A letter sent from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) on July 8th offered an update on the new state assessment program, the new state accountability system, and use of the Texas Projection Measure (TPM) in 2011 and beyond.
Senate Bill 1031 (80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session) and House Bill 3 (81st Texas Legislature, Regular Session) authorized the development and implementation of a new assessment program for Texas public schools beginning with the 2011-12 school year and a new accountability system beginning with the 2012-13 school year. A transition plan to be published in December 2010 will lay out the timelines and processes for development of the new assessment program and accountability system and issues and options that will be explored as part of the accountability development process.
Further information can be found be visiting: http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/taa/comm070810.html