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Download full textTexas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Performance Reporting. – 2003
Under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), all public school districts, campuses, and the state are evaluated annually for Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). The Texas AYP plan meets the requirements of the NCLB, maintains the integrity of the Texas assessment program, and provides a mechanism for evaluating district and campus AYP in 2003. Following…
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Federal Legislation
Peer reviewedGrable, John R. – Journal of Developmental Education, 1988
Describes a state survey conducted to assess the effectiveness of postsecondary remedial education programs in Texas. Reviews current practices and offers recommendations with respect to student assessment and placement, remedial course offerings, program evaluation, and curricular coordination. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Program Evaluation
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1996
This is the first in a series of reports on the educational progress of Texas public schools. It reviews the concerns that led to the development of the integrated accountability system now used in Texas and examines this system relative to those of other states. A major new research and evaluation effort, the Statewide Texas Educational Progress…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
Texas Small Schools Project, Austin. – 1970
An historical overview of the Texas Small Schools Project (TSSP) from 1960 to 1969 precedes a discussion of statewide, regional, and school activities conducted with TSSP assistance: summer workshops, the testing program, and TSSP staff visitation at the statewide level; inservice training, talented-youth seminars, and health careers programs at…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Correspondence Study, Educational Innovation, Educational Media
Skinner, Elizabeth Fisk; Carter, Stephen – 1987
In 1986, a study of remedial programs in Texas community colleges was conducted to determine the range of current practices and to assess the outcomes achieved. Each campus was sent a detailed self-study guide focusing on policies and practices related to assessment and placement, descriptive and evaluative information, policies related to course…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Credit Courses, Educational Diagnosis, Noncredit Courses
Dallas Independent School District, TX. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1973
The material contained in this publication abstracts the major reports prepared by the Department of Research and Evaluation during the 1972-73 school year. The major purposes of the Research and Evaluation Department of the Dallas Independent School District are to provide useful information to decision-makers and to serve as an accountability…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Annual Reports, Career Development, Compensatory Education
