81. IDRA Newsletter: Up Or Down: The Dropout Dilemma In Texas at 20 State agencies and One Educational Institution, states that were incorrect and that “the agency does not Road, Suite 350, San Antonio, texas 782281190 http://www.idra.org/Newslttr/1996/Oct/Roy.htm

Intercultural Development Research Association IDRA Newsletter - October 1996 In This Issue: Staying in School "School Finance Inequities Mean Schools Are Not Ready to Teach," " Testimony Before the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans : Equity and Accountability Needed to Reduce Dropout Rates," by Josie Danini Supik, M.A. "Up or Down: The Dropout Dilemma in Texas," by Roy Johnson, M.S. "What Adults Should Know about Teenagers," IDRA Interview "'E Pluribus Unum' Strengthened by Multicultural Education," by Frank Gonzales, Ph.D. "Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program Expands," IDRA Update "Our Nation on the Fault Line: Hispanic American Education Dropouts," President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans Up or Down: The Dropout Dilemma in Texas Roy Johnson, MS

82. The Heartland Institute - GI Forum V. Texas Education Agency (part 2) - By GI Forum v. texas education Agency (part 2). Written By Published In Decision (part 2) Publication Date January 1, 2000 Publisher http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?artId=7316

83. The Heartland Institute - GI Forum V. Texas Education Agency (part 1) - By GI Forum v. texas education Agency (part 1). Written By Published In Decision (part 1) Publication Date January 1, 2000 Publisher http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?artId=7315

84. News And Announcements. TASB On Line recognition Anderson Elementary is the first campus in the history of Lufkin ISD to be named a Distinguished Performance School by the texas education Agency http://www.tasb.org/news/

Search Search Help News Calendar of Events Legislative Briefing Book ... School Finance TASB Press Releases Other News Sources Department of Education Texas Education Agency National School Boards Association News Publications American School Board Journal Education Policy Institute ... Magazine April 2,2004 Risk Management Fund Earns National Recognition The Association of Governmental Risk Pools (AGRIP) has awarded the TASB Risk Management Fund a Certificate of Recognition for compliance with AGRIP Advisory Standards on Pool Management. National Tomorrow evening, Crockett Elementary School gifted and talented facilitator Judy Brown will be among 45 statewide finalists in the 2004 H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards Offered as a school solution "We have to come up with a permanent revenue source for education, not a Band-Aid," Eltife said. A school finance plan kicked around in the Senate that Eltife said he liked was a business tax

85. IP202 It is intended to be comprehensive and to measure higherorder thinking skills and problem-solving ability (texas education Agency, 1999). http://www.rand.org/publications/IP/IP202/

Link to the press release on this issue paper. Link to a Statement of RAND President and CEO, James A. Thomson What Do Test Scores in Texas Tell Us? Stephen P. Klein, Laura S. Hamilton, Daniel F. McCaffrey, Brian M. Stecher Preface The high-stakes testing program in Texas has received much of this attention in part because of the extraordinarily large gains the students in this state have made on its statewide achievement tests, the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS). In fact, the gains in TAAS reading and math scores for both majority and minority students have been so dramatic that they have been dubbed the "Texas miracle." However, there are concerns that these gains were inflated or biased as an indirect consequence of the rewards and sanctions that are attached to the results. Thus, although there is general agreement that the gains on the TAAS are attributable to Texas' high-stakes accountability system, there is some question about what these gains mean. Specifically, do they reflect a real improvement in student achievement or something else? We conducted several analyses to examine the issue of whether TAAS scores can be trusted to provide an accurate index of student skills and abilities. First, we used scores on the reading and math tests that are administered as part of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) to investigate how much students in Texas have improved and whether this improvement is consistent with what has occurred nationwide. NAEP scores are a good benchmark for this purpose because they reflect national content standards and they are not subject to the same external pressures to boost scores as there are on the TAAS.

86. Links To Related Sites texas Center for Reading Language Arts http//www.texasreading.org/tcrla/index.htm. texas education Agency http//www.tea.state.tx.us/. The texas education http://www.uth.tmc.edu/uth_orgs/cars/development/tpri/links.htm

Introductions 1. What is the TPRI? 2. TPRI Kit Materials 3. Components of the TPRI 4. Instructions for ... Administered Practice 7. Listen to the TPRI 8. Practice Reading Accuracy and Fluency Test Yourself 9. Rate the Tester Making Instructional Decisions 10. Model for Diagnosis 11. Case Studies 12. Diagnostic Decision Making Based on the TPRI ... Guide Contact Information and Resources 14. Contact Us 15. Connect to the CARS Web Site 16. Links to Related Sites ... printer friendly version Links to Related Sites These links are NOT to material on your CD. Clicking on these links will pull up Internet World Wide Web pages if you are connected to the Internet. If these links do not come up, your computer may not presently be connected to the Internet. The sites listed are not endorsed by the Center of Academic and Reading Skills. They present other related information on reading for educators and parents. Resources for Texas Educators TENET:Professional Resources http://www.tenet.edu/profrec/ http://www.texasreading.org/tcrla/index.htm Texas Education Agency http://www.tea.state.tx.us/

87. Background On The Texas State Board Of Education And Texas Education Agency Background on the texas State Board of education and texas education Agency. Title 19 is education, and Part II is the texas education Agency. Questions? http://www.tcta.org/capital/sboe/sboeback.htm

SEARCH TCTA Or click here for an alphabetic listing News from Austin Commissioner rulings, charters, SBOE, TEA Recent advocacy actions by TCTA [ Members Only ] Retirees, TRS SBEC, certification Texas Legislature What's new at SBEC [ Members Only ] What's new at TEA [ Members Only ] Background on the Texas State Board of Education and Texas Education Agency The Texas Education Agency (TEA) oversees pre-kindergarten through high school education in the state. The agency administers and monitors compliance of all Texas education programs that are required by federal and state law. TEA is headed by the Texas Commissioner of Education. TEA's Commissioner of Education serves as executive secretary to the State Board of Education (SBOE), a 15-member elected body that works with the commissioner to oversee the public education system of Texas in accordance with the Texas Education Code. The Texas Commissioner of Education is appointed by the governor. The commissioner's duties involve establishing educational and agency policies and rules; recommending changes in state education legislation to the governor and Texas Legislature; implementing changes in education law; adopting various plans and budgets; appointing advisory committees; and general educational leadership and direction. The rules adopted by the SBOE and the commissioner are part of a larger body of state agency rules that are collected and published by the Office of the Secretary of State as the Texas Administrative Code (TAC). The TAC is divided by subject into numbered titles, each of which may be further divided into numbered parts. SBOE and commissioner's rules are codified under Title 19, Part II, of the TAC. Title 19 is Education, and Part II is the Texas Education Agency.

88. ISTE Board Of Directors Anita Givens Senior Director for educational Technology texas education Agency texas. ISTE Membership Services iste@iste.org 1.800.336.5191 1.541 http://www.iste.org/membership/board/2003/index.cfm

Bookstore NECC NETS About ISTE ... Site Map improve teaching and learning by advancing the effective use of technology in Membership Board of Directors Board of Directors Meeting Schedule (New) Executive Board Jan Van Dam, President 21st-Century Learning Michigan Biography Cathleen Norris, Past President University of North Texas Texas Biography Cheryl Williams, Past President Vice President of Education Corporation for Public Broadcasting Washington, DC Biography Chuck Chulvick, Secretary Raritan Valley Community College New Jersey Biography Kurt Steinhaus, Treasurer

89. All Walks Of Life - Home Of STOP The Violence To People With Disabilities - Reso Department on Aging; texas education Agency Division of Services for the Deaf; texas Health and Human Services Commission; texas Council http://www.awol-texas.org/resources.html

Resources awol champion I calendar faq news presentation ... to contribute MISSION: To empower social solutions for people with disabilities. VISION: To be at the forefront providing community involvement. PURPOSE: To prevent violence to people with disabilities. Click to stay Informed We are not responsible for the sites listed below. They are provided as a reference only. Need help locating a resource? Ask AWOL Advocacy Incorporated International Coalition of Abuse and Disability Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse ... Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services Global Community Perspectives. The Canadian Association of Independent Living Centres (CAILC) Institute on Independent Living Community Perspectives in US Government - Disability related Agencies and Offices Department of Justice - Information for individuals and communities Department of Transportation Accessibility Homepage Department of Veteran's Affairs Disability Direct Government ... Rehabilitation Services Administration Community Perspectives in Texas Government - Disability related Agencies and Offices Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities Texas Commission for the Blind Texas Commission of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Texas Department of Human Services (DHS) - TexasWorks.

90. Bamboozled By The Texas Miracle - Vol. 16 No. 1 - Rethinking Schools Online Lesson Number One Highstakes Testing is King. In texas, TAAS is the law and the texas education Agency (TEA) is an unelected monarch. http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/16_01/Tex161.shtml

Search Rethinking Schools Help Home Archives Volume 16 No. 1 Bamboozled by the Texas Miracle Bamboozled by the Texas Miracle Texas is the model for President Bush's education agenda. As this Texas teacher warns, Watch out! Your classroom may never be the same. By Teddi Beam-Conroy I had taught in elementary schools in Milwaukee, Phoenix, and Minneapolis before moving to Texas in 1993, so annual testing was nothing new. Each of those districts gave the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS); two also gave locally-mandated standardized tests. I was hired to teach fifth grade at a large, semi-urban elementary school and placed on a team with five other experienced teachers. At the beginning of the school year, my colleagues spoke often of TAAS (the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills). I responded as I had in previous years. I ignored it. Springtime was test time. It was only August and I had kids to teach. And then there was the TAAS. Kids failed. Lots of them. Both in reading and math. How had these children, the same children who had done so well on the ITBS, done so miserably on TAAS?

91. A Directory For Asperger Syndrome: Texas Education Agency Detailed Link View for texas education Agency. Go Back. texas education Agency. texas Administrative Code, Title 19, Part II Chapter 89. http://www.kandi.org/aspergers/Detailed/95.html

Detailed Link View for Texas Education Agency Go Back Category Listing Question? Add a Resource ... Search Texas Education Agency Texas Administrative Code, Title 19, Part II Chapter 89. Adaptations for Special Populations Special Populations includes Special Education. Especially look for the topic "Clarification of Provisions in Federal Regulations and State Law" Many of the provisions for Special Education are covered here including funding, settings, personnel, services and hearings. Hits: 82 Visit this link Rate this link Search the Directory Please enter a keyword More search options These Pages Updated On: 18-Apr-2004 - 15:29:37 A Directory for Asperger Syndrome Links Engine Powered By: Gossamer Threads Inc.

92. Bibliography Retrieved October 12, 2000 from the World Wide Web http//www.tppf.org/current.htm; Robinson, C. (2000). texas education Agency. (2000). http://www.start-at-zero.com/papers/teks-taas/biblio.html

References Belt, D. (2000). State Assessments Come Under File . Austin, TX: Publishers Resource Group, Inc. Retrieved from the World Wide Web October 25, 2000: http://www.prgaustin.com/fyi/v12i2_nat3.html Statewide Mathematics Assessment in Texas . San Diego, CA: Mathematically Correct. Retrieved November 1, 2000 from the World Wide Web: http://www.mathematicallycorrect.com/lonestar.htm Authentic Assessment in Action . New York: Teachers College Press. Eisner, E. (1999). Performance assessment and competition. The Education Digest, Vol 65. Granat, D. (1990). Measuring IQ: a national obsession. The Houston Post . Houston, TX: The Houston Post Publishing Company. Haney, W. (2000) The Myth of the Texas Miracle in Education , Educational Policy Analysis Archives. Tempe, AZ: Arizona State University. Retrieved November 25, 2000, from the World Wide Web: http://olam.ed.asu.edu/epaa/v8n41

93. Texas Department Of Health The mission of the Bureau of Food and Drug Safety is to promote public health and safety through an efficient and effective program of education and enforcement to prevent the sale of contaminated http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/bfds

Associateship of Consumer Health Protection Bureau of Food and Drug Safety Enforcement Actions Help Select Item Below Division Websites Manufactured Foods Meat Safety Assurance Retail Foods Seafood Safety BFDS Information Mission Statement Central Location Organizational Chart Frequently Asked Questions Regions Contact BFDS Items of Interest Food Safety TDH Hot Topic TDH News Release Employment State of Texas Website T.R.A.I.L. Texas Department of Health Contact Site Map Licensing, Permits, Regulations.. Employment Current Job Postings, applications.. Texas Dept. of Health TDH Main Page Mission Statement BFDS Mission Statement... Regions Map and Addresses to Regional Offices Proposed Rules Draft Proposed Rules, 25 TAC Telephone and Facsimile List of Phone and Fax numbers Central Location Driving Directions and Map to The Bureau of Food and Drug Safety Building .. Contact Us Mailing Address and Online Comment Form.. File a complaint Have complaint about restaurants, tattoo studios, grocery stores....

94. Texas State Approving Agency For Veterans Education Skip Navigation, home site index about us contact information. Search, texas State Approving Agency for Veterans education. Rules http://www.twc.state.tx.us/svcs/vetsvcs/tsaa/valist.html

home site index about us contact information Search Texas State Approving Agency for Veterans Education Rules and Regulations The Approval Process To Request an Application for Approval Directory of Approved Institutions/Employers for Veterans ... Staff Related Web Sites Muskogee Regional Office, Department of Veterans Affairs National Association of State Approving Agencies Texas Veterans Commission U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ... Accessibility Last Revision: November 21, 2003

95. Education Resource Organizations Directory (EROD) State Higher education Agency. 7413605 Fax (615) 741-6230 Website http//www.state.tn.us/thec/ texas Top texas Higher education Coordinating Board PO http://bcol02.ed.gov/Programs/EROD/org_list.cfm?category_ID=SHE

96. Athletics Athletic Director rcopeland@jacksonvilleisd.org. May 10 May 14. Requirements for Participation. Fightin’ Indian athletics is second to none in all of texas. http://www.jack.sprnet.org/athletics.htm

Jacksonville High School Jacksonville Middle School Compass Center Nichols Intermediate ... West Side Elementary Athletics Home Parent/Student Information Campuses Student Services ... Links In a Hurry? Lunch Calendars District Map School Supplies ... Athletic Schedules PROGRAM OF CHAMPIONS T O U G H N E S S R E S P E C T I N T E G R I T Y B E L I E F E N T H U S I A S M Randy Copeland Athletic Director rcopeland@jacksonvilleisd.org May 24 - May 28 Summer Camp Information Requirements for Participation Coming Up Indians Play Annual Spring Football Game Pictures Fightin’ Indian athletics is second to none in all of Texas. The Fightin’ Indians boast of championship teams in Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track/Field, Golf, and Soccer. The Fightin’ Maidens offer championship competition in Volleyball, Basketball, Golf, Soccer, and Track/Field. The Indians are in Class 4A and are the ultimate total sports model for athletic programs. The Indians play football and soccer in the historic Tomato Bowl, listed in the San Antonio Express as one of the top ten stadiums for High School Football in all of Texas. Pictures: Web Counter Sharpening Skills Challenging Minds Jacksonville Independent School District Jacksonville, Texas, USA

97. Section 504 And IDEA Resources CESD presenters put together a lot of 504 and IDEA (special education) materials during the course of the year as they present on a variety of disability law http://www.504idea.org/resources.html

A selection of Section 504 and IDEA resources to download for your files.* CESD presenters put together a lot of and IDEA (special education) materials during the course of the year as they present on a variety of disability law topics. The resource section includes a sampling of those written materials, plus some other things you might find useful, including links to other sites. In addition to these resources, you might also spend some time browsing through the Question and Answer section of the site, where a variety of popular 504 questions are addressed. *You will need a copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to read the resources posted here, or to print them after downloading. The following sites contain information relating to disabled students that may be of benefit to educators and others. The inclusion of these sites does not necessarily represent an endorsement by CESD of the site’s sponsor or indicate that all information available at the site is correct. Federal Government Sites U.S.. Department of Education

98. TSPR And E-Texas - Helping Schools Make Technology Work The cornerstone of texas State Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn's administration is etexas, a citizen commission charged with developing recommendations to help texas state government meet the http://www.window.state.tx.us/tpr/tspr/tech10.html

Education Helping Schools Make Technology Work: Managing Information Technology From Classrooms to Lunchrooms April 2003 Innovative Solutions To Help Address The Issues and Challenges Facing Most Public School Districts The cornerstone of Texas State Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn's administration is e-Texas, a citizen commission charged with developing recommendations to help Texas state government meet the challenges of the Internet Age. As a former school teacher and a former school board president, but most importantly as a mother and grandmother, Comptroller Strayhorn has made education her priority. Understandably, Comptroller Strayhorn charged her nationally recognized Texas School Performance Review (TSPR) and e-Texas to create a guide for making technology work in public schools. Businesses use advances in telecommunications and information technology to produce better products at a lower cost with improved customer service. These advances need to be incorporated into every school district and campus to reduce costs and improve service delivery. In reviews of the best technology-related management practices found in Texas public schools, 10 key themes emerge. Top 10 Ways To Improve Public Schools Develop long and short-range plans and budgets: don't fly blind Create policies, procedures and standards: the bedrock of effective technological change

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