2008 Comprehensive Annual Report on Texas Public Schools Describes the Status of Texas Public Education, As Required by §39.182 of the Texas Education Code
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Comprehensive 2008 Annual Report on Texas Public Schools A Report to the 81st Legislature from the Texas Education Agency T E X A S E DUCATION A G ENCY 1701 North Congress Ave. Austin, Texas 78701-1494 512/463-9734 FAX: 512/463-9838 http://www.tea.state.tx.us Robert Scott Commissioner December 1, 2008 The Honorable Rick Perry, Governor of Texas The Honorable David Dewhurst, Lieutenant Governor of Texas The Honorable Tom Craddick, Speaker of the House Members of the Texas Legislature The 2008 Comprehensive Annual Report on Texas Public Schools describes the status of Texas public education, as required by §39.182 of the Texas Education Code. The report will be posted on the Texas Education Agency (TEA) website by December 1, 2008, at www.tea.state.tx.us/reports/. A copy of the report can be printed directly from the Web. A paper copy can be requested from the TEA Governmental Relations Office. This report contains an executive summary and 15 chapters on the following topics: • state performance on the academic excellence indicators; • student performance on state assessments; • students in disciplinary alternative education settings; • performance of students at risk of dropping out of school; • secondary school completion and dropouts; • grade-level retention of students; • district and campus performance in meeting state accountability standards; • status of the curriculum; • deregulation 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; and • student health and physical activity. If you require additional information, please contact the agency staff listed at the end of each chapter. Respectfully submitted, Robert Scott Commissioner of Education 2008 Comprehensive Annual Report on Texas Public Schools A Report to the 81st Legislature from the Texas Education Agency December 2008 Project Staff Texas Education Agency Robert Scott, Commissioner of Education Lizzette Reynolds, Deputy Commissioner for Statewide Policy and Programs Department of Assessment, Accountability, and Data Quality Criss Cloudt, Associate Commissioner Office of Data Development, Analysis, and Research Patricia Sullivan, Deputy Associate Commissioner Division of Accountability Research Linda Roska, Director Richard Kallus, Amanda Callinan, and Cristina Everett, Editorial Staff Additional Acknowledgements Special thanks to all Texas Education Agency staff who contributed to this report. Citation. Texas Education Agency. (2008). 2008 comprehensive annual report on Texas public schools (Document No. GE09 601 03). Austin, TX: Author. For general information about this report, contact the Texas Education Agency Division of Accountability Research, at (512) 475-3523, or the Department of Assessment, Accountability, and Data Quality, at (512) 463-9701. For additional information on specific issues, contact the agency staff listed at the end of each chapter. Additional copies of this document may be purchased, while supplies last, through the Publications Distribution Office, Texas Education Agency, 1701 North Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701-1494, (512) 463-9744. This report also is available on the Texas Education Agency website at www.tea.state.tx.us/reports/. Copyright © Notice. 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FITNESSGRAM® is a registered trademark of The Cooper Institute. Other product and company names mentioned in this report may be the trademarks of their respective owners. ii 2008 Comprehensive Annual Report on Texas Public Schools Contents Executive Summary...............................................................................................................................v 1. Academic Excellence Indicators ...............................................................................................1 2. Student Performance................................................................................................................21 3. Disciplinary Alternative Education Programs .........................................................................53 4. Performance of Students At Risk of Dropping Out of School.................................................57 5. Student Dropouts.....................................................................................................................63 6. Grade-Level Retention.............................................................................................................73 7. District and Campus Performance ...........................................................................................83 8. Status of the Curriculum ........................................................................................................121 9. Deregulation and Waivers......................................................................................................133 10. Expenditures and Staff Hours for Direct Instructional Activities..........................................137 11. District Reporting Requirements ...........................................................................................139 12. Agency Funds and Expenditures ...........................................................................................143 13. Performance of Open-Enrollment Charters ...........................................................................147 14. Character Education...............................................................................................................155 15. Student Health and Physical Activity ....................................................................................157 2008 Comprehensive Annual Report on Texas Public Schools iii iv 2008 Comprehensive Annual Report on Texas Public Schools Executive Summary ollowing are highlights of the 2008 TAKS tests are available at Grades 3-6. TAKS Comprehensive Annual Report on Texas Public (Accommodated) is a general assessment available F Schools. to students served by special education programs who require specific accommodations. Beginning ♦ An objective of public education in Texas is to in 2008, TAKS (Accommodated) was incorporated encourage and challenge students to meet their full in the state accountability system for selected educational potential. Moreover, the state academic grades and subjects. All TAKS (Accommodated) goals are for all students to demonstrate exemplary grades and subjects will be integrated in the ratings performance in language arts, mathematics, system in 2010. TAKS–Alternate (TAKS-Alt) is science, and social studies. For over a decade, a set an assessment based on alternate academic of criterion-referenced assessments aligned to the achievement standards and designed for students state curriculum has been the tool for measuring with significant cognitive disabilities. TAKS– student progress toward these ends. The Modified (TAKS-M) is an alternate assessment performance of Texas public school students has based on modified achievement standards designed been measured by the Texas Assessment of for students who receive modified instruction in the Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) since 2003. The Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, but for TAKS program assesses: reading at Grades 3-9; whom the TAKS, TAKS (Accommodated), and English language arts (ELA) at Grades 10 and 11; TAKS-Alt are not appropriate measures of writing at Grades 4 and 7; science at Grades 5, academic progress. TAKS-M was administered for 8, 10, and 11; and social studies at Grades 8, the first