunity?
  • The receiving district is responsible for
    ensuring that the student receives the
    accelerated instruction and tests as required by
    law

21
Test Administration Schedule
Excerpt from SSI Q A
  • If using an alternate assessment for the third
    opportunity, when must it be administered?
  • Four-week testing window
  • June 16, 2003-July 11, 2003
  • Allows districts to schedule assessment to
    coincide with summer school programs

22
Special PopulationsSpecial Education
Excerpt from SSI Q A
  • Do the SSI-grade advancement requirements apply
    to students receiving special education services?
  • Yes
  • ARD determines assessment options and promotion
    decisions
  • SDAA Grade 3 test requires special considerations

23
Notice to Parent
Excerpt from SSI Q A
  • What is required in the notice to parents of
    students who do not pass the first administration
    of the Grade 3 reading test?
  • Test results
  • Description of grade advancement policy
  • Accelerated instruction
  • Possibility of retention
  • Encourage immediate meeting between the students
    parents and teachers

24
Resources and Information
  • Commissioners List of State-approved Alternate
    Assessments finalized May 2003
  • GPC Manual training and dissemination late
    February-early March 2003
  • 2003 TAKS Coordinator Manual (on-line)
  • Subscribe to TEA Assessment and ELA-Reading
    Listservs www.tea.state.tx.us/list
  • Midwinter Town Hall meeting 400 pm Tuesday-Pecan
    Room

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For further information Please contact Student
Assessment Division (512) 463-9536 or Curriculum
and Professional Development (512)
463-4314 Agency SSI Website http//www.tea.state.t
x.us/student.assessment/ or TASB Policy
Service (800) 580-7529
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