Welcome Texas Education Agency. July 21, 2011

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1 Welcome Texas Education Agency July 21, 2011

2 Number of SBEC-Approved Educator Preparation Programs Alternative Certification Programs 110 University Traditional 71 University Post-Bac 70 Total 167

3 Accreditation Ratings Old Statuses New Statuses Accredited Accredited 155 Accredited- Under Review Accredited- Warned Accredited- Probation Not Accredited Not Accredited - Revoked Accredited- Preliminary Not Rated

4 Number of Completers (finishers) By Academic Year , ,322

5 Initial Certifications Issued by Academic Year , , , May, ,475

6 Out of State Certifications Issued , , , ,369

7 Top 10 Certifications Issued by Category Generalist 12,045 Special Education 2,748 Mathematics 1,842 English Language Arts and Reading 1,610 English as a 2nd Lang. Supplemental 1,572 Bilingual Generalist-Spanish 1,443 Physical Education 1,283 Science 1,085 Bilingual Education Supplemental- Spanish 1,035 Social Studies 982

8 Teacher Retention: Alternative and University Routes Preparation Route First Year of Employment Total 2 Years 3 Years Total Percent Total Percent Alternative ,359 10, , ,954 10, , ,300 10, , ,945 11, , ,776 12, University * ,725 7, , ,118 6, , ,517 7, , ,730 7, , ,351 6, *University undergraduate route.

9 Testing Updates: and

10 Hello/Goodbye: tests Hello #129: Speech 7-12 #195: Superintendent #611: LOTE-Latin EC-12 ACTFL tests, oral and written, in Turkish, Italian, and Hindi (Urdu on hold) Goodbye #194: PPR EC-6 #110: PPR 4-8 #130: PPR 8-12 #155: Speech 8-12 #050: Latin 6-12

11 Hello/Goodbye: tests Hello #093: Master Science Teacher EC-6 Content on #160: PPR EC-12 contains ELPS Content on #191, 192, 193: Generalist EC-6 tests contain Theater questions Content on #086: Master Technology Teacher uses Office 2007 Goodbye #090: Master Science Teacher EC-4 #064: Superintendent

12 Goodbye certificates Bilingual Education Supplemental EC-4 Bilingual Education Supplemental 4-8 Bilingual Generalist EC-4 ESL Generalist EC-4 Generalist EC-4 Secondary French 6-12 Secondary German 6-12 Secondary Spanish 6-12 Fall 2011 Deadlines Deadline for completion Deadline to apply for certification

13 Goodbye certificates Speech 8-12 Secondary Latin 6-12 Replacement Certificates: Speech 7-12 LOTE Latin EC-12 Fall 2012 Deadlines Deadline for completion Deadline to apply for certification

14 PPR Tests to be Eliminated Fall 2011 Effective September 1, 2011, only the PPR EC-12 - #160 will be administered Persons who passed one of the eliminated PPR tests will have until fall 2014 to complete requirements ( ) and apply for certification ( ).

15 New CAT tests: These tests will be offered in six 3-day periods -test on Thursday or Friday or Saturday- in (limited administration CAT) and not by paper. #176 Business Education #113: ELAR/SS 4-8 #192: ESL Generalist EC-6 #114 Math/Science 4-8 #163 Special Ed. Suppl. #142 Tech Apps EC-12 #178: Art EC-12 #140: Chemistry 8-12 #153: Educ. Diagnostician #162: Gifted &Talented Suppl. #137: Physical Science 8-12 #152: School Counselor #150: School Librarian #195: Superintendent #180: Theater EC-12 15

16 Test schedule: ETS TExES Paper-Based Testing (PBT): Sept. 24, Jan. 28, May 19 TExES Limited Administration CAT: 3 day windows*: October, December, February, April, June, August BTLPT/LOTE: 8-day windows, up to 5x per year Master Technology Teacher (MTT): 8-day windows, 4 x per year TASC/TASC-ASL: 2 days per year Sound complicated? Just use and click on Test Dates at the top. 16

17 Test Schedule: Non-ETS testing AAFCS: Family and Consumer Sciences Hospitality, Nutrition and Food Services Human Development and Family Studies ACTFL: Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Vietnamese, Hindi, Italian, Turkish 17

18 Accountability of EPPs Texas Education Code (TEC) , passed by the 81st Texas Legislature in 2009, and Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 229, Accountability System for Educator Preparation Programs, require new standards for accountability of Texas educator preparation programs (EPPs) and the level of preparation provided to future educators.

19 Accountability Update Standard #1 Certification Examination Pass Rates Academic Year: September 1- August 31 75% pass rate this year ( ) 80% pass rate next year ( )

20 Accountability Update Standard #2 Beginning teacher performance based on an appraisal system Principals of beginning teachers were sent a survey to appraise that teacher s performance and preparation Principal survey distributed on May 9 th Over 27,000 principals have responded Standard-setting in July Accountability will go before the board in February

21 Accountability Update Standard #3 To the extent practicable, as valid data become available and performance standards are developed, the improvement in student achievement of students taught by beginning teachers for the first three years following certification 1 st year teacher survey will be included in teacher metric part of standard #3 Stakeholder meetings to determine other variables to measure Committee to review different models

22 Accountability Update Standard #4 The results of data collections establishing EPP compliance with SBEC requirements specified in (f) of this title (relating to Preparation Program Coursework and/or Training), regarding the frequency, duration, and quality of field supervision. Only observations of teaching interns on probationary certificates is recorded in ASEP for TAC 229. Clinical teachers and student teachers still have to be observed per TAC 228, but don t enter them into ASEP. Records of those observations must be kept by the program, where they will be reviewed during compliance visits.

23 Standard #4 Accountability Update TAC Chapter 229 for the academic year, the performance standard will be a 90% compliance rate with SBEC requirements as to the frequency, duration, and required documentation of field supervision for each EPP candidate. Field Supervision questions were added to the exit survey as pilot questions.

24 Accountability Update Standard #4 Field supervision questions were reviewed by the Educator Certification and Standards Advisory Committee Webinar held - questions edited TEA reviewed with the Texas Comprehensive Center 2 nd half of the exit survey will be distributed in one month with the questions added

25 Accountability Update Consumer Information Website Exit survey results by program Annual Performance Report GPA/SAT/THEA Accreditation statuses

26 Rule Review Every 4 years rules are reviewed Stakeholder meetings are held Usually take at least 9 months All rules are approved by SBEC and SBOE

27 Rule Review Chapter 230 provide requirements relating to: assessment of educators; certification of educators in general; certificate issuance procedures; Texas educator certificates based on certification and college credentials from other states or territories of the United States; requirements for standard certificates and specialized assignments or programs; permits; educational aide certificate; and induction training for beginning teachers.

28 Rule Review Chapter 232 provide requirements relating to: types and classes of certificates issued, certificate renewal and continuing professional education requirements, and national criminal history record information review of active certificate holders.

29 Rule Review Chapter 233 provide requirements relating to: certificate categories within the certificate classes for classroom teachers.

30 Check the TEA website for updates: