2014 is breathing down our necks – will 100% of your students be proficient in reading and math?

Posted by TheGrantCoaches on March 9, 2011 · Comments Off on 2014 is breathing down our necks – will 100% of your students be proficient in reading and math? 

Reported in Education Week http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2011/03/duncan_82_of_schools_could_be.html U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is sounding the alarm: 82 percent of American’s schools may be  labeled “failing” this year. Secretary Duncan spoke before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce regarding the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (the No Child Left Behind Act). The secretary said: “Four out of five … Continue reading →

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Must see resources for TX districts – STAAR and HB 3 Transition

Posted by TheGrantCoaches on February 3, 2011 · Comments Off on Must see resources for TX districts – STAAR and HB 3 Transition 

Region XIII Education Service Center has created three resources that will save a tremendous amount of time for district administrators.  One is an Excel Format Workbook that can be used to transfer the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) data into the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) Accountability format.  Districts enter the data … Continue reading →

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What is your District’s FAST Rating?

Posted by TheGrantCoaches on January 7, 2011 · 1 Comment 

The  Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts has released FAST – the Financial Allocation Study for Texas, an analysis of Texas public schools that links value-added growth in student academic achievement in Reading and Math to per-pupil spending.   FAST gives every Texas district a rating based on growth in student performance and spending.  The report highlights … Continue reading →

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