Curriculum UpdatesCurriculum Updates

September 16, 2003September 16, 2003

Jeff GoldhornJeff Goldhorn

Ed VaraEd Vara

AgendaAgenda

Roll CallRoll Call iLearning RegistrationiLearning Registration

General InformationGeneral Information SBOE UpdateSBOE Update ARI/AMI UpdateARI/AMI Update

Funding LevelsFunding Levels ELAELA

Readability ScalesReadability Scales

AgendaAgenda

Math / ScienceMath / Science AllianceAlliance Elementary Science SessionsElementary Science Sessions

Social StudiesSocial Studies Fall ConferenceFall Conference

OtherOther Student Study GuidesStudent Study Guides QuestionsQuestions

SBOE UpdateSBOE Update

TextbooksTextbooks Lively Health Book hearingLively Health Book hearing Subcommittee looking at definition of “textbook”Subcommittee looking at definition of “textbook”

Science – 4 year requirementScience – 4 year requirement Continue to look at implicationsContinue to look at implications

TEKS RevisionTEKS Revision Secondary Math should be adopted in February 2005Secondary Math should be adopted in February 2005 Beginning educator committee review of elementary math Beginning educator committee review of elementary math

TEKSTEKS

SBOE UpdatesSBOE Updates

School Health Advisory CommitteeSchool Health Advisory Committee SB815 – Enrichment CurriculumSB815 – Enrichment Curriculum

Now a part of the required TEKSNow a part of the required TEKS Integrated approachIntegrated approach

School Library StandardsSchool Library Standards Composite Scoring for TAKSComposite Scoring for TAKS

2003-2004 ARI/AMI Funds2003-2004 ARI/AMI Funds

The final 10% of funds (if spent 100%) or the The final 10% of funds (if spent 100%) or the portion over 90% that you did spendportion over 90% that you did spend

Automatically deposited in bank after Automatically deposited in bank after September 30September 30

2003-2004 ARI/AMI Funds2003-2004 ARI/AMI Funds

Must have submitted the following reports Must have submitted the following reports electronically:electronically: 2003-04 Early Reading Instrument Report2003-04 Early Reading Instrument Report 2003-04 Accelerated Reading Instruction/ 2003-04 Accelerated Reading Instruction/

Accelerated Math Instruction (ARI/AMI) Program Accelerated Math Instruction (ARI/AMI) Program EvaluationEvaluation

2003-04 ARI/AMI Final Expenditure Report by 2003-04 ARI/AMI Final Expenditure Report by Grouping Practice/Time of Instruction (not the Grouping Practice/Time of Instruction (not the same as drawing down funds for reimbursement on same as drawing down funds for reimbursement on the ER System)the ER System)

RemindersReminders

Requires RI (Reading Initiative) TEA-SE Requires RI (Reading Initiative) TEA-SE username and password to submit these reportsusername and password to submit these reports

Need to have requested access to these 3 Need to have requested access to these 3 reports and the TPRI/Tejas Lee online reports and the TPRI/Tejas Lee online orderingordering

Takes TEA Security approximately 2 weeks to Takes TEA Security approximately 2 weeks to process a requestprocess a request

2004-2005 ARI/AMI Entitlements2004-2005 ARI/AMI Entitlements

Posted on the Formula Funding webpage at Posted on the Formula Funding webpage at http://http://www.tea.state.tx.us/opge/formfundwww.tea.state.tx.us/opge/formfund//

Districts/Charters will receive $905.84 per Districts/Charters will receive $905.84 per Grade 3 student who did not pass the reading Grade 3 student who did not pass the reading portion of the 2004 TAKS on the first portion of the 2004 TAKS on the first administration and…administration and…

$905.84 per Grade 5 students who did not pass $905.84 per Grade 5 students who did not pass the math portion of the 2004 TAKSthe math portion of the 2004 TAKS

Use of funds…Use of funds…

Funds are to be used to provide Funds are to be used to provide immediate immediate interventionintervention to students in to students in Grades K-5Grades K-5 who who are are strugglingstruggling in in readingreading and/or and/or mathematicsmathematics

Start now!Start now!

Funding…Funding…

Only 65% of the available 90% of ARI/AMI Only 65% of the available 90% of ARI/AMI funds have been drawn down for funds have been drawn down for reimbursementreimbursement

If you have spent it, please draw it downIf you have spent it, please draw it down If we want continued funding, we have to If we want continued funding, we have to

demonstrate that we are using 100% of the demonstrate that we are using 100% of the fundsfunds

2004-2006 TPRI/Tejas Lee2004-2006 TPRI/Tejas Lee

Orders are currently being shippedOrders are currently being shipped Order in which they were placedOrder in which they were placed 239 districts/charters have not placed orders239 districts/charters have not placed orders Administer the assessment shortly after the Administer the assessment shortly after the

kits arrivekits arrive

ARI/AMI UpdateARI/AMI Update

FundingFunding http://www.tea.state.tx.us/opge/formfund/ARI2005WebPostFinal090904.pdfhttp://www.tea.state.tx.us/opge/formfund/ARI2005WebPostFinal090904.pdf

Program GuideProgram Guide http://http://www.tea.state.tx.us/reading/ordering/ordering.htmlwww.tea.state.tx.us/reading/ordering/ordering.html

ELAELA

Readability Scales for textReadability Scales for text

Math/ScienceMath/Science

Staff DevelopmentStaff Development ScienceScience MathMath

AlliancesAlliances 88ThTh Grade Science TAKS Information Booklet Grade Science TAKS Information Booklet

and specificationsand specifications

Social StudiesSocial Studies

Fall ConferenceFall Conference

OtherOther

Student Study GuidesStudent Study Guides Should be arriving soon and personalized for Should be arriving soon and personalized for

individual students individual students Moving in December, possibly, to online accessMoving in December, possibly, to online access For more information see:For more information see:

www.support@grow.netwww.support@grow.net AYP UpdateAYP Update

Letters of September 14Letters of September 14thth

Change of dates of notificationChange of dates of notification

OtherOther

““Gifts” coming your wayGifts” coming your way CDCD

MOU and expectations for useMOU and expectations for use Medal of Honor Books Medal of Honor Books

Donation and expectations for use:Donation and expectations for use: Secondary Campus (1 per campus)Secondary Campus (1 per campus)

OtherOther

TEA Staffing ChangesTEA Staffing Changes New Organizational Chart as of September 1New Organizational Chart as of September 1 Monica Martinez, Director of CurriculumMonica Martinez, Director of Curriculum Kelly Callaway, Gifted and Talented DirectorKelly Callaway, Gifted and Talented Director Dalissa Brandenburg, AP/IB DirectorDalissa Brandenburg, AP/IB Director Marie Rodriguez, Bilingual/ESL, Spanish Language Arts Marie Rodriguez, Bilingual/ESL, Spanish Language Arts

Assistant DirectorAssistant Director Norma Torres-Martinez, Mathematics Assistant DirectorNorma Torres-Martinez, Mathematics Assistant Director Michelle Ungurait, Social Studies DirectorMichelle Ungurait, Social Studies Director Lee Berlet, Social Studies Assistant DirectorLee Berlet, Social Studies Assistant Director Vacancy, Health & PE DirectorVacancy, Health & PE Director

OtherOther

2004-2005 School Directory2004-2005 School Directory http://askted.tea.state.tx.us/tsd2005/home.htmlhttp://askted.tea.state.tx.us/tsd2005/home.html

QuestionsQuestions Next session:Next session:

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