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2020 Comprehensive Biennial Report on Texas Public Schools 2020 Comprehensive Biennial Report on Texas Public Schools A Report to the 87th Legislature from the Texas Education Agency December 2020 Submitted to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Members of the 87th Texas Legislature. The 2020 Comprehensive Biennial Report on Texas Public Schools describes the status of Texas public education, as required by §39.332 of the Texas Education Code. The report, available on the Texas Education Agency (TEA) website at https://tea.texas.gov/reports-and-data/school-performance/accountability-research/ comprehensive-report-on-texas-public-schools, contains 16 chapters on the following topics: • state progress on academic performance indicators; • student performance on state assessments; • performance of students at risk of dropping out of school; • students in disciplinary alternative education settings; • secondary school graduates and dropouts; • grade-level retention of students; • district and campus performance in meeting state accountability standards; • status of the curriculum; • charter schools and waivers; • school district expenditures and staff hours used for direct instructional activities; • district reporting requirements; • TEA funds and expenditures; • performance of open-enrollment charters in comparison to school districts; • character education programs; • student health and physical activity; and • Foundation High School Program endorsements. 2020 Comprehensive Biennial Report on Texas Public Schools A Report to the 87th Legislature from the Texas Education Agency December 2020 Texas Education Agency Mike Morath, Commissioner of Education Jeff Cottrill, Deputy Commissioner of Governance and Accountability Additional Acknowledgments Special thanks to all Texas Education Agency staff who contributed to this report. Citation. Texas Education Agency. (2020). 2020 comprehensive biennial report on Texas public schools (Document No. GE21 601 04). Austin, TX: Author. For general information about this report, contact the Texas Education Agency Division of Research and Analysis at (512) 475-3523 or the Office of Governance and Accountability at (512) 463-8934. For additional information on specific issues, contact the agency staff listed at the end of each chapter. This report is available on the Texas Education Agency website at https://tea.texas.gov/ reports-and-data/school-performance/accountability-research/comprehensive-report-on-texas-public- schools. Copyright © Notice. The materials are copyrighted © and trademarked ™ as the property of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of TEA, except under the following conditions: (1) Texas public school districts, charter schools, and Education Service Centers may reproduce and use copies of the Materials and Related Materials for the districts' and schools' educational use without obtaining permission from TEA; (2) residents of the state of Texas may reproduce and use copies of the Materials and Related Materials for individual personal use only without obtaining written permission of TEA; (3) any portion reproduced must be reproduced in its entirety and remain unedited, unaltered and unchanged in any way; and (4) no monetary charge can be made for the reproduced materials or any document containing them; however, a reasonable charge to cover only the cost of reproduction and distribution may be charged. Private entities or persons located in Texas that are not Texas public school districts, Texas Education Service Centers, or Texas charter schools or any entity, whether public or private, educational or non-educational, located outside the state of Texas MUST obtain written approval from TEA and will be required to enter into a license agreement that may involve the payment of a licensing fee or a royalty. For information contact: Copyrights Office, Texas Education Agency, 1701 N. Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701-1494; phone 512-463-9041; email: [email protected]. OnTRACK for College Readiness™, Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS™), State Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®), and studentGPS® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of the Texas Education Agency. Advanced Placement Program®, AP®, and SAT® are registered trademarks of the College Entrance Examination Board. ACT Assessment® is a registered trademark of the ACT, Inc. Fitnessgram® is a registered trademark of The Cooper Institute. Career Clusters® is a registered trademark of the National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium. Other product and company names mentioned in this report may be the trademarks of their respective owners. ii 2020 Comprehensive Biennial Report on Texas Public Schools Contents 1. Performance Indicators ..............................................................................................................1 2. Student Performance ................................................................................................................57 3. Performance of Students At Risk of Dropping Out of School...............................................107 4. Disciplinary Alternative Education Programs .......................................................................121 5. Graduates and Dropouts .........................................................................................................129 6. Grade-Level Retention ...........................................................................................................157 7. District and Campus Performance .........................................................................................175 8. Status of the Curriculum ........................................................................................................261 9. Charter Schools and Waivers .................................................................................................283 10. Expenditures and Staff Hours for Direct Instructional Activities ..........................................289 11. District Reporting Requirements ...........................................................................................291 12. Agency Funds and Expenditures ...........................................................................................297 13. Performance of Open-Enrollment Charters ...........................................................................301 14. Character Education ...............................................................................................................309 15. Student Health and Physical Activity ....................................................................................311 16. Foundation High School Program Endorsements ..................................................................317 2020 Comprehensive Biennial Report on Texas Public Schools iii iv 2020 Comprehensive Biennial Report on Texas Public Schools Chapter 1. Performance Indicators This chapter of the 2020 Comprehensive Biennial Report on Texas Public Schools presents the progress the state is making on the performance indicators established in Texas law. These indicators were presented in Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) reports from 1990-91 to 2011-12. In the 2012-13 school year, the AEIS was renamed the Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) to reflect changes in legislation. Detailed analyses of three key performance indicators can be found in Chapters 2 and 5 of this report. Chapter 2 presents State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) results, and Chapter 5 presents graduation rates and dropout rates. This chapter presents results for other measures and indicators presented in the TAPR (beginning on page 6) that were used in state accountability domain calculations and in distinction designation calculations, including the following: • college, career, and military readiness (CCMR); • student progress; • economically disadvantaged percentage; • Advanced Placement (AP)/International Baccalaureate (IB) results; • SAT/ACT results; • advanced course/dual enrollment completion; • English language proficiency; • attendance rate; and • profile information on students, programs, and staff. College, Career, and Military Readiness The CCMR component of the Student Achievement domain measures graduates' preparedness for college, the workforce, or the military. Annual graduates demonstrate college, career, or military readiness in any one of the following ways. • Meet Texas Success Initiative (TSI) criteria in English language arts (ELA)/reading and mathematics. A graduate meeting the TSI college readiness standards in both ELA/reading and mathematics; specifically, meeting the college-ready criteria on the TSI assessment, SAT, or ACT, or by successfully completing and earning credit for a college prep course as defined in Texas Education Note. The STAAR results shown in the TAPR state performance report (beginning on page 6) differ by 1 or 2 percentage points from those reported in Chapter 2 of this report. The TAPR indicators, which form the basis for the state accountability system, reflect the performance of only those students who were enrolled in the same districts as of October of each school year. This ensures that accountability ratings are based only on the performance of students who have been in the same districts for most of the academic year. Chapter 2 contains the results for all students who took the STAAR in the spring of each year, regardless of their enrollment
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