HB 5 Updates

• HS Graduation Plan– Foundation only– Foundation with Endorsement(s)– Foundation with Endorsement(s) and

Distinguished Level– Foundation with Endorsements(s),

Distinguished Level and Performance Acknowledgements

HB 5 Updates

• LEA option to add to graduation requirements– Not new– Does not add to number of state credits required

for graduation• Endorsements

– Students are not limited in number earned– Local decision on how to display on diploma– AAR is being reviewed– Umbrella (options within endorsements)

HB 5 Updates

• Speech– Be sure that you land on the option(s)

students have to satisfy the requirement

HB 5 Updates• A specific speech course will not be a requirement under the

Foundation High School Program.

• New Requirement:– To receive a high school diploma, a student must

demonstrate proficiency, as determined by the district in which the student is enrolled, in:

• delivering clear verbal messages• choosing effective nonverbal behaviors• listening for desired results• applying valid critical-thinking and problem-solving processes• identifying, analyzing, developing, and evaluating

communication skills needed for professional and social success in interpersonal situations, group interactions, and personal and professional presentations

HB 5 Updates

• College Prep Course– TEC 28.014 (TSI)– TEC 39.025 (b-2) (Remediation for EOCs)

HB 5 Updates• TAA Letter – April 9th

– TEC 28.0217• Expands the requirement for acceleration to HS

– TEC 29.081• Accelerated Instruction at no cost to student• Separately budget for services to students who don’t pass

EOCs• Prioritize State Comp funds• Program intent code 24• Evaluate and Report (public hearing) effectiveness of

programs used– TEC 28.0211 and 28.0217 (SSI)– Letter serves as TEA certification for 13-14 and 14-15

HB 5 Updates• TEA Communication

– FAQs• General• Endorsements• TBA

– TETN/Webinar(s)• Counselors• Administrators

• Note: Please send us your questions, and we will submit to TEA.

HB 5 Updates

• Special Education and HS Graduation Plans

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• Principal Survey to Evaluate Teacher Prep Programs– Completed and submitted by building principal– Required by TEC 21.045 and TAC 229– Collecting data regarding the performance of

beginning teachers and the effectiveness of educator preparation programs in preparing beginning teachers to succeed in the classroom

– April 2 May 1 – June 16, 2014

Survey SeasonNot New

• Statewide Survey of Teachers and Administrators– The Teaching, Empowering, Leading and Learning (TELL) Texas Survey– House Bill 2012– Questions about teaching conditions that have been shown to be

important to student achievement and teacher retention, such as instructional practices and support, time, school and teacher leadership, facilities and resources, community engagement,professional development, managing student conduct, and new teacher support

– April 5 – May 5 31, 2014 (you may delay start to May 1)– Administered by New Teacher Center (NTC)– Results after 5 weeks shared with districts and schools who have at least

50 percent of educators and five staff members participating– www.telltexas.org

Survey SeasonNEW

• Professional Development Audit– One submission per LEA– Required by House Bill 2012– Collecting data to inform agency action to eliminate

conflicting and consolidate duplicative requirements by either taking administrative action, encouraging school district to make appropriate changes to district policies, or by recommending statutory changes to the state legislature

– March 31 – April 14, 2014 May 1 – 31, 2014

New

Survey SeasonNEW

Survey Who Completes? When Administered? What Are We Surveying? Do We Get Survey Results? How Administered? Legal Requirement?

PD Audit One per LEA March 31 – April 14, 2014 May 1 – 31, 2014

Collecting data to inform agency action to eliminate conflicting and consolidate duplicative requirements by either taking administrative action, encouraging school district to make appropriate changes to district policies, or by recommending statutory changes to the state legislature

Results will be used to examine state policy decisions around duplicative or restricting rules.

Online House Bill 2012

The Teaching, Empowering, Leading and Learning (TELL) Texas Survey www.telltexas.org

Teachers and Administrators

April 5 (May 1) – May 31, 2014

This *ANONYMOUS*online survey asks questions about teaching conditionsthat have been shown to be important to student achievement and teacherretention, such as instructional practices and support, time, school and teacher leadership, facilities and resources, community engagement,professional development, managing student conduct, and new teacher support.

Results after 5 weeks shared with districts and schools who have at least 50 percent of educators and five staff members participating

Teachers and administrators will be able to access the survey using aunique, ANONYMOUS access code that will be included in the materialsmailed to each school the week before the survey begins.

House Bill 2012

Principal Survey to Evaluation Teacher Prep Programs

Campus Principal May 1 – June 16, 2014

Collecting data regarding the performance of beginning teachers and the effectiveness of educator preparation programs in preparing beginning teachers to succeed in the classroom

Data reported back to Educator Preparation Programs

Available to principals via the TEA educator profile in the Educator Certification Online System (ECOS) on May 1, 2014

Required by TEC 21.045 and TAC 229