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Curriculum Updates

Curriculum Updates. September 16, 2003 Jeff Goldhorn Ed Vara. Agenda. Roll Call iLearning Registration General Information SBOE Update ARI/AMI Update Funding Levels ELA Readability Scales. Agenda. Math / Science Alliance Elementary Science Sessions Social Studies Fall Conference

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Curriculum Updates

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  1. Curriculum Updates September 16, 2003 Jeff Goldhorn Ed Vara

  2. Agenda • Roll Call • iLearning Registration • General Information • SBOE Update • ARI/AMI Update • Funding Levels • ELA • Readability Scales

  3. Agenda • Math / Science • Alliance • Elementary Science Sessions • Social Studies • Fall Conference • Other • Student Study Guides • Questions

  4. SBOE Update • Textbooks • Lively Health Book hearing • Subcommittee looking at definition of “textbook” • Science – 4 year requirement • Continue to look at implications • TEKS Revision • Secondary Math should be adopted in February 2005 • Beginning educator committee review of elementary math TEKS

  5. SBOE Updates • School Health Advisory Committee • SB815 – Enrichment Curriculum • Now a part of the required TEKS • Integrated approach • School Library Standards • Composite Scoring for TAKS

  6. 2003-2004 ARI/AMI Funds • The final 10% of funds (if spent 100%) or the portion over 90% that you did spend • Automatically deposited in bank after September 30

  7. 2003-2004 ARI/AMI Funds • Must have submitted the following reports electronically: • 2003-04 Early Reading Instrument Report • 2003-04 Accelerated Reading Instruction/ Accelerated Math Instruction (ARI/AMI) Program Evaluation • 2003-04 ARI/AMI Final Expenditure Report by Grouping Practice/Time of Instruction (not the same as drawing down funds for reimbursement on the ER System)

  8. Reminders • Requires RI (Reading Initiative) TEA-SE username and password to submit these reports • Need to have requested access to these 3 reports and the TPRI/Tejas Lee online ordering • Takes TEA Security approximately 2 weeks to process a request

  9. 2004-2005 ARI/AMI Entitlements • Posted on the Formula Funding webpage at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/opge/formfund/ • Districts/Charters will receive $905.84 per Grade 3 student who did not pass the reading portion of the 2004 TAKS on the first administration and… • $905.84 per Grade 5 students who did not pass the math portion of the 2004 TAKS

  10. Use of funds… • Funds are to be used to provide immediate intervention to students in Grades K-5 who are struggling in reading and/or mathematics • Start now!

  11. Funding… • Only 65% of the available 90% of ARI/AMI funds have been drawn down for reimbursement • If you have spent it, please draw it down • If we want continued funding, we have to demonstrate that we are using 100% of the funds

  12. 2004-2006 TPRI/Tejas Lee • Orders are currently being shipped • Order in which they were placed • 239 districts/charters have not placed orders • Administer the assessment shortly after the kits arrive

  13. ARI/AMI Update • Funding • http://www.tea.state.tx.us/opge/formfund/ARI2005WebPostFinal090904.pdf • Program Guide • http://www.tea.state.tx.us/reading/ordering/ordering.html

  14. ELA • Readability Scales for text

  15. Math/Science • Staff Development • Science • Math • Alliances • 8Th Grade Science TAKS Information Booklet and specifications

  16. Social Studies • Fall Conference

  17. Other • Student Study Guides • Should be arriving soon and personalized for individual students • Moving in December, possibly, to online access • For more information see: • www.support@grow.net • AYP Update • Letters of September 14th • Change of dates of notification

  18. Other • “Gifts” coming your way • CD • MOU and expectations for use • Medal of Honor Books • Donation and expectations for use: • Secondary Campus (1 per campus)

  19. Other • TEA Staffing Changes • New Organizational Chart as of September 1 • Monica Martinez, Director of Curriculum • Kelly Callaway, Gifted and Talented Director • Dalissa Brandenburg, AP/IB Director • Marie Rodriguez, Bilingual/ESL, Spanish Language Arts Assistant Director • Norma Torres-Martinez, Mathematics Assistant Director • Michelle Ungurait, Social Studies Director • Lee Berlet, Social Studies Assistant Director • Vacancy, Health & PE Director

  20. Other • 2004-2005 School Directory • http://askted.tea.state.tx.us/tsd2005/home.html • Questions • Next session: • November 11th

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