Texas Education Agency Updates
 
7/14/2023

This Week in Performance Reporting 

What’s New in Performance Reporting  

A–F Accountability

For questions or assistance regarding the information in this section, call the Performance Reporting Division at 512-463-9704 or email to performance.reporting@tea.texas.gov.

2023 STAAR Raw Scores and Scale Scores Associated with the Calculation of Academic Growth Now Available

The 2023 STAAR Raw Scores and Scale Scores Associated with the Calculation of School Progress, Part A: Academic Growth within the A-F Accountability System is now available on the Performance Reporting Resources page.  This document includes 2023 raw scores and scale scores for End of Course (EOC) assessments. Raw Scores and Scale Scores for grades 3-8 will be available in August.

Campus Comparison Groups Available in TEA Login (TEAL)

The 2022 –23 Campus Comparison Groups are now available within the TEAL Accountability application. Each campus is assigned to a unique comparison group comprised of Texas schools that have similar demographic profiles. These comparison groups will be used to award distinction designations. Public release of this information will be September 28, 2023.

CCMR Tracker Release: Stage 2A Released in TEAL

The College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) Tracker is now available within TEAL. The CCMR Tracker Part 1 was released on March 31, 2023.  Part 2A was released June 30th within 
TEAL  Accountability, with updated indicators. There will be a Part 2B release to include sunsetting IBCs in late-July. The CCMR Tracker contains students who were in grades 9–12 on the 2022–23 PEIMS snapshot, but the 2023 version does not contain results from school year 2022–23 as those data have yet to be reported. For more information on sunsetting IBCs see Chapter 2 of the 2023 Preliminary Accountability Manual  and the Industry-Based Certification List for Public School Accountability page. 
  

CCMR Verifier Final Listing coming soon! 

The Final 2023 College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) Student Listing will be released within TEAL  Accountability application late July. This data download will contain the 2023 CCMR data for 2021 – 22 annual graduates and 2021 – 22 non-graduating 12th graders, including applicable corrections submitted and approved through the 2023 CCMR Verifier. This data will be used to calculate the College, Career, and Military Readiness components for 2023 accountability ratings.  

Assessment Scoring and Reporting 

For questions or assistance regarding the information in this communication, contact Texas Testing Support at 833-601-8821, TexasTestingSupport@cambiumassessment.com, or TexasAssessment.gov via live chat. Dates available in the Calendar of Events. 

2023 TELPAS Administration

Starting July 14, 2023, districts that did not opt out will receive printed confidential student labels and districts that opted in will receive printed copies of Student Report Cards for the 2023 Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) administration. 

LMS Update 

The Learning Management System (LMS) will be offline for system maintenance and updates from 9:30 p.m. (CT) July 15 through 9:00 p.m. (CT) July 23, 2023. Trainings will not be accessible during this time. Historical records that were not previously available to some users will be available after the update. 
 
Minimum System Requirements for 2023 - 2024 

Minimum System Requirements for the 2023–2024 school year are now available in the Technology Resources section of the District and Campus Coordinator Resources. The updated desktop secure browser version 16 for supported versions of macOS, Windows, and Linux will be available on the Texas Assessment website July 13, 2023. District personnel will need to update desktop secure browsers to version 16 for the new school year.  

Annual System Rollover

Online systems for the Texas Assessment Program will be offline from 6:00 p.m. (CT) August 18 through 1:00 a.m. (CT) August 28, 2023, to complete a system rollover. District testing personnel should download any data files or certifications needed prior to August 18. All student data will be cleared from TIDE, and user passwords must be reset. Practice tests will continue to be accessible in guest mode. 

Preliminary 2022 - 2023 Performance Reporting Calendar 
May 19 Preliminary 2023 Accountability Manual Release and Public Comment Period Opened 
May 24  CCMR Verifier (2022 Graduates) Corrections Window Opened 
May 31 What If Report (TEAL) Release; A–F Refresh Communications Resources Posted
June 9  2023 A–F Estimator (TEAL) Release 
June 20  Preliminary 2023 Accountability Manual Public Comment Period Closes 
June 21  CCMR Verifier (2022 Graduates) Correction Window Closes 
June 30 CCMR Tracker, Part 2A (TEAL) Release (2022-23 grade 9-12 students)
Campus Comparison Groups (TEAL) Release
Late July  CCMR Final Listing (2022 Graduates)
CCMR Tracker, Part 2B (TEAL) Release: Inclusion of sunsetting IBCs
Summer 2023  2023 A–F Refresh Parent Resources; Explanatory Materials; Videos Released 
Early September 2023 Final 2023 Accountability Manual (All Chapters and Appendices) Released
Fall 2023 Results Driven Accountability (RDA) Integration Taskforce Meeting (Taskforce members to be selected and notified in mid-July) 
September 26 2023 Accountability Ratings Published (TEAL) 
Accountability Appeals Registration Window Opens 
September 28 2022 What If Ratings Public Publication and 2023 Accountability Ratings Published (Txschools.gov) 
Late September  PEG List Posted 
January 2024 Appeals Resolved; Final Ratings; TAPR; School Report Card; and Federal Report Card Posted 
 
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