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Texas Education Agency
Texas Education Agency SENATE FINANCE INTRODUCED SB1 HEARING PRESENTATION
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Student Achievement and Attainment Summary
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TEA Strategic Priorities and Enablers
Recruit, support, retain teachers and principals
Build a foundation of
reading and math
Connect high school to career
and college
Improve low-performing
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Strengthen organizational foundations (resource efficiency, culture, capabilities, partnerships)
Ensure compliance, effectively implement legislation and inform policymakers
Increase transparency, fairness and rigor in district and campus academic and financial performance
Every child, prepared for success in college, a career or the military.
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Public Education Spending in Texas
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Ed. Leadership & O<Jality Improvements. lrVlOvations & Charters School Improvement System Support Innovation Olarte< Schools SBEC Enforcement Ed. Prep. & Prog. Accountability Ed. Certlllcaf,on & Tesling Ed. Investigations ln.structionaJ Suppo,t Special Projects
Matthew Montano Special
Populations
Special Education Progl'Qms Escalation Monitoring, Review& Support Special Populations Dispute Resolution & S trategic Supports
TCDD
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Programs
Elem, Middle School & State Programs Early Childhood EdtJcation College. Career & Military Prep
Texas Governor
Comm1ss1oner of Education
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Standards & Su-pport Services Assessment Pef'fQrmance Reporting SBOE Support Digital Learning Curriculum Instructional Materials Research & Analysis
M ike Morath Commissioner
A.J. Crabill Governance
Enfcwoement & Support Governance & Investigations
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Aghazadian Operations
Communications Government Relations Human Resources Strategic Initiatives ESC Strategy Rulemaking
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School Finance State Funding Financial Compliance Grants Administration Federal Fiscal Monitoring& Reporting Puroh.asi.ng & Contracts Budget& Planning Accounting Permanent School Fund
February 4. 2019
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Technology
ln fonnation Technology Se.rvices IT Development Business Management ln fonnation Security
Cynthia Fish (Interim)
Internal Audit
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General Counsel
Ethics Counsel Rulemak.ing Counsel Public lnfonnalion Employment Counsel Contracts& Procurement Counsel Enforcement & Lit;g.ation Defense Counsel Special Education Hearings, Mediati,oc, and Counsel
Mike Meyer Standards & Finance Educator Engagement
Support
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Organization Chart
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TEA® Texas Education Agency FY 2019 TEA Agency Budget: $27.2 Billion
The Texas Education Agency is responsible for the wise fiduciary stewardship of $27.2B in state and federal funding and agency administrative costs total $147.4 M
Pass-through Dollars
Foundation School Program $21.6 Billion
Titles I-VI: $2.2 Billion Administration: $147.4 Million Nutrition: $2.1 Billion Special Education: $1.1 Billion State, General Revenue & IAC’s: $0.2 Billion
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FY 19 Annual TEA Administrative Budget: $147,369,728 FY 20 SB1 Introduced TEA Administrative Budget: $143,923,842
Interagency Contracts
Certification &
Assessment
Federal Funds
General Revenue
Permanent School Funds
$46.7M
$30.4 M $28 M
$41.9M
$56.2
$57.3
$33.4 $33.5
$42.3 $41.9 $44.2
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TEA ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET 2010-2019 GENERAL REVENUE
SB1 86th
$44.5
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TEA FTEs: 2018 Actual and 2020 SB1 (Introduced)
2018 Actual FTEs: 881 Employees
SBEC Fees
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277.4 306.2 FTEsFTEsGeneral General
306.2 Revenue FTEs
Permanent TEsFederal Funds School Fund
Revenue
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2020 SB1 FTEs: 933 Employees*Approximately 50
federally funded for SPED
74.4 FTEs
409.2
349.2
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Permanent School Fund
Federal Funds
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SB1 – TEA Highlights
Included in Introduced Bill
An Additional General Revenue funding of $6.0 billion isprovided contingent on legislation: $3.7 billion for a classroom teacher salary increase $2.3 billion for providing property tax relief and reducing
reliance on recapture paid by school districts.
New Instructional Facilities Allotment (NIFA) is increased by$4.5 million.
Other non-FSP program and administration funding: $3.0 million increase, for a biennial total of $8.0 million,
for Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH)
$8.7 million decrease related to the expiration of onetime funding and other adjustments
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Spec ial Education LAR Requests by TEA (Not Exceptional Items) Included in Senate Introduced Budget (SB1)
Included in
Introduced Bill
Two important LAR Special Education requests for the 2020-2021 GAA: 1. Authorize increase in FTE Cap by 54 to include the estimated
amount of FTEs needed for the Special Education Strategic Plan in order to ensure the agency has the adequate staff to carry out the plan and effectively serve this particular student population (Only 100% Federally Funded FTEs would qualify).
Included in Introduced Bill
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2. Increase TEA Rider 25 Transfer Authority from Federal IDEAdiscretionary funds from $2.5M per year to $5M per year. This increase is crucial if TEA is expected to properly monitor school systems and provide the support needed for Special Education students, and provide a funding source for the TEA SPED Strategic Plan.
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Significant Rider Change Requests
Included in Introduced SB1: Rider 25 Limitation on Transfer and Use of Funds: Increased amount of IDEA-Part B transfer
from program to administration to support the 54 new FTEs for the Special Education Strategic Plan.
Rider 66 Pathways in Technology Early College High School: Aligned language with the statute. Deleted one-time funding for exceptional items funded by 85th Legislature
Included in Introduced Bill
Requested in LAR (not included in SB1):
UB Authority Requested on Riders: Added UB authority to accommodate internal processes and/or any program setup needs. Without this authority there is a risk TEA will be unable to make full use of the appropriation or may experience service disruptions that would negatively impact the purpose of the funds.
Rider 3 Foundation School Program Funding: Updated FSP estimate information and changed “spend forward” from approval to notification only to reduce risk of proration.
Rider 39 Capital Budget Expenditures from Federal and Other Funding Sources: Broadening this authority would meaningfully improve TEA’s ability to take advantage of time- limited funding opportunities.
New- Federally Funded Capital Projects: Added new rider to provide the Agency effective execution of fully federally funded capital projects. Mirrors language found in the Department of State Health Services.
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Safe and Healthy Schools Initiative: Implementation Framework
Included in Introduced SB 50
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1) Safe and Healthy Schools Self-Assessment Rubric: TEA, in collaboration with the Texas School Safety Center, will develop a “best practices” framework and associated rubric to help districts self-assess and identifyareas for potential improvement in school safety, including mental healthsupports.
2) State and regional level technical assistance: TEA, in collaboration with theRegional Education Service Centers (ESCs), will set up a Safe and HealthySchools technical assistance program to provide guidance and assistanceto schools including standing up threat assessment teams as they work toimprove the mental health coordination and supports and school culturepillars.
3) Statewide coordination with other agencies including HHSC, TxSSC, and others regarding Mental Health First Aid, Telemedicine, trauma informedcare, and coordination of access to mental health professionals.
4) Fast-Track to Safer Schools Grants: TEA would administer grants to assist school districts in improving their school health and safety. ($100M
0 Included in Introduced SB 500 for facility safety measures)
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LAR Request – Exceptional Item #2: Special Education Services Grants ($50.5M)
The Special Education Services Grants provide grants for districts as they provide the needed Compensatory services for those students not properly identified as needing special education services. TEA bases the cost estimate on a potential identification gap of up to
approximately 180,000 students (based on 2004 levels).
Assuming the compensatory services allocation covers one year, and each student is given an average of $5,000 in funding for this work per year, the total cost for 10,000 students would be $50,000,000.
It should be noted that more than 10,000 students could require compensatory services.
TEA acknowledges that this work will require significant staff capacity, but will absorb the work using the recently expanded special education staff.
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Windham School District: LAR Item Requests
Funding Amount
Purpose
$5.5M 6.0% across the board pay raise for 928 teachers. Windham has last appropriated funds for a pay raise in 2010.
$2.3M Female Offender Vocational Expansion to offer industry certification in middle-skill jobs for 1,104 female offenders.
$0.6M Industry Certifications expansion to increase STEM offerings to align with the current job market growth.
$1.0M Year-round School expansion to serve 25,000 students.
$0.7M Apprenticeship Expansion to gain US Department of Labor standards for on-the-job learning and Journey Worker certification in skilled occupations for 1,740 students.
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Appendix
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SAT/ACT Performance By Socioeconomic Status
1996 - 2017
% Above "Passing" on SAT/ACT 30.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0% 6.1 point rise 31% increase
10.0%
5.0%
1.8 point rise 0.0% 45% increase
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Economically disadvantaged Not economically disadvantaged All
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Rise in Student Poverty In Texas
1996 - 2018 % Economically Disadvantaged
70.0%
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0.0% 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
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Priority 1: Recruit, Support and Retain Teachers & Principals
Recruit, support, and retain teachers and
principals
High priority initiatives include:
Teachers are the most important in-school
factor effecting student outcomes.
TEXAS LEGISLATURE Lesson Study RIDER 53 85th Legislative Session
A teacher-driven approach to collaborative professional development that also produces lessons that raise student outcomes. Teacher retention is 2.0% higher for participants.
TEXAS LEGISLATURE Texas Instructional RIDER 53 85th Legislative Session Leadership Initiative
A focused principal fellowship designed to grow leadership skills. The 2017-18 participants saw a 117% increase in campuses receiving an A or B.
Protect Students TEXAS LEGISLATURE RIDER 72 from Inappropriate
85th Legislative Session Relationships
Additional resources to ensure all allegations are investigated and prosecuted to keep students safe. The number of days to complete an investigation was reduced from 120 to 108 days.
TEXAS LEGISLATURE Grow Your Own RIDER 41
85th Legislative Session
A competitive grant to produce over 1000 highly trained and qualified teachers primarily in rural communities over the next 10 years.
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Priority 2: Build A Foundation of Reading and Math
Build a foundation of reading and math
High priority initiatives include:
Pre-K Partnerships
Support for school systems to expand access of quality seats at a low cost by partnering with area child care providers. 18 LEAs participate in partnerships.
Math Innovation TEXAS LEGISLATURE RIDER 41 Zones 85th Legislative Session
A system approach to improve student outcomes in math with high quality blended learning curriculum and instructional coaching. Pilot includes 9,000 students.
TEXAS LEGISLATURE Reading and Math RIDER 62, 63, 64
85th Legislative Session Academies
Intense summer training institutes for reading and math teachers combined with targeted year-long instructional coaching supports. Over 38,000 teachers trained.
TEXAS LEGISLATURE Instructional Materials RIDER 8 Support 85th Legislative Session
Optional, free, high-quality instructional materials (OER) and a resource (Instructional Materials Portal) for school systems to more easily find and identify quality instructional materials.
It’s much easier to address the
achievement gap if we never let it start.
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Priority 3: Connect High School To Career and College
Connect High School to career
and college
Relevancy matters. Teaching kids how to weld can make them better in
math.
High priority initiatives include:
Innovative Academies: Beyond Grad ECHS, P-TECH and T-STEM
A suite of technical supports, conducted Technical support to transform in collaboration with the tri-agency traditional high schools into models that workforce partnership, intended to promote direct college and career support improvements in college and outcomes. Seventy-three percent of career advisory supports, focused on students who earn an associate’s degree increasing post-secondary attainment- in high school do so through a College both trade and collegiate. and Career Readiness School Model.
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Priority 4: Improve Low-Performing Schools
Improve low-performing
schools
TEXAS LEGISLATURE
High priority initiatives include:
School Improvement and Governance
RIDER 74 85th Legislative Session
Helps to implements HB 1842 by shifting turnaround support to focus on systemic issues. Work covers 349 Improvement Required campuses.
TEXAS LEGISLATURE System of Great Schools/SB 1882
RIDER 70 85th Legislative Session
Helps districts turnaround low-performing schools and replicate great options. Cohort includes 609 campuses.
TEXAS LEGISLATURE Student Success Initiative
RIDER 43 85th Legislative Session
Assists schools in implementing a comprehensive support program by leveraging academic, community and governmental supports. Eight school transformations are underway in the pilot.
Lone Star Governance
Created first-in-the-nation governance guide and workshops to empower school boards to provide district oversight with a focus on student outcomes. 46 districts have participated in LSG.
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2018 Annual Report
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Enabler 1: Increase transparency, fairness and rigor in district Texas Edu
and campus academic and financial performance
Annual Report
In 2017, TEA developed, for the first time, an annual report on the state of Public Education in Texas. This report will provide easy to digest information for parents, teachers, community leaders and elected officials.
A-F Accountability System
Continue to develop, implement, and effectively communicate the state’s A-F Academic and financial accountability systems. Via TXschools.org
STAAR Report Card
Effectively communicate to parents the outcomes of STAAR assessments and test questions as well as resources to help with reading, math and college and career readiness. Via TexasAssessment.com
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Enabler 2: Ensure compliance, effectively implement legislation, and inform policymakers
Special Education Strategic Plan
Completed in April 2018, this plan provides a solid foundation to make meaningful, lasting change in how our state educates and supports children with special needs. The plan is based on input received during one of the agency’s most comprehensive outreach efforts that included town halls, a statewide online survey, focus groups, and one-on-one interviews with parents, students and teachers.
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FEA Texas Education Agency Enabler 3: Strengthen organizational foundations (resource
efficiency, culture, capabilities, partnerships)
TEXAS LEGISLATURE Student and Teacher Data Privacy and Cyber Security
RIDER 75 85th Legislative Session
TEA launched this initiative to address significant gaps in the agency’s IT security programs to protect student and teacher data from becoming compromised.
TEXAS LEGISLATURE E-Rate RIDER 69 85th Legislative Session
The Texas Classroom Connectivity Initiative increases district access to high speed bandwidth by leveraging up to a 9-1 federal-state match. 99% of school systems will have fiber-optic connections.
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Safe and Healthy Schools Initiative:Possible Self-Assessment Rubric Framework
1. Mental Health Supports: access to counseling resources, mental health professional networks, threat assessment protocols, and teacher and administrator training on mental health needs.
2. Positive School Culture: character education, positive behavior supports and interventions, trauma-informed education, restorative discipline practices, suicide prevention, resiliency, anti-bullying, and anti-cyber-bullying.
3. Facility Safety: facilities hardening and the presence of School Resource Officers (SROs) and school marshals on a campus. SB 500 Introduced Includes $100 million for facilities hardening.
4. Emergency Response Coordination: police collaboration, drills, training on crisis and emergency response, and notification protocols.
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Safe and Healthy Schools Initiative:Funding Breakdown
Mental Health Supports and Positive School Culture Funding Funding FTEs Purpose Implementation Amount Framework
$2.0M 6 Focus on codifying best practices, providing sample tools, resources and 1., 2., 3., 4. effective models, providing technical support, and managing statewide grants (includes IT needs).
$20M 0 Grants ($20M) for programs with the ultimate goal of ensuring students on 3. Statewide every campus across the state have access to needed behavioral health Coordination services through innovative, proven programs
$5M 0 Grants to the Regional Education Service Centers (ESCs) to support one FTE at 2. Technical each ESC, to provide local support and training to stand up threat assessment Assistance teams, directed by the service center but advised by TEA staff and guided by the self-assessment results and TEA audit findings
$10M 0 Mental Health First Aid, Telemedicine, trauma-informed care, and coordination 3. Statewide of access to mental health professionals, including creation and maintenance Coordination of regional and local provider lists.
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Safe and Healthy Schools Initiative:Funding Breakdown
Facility Safety and Emergency Response Coordination Funding FTEs Purpose Implementation Amount Framework
$10M 0 Matching Grants to LEAs for facility hardening activities as a result of 4. Safer Schools their self-assessment and audit. Grants
$2.5M 0 Grants to Texas School Safety Center to coordinate/conduct Emergency 1. Self-Response audits and identify LEA need for facility or school safety Assessment improvements. Rubric
School Health and Safety Pilot Grants Funding Amount
FTEs Purpose Implementation Framework
$5M 0 Pilot grants for innovative programs to increase school health and safety.
4. Safer Schools Grants
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Hurricane Harvey Impact
High-level Overview
There are 60 counties in Gov. Greg Abbott’s state disaster proclamation.
More than 1.9 million students attend public school within these counties, 1.4 million of which were directly impacted by the storm.
All school systems in the 60-county area reopened with some campuses facing longer timelines to resume operation.
Initial Disaster Declaration Subsequent Disaster Declarations
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Students Displaced by Harvey
19,978 students changed LEAs
3,973 students changed campuses
110,626 students were displaced but remained on their home campus
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Hurricane Harvey School Finance Supplemental Appropriation Decision Points
No Impact For Legislative Consideration Already Committed
M&O Property Value Decline
Facilities Repair
Est: $300 Million Est: $150 Million
Est: $500 Million - $1 Billion
No Impact Est: $30 Million* Est. $25 Million*
Est: $60 Million Est. $40 Million
Est: $103 Million $110 Million Est: $44 Million $183 million
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ADA Hold Harmless Est: $99 Million $89 Million 2
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# - Refers to February 1, 2019 “Hurricane Harvey School Finance Issues” worksheet *Ch. 41s guaranteed funding from recapture offsets
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Current Facility Repair Estimates
To date: $540 million in estimated damages has been reported by schools via a recent TEA Survey.
Total Destruction – Insurance – FEMA (up to 90%) = Est. State Exposure
( $540 million – $211 million – $264 million = $65 million )
d and other Recapture offset 8
Specific Appropriation 9
Facilities Repair
Separately, the Texas Education Agency has collaborated closely with the Commission to Rebuild Texas. The Commission is responsible for:
• Marshalling state agency resources in order to coordinate the statewide effort to rebuild public infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Harvey including roads, bridges, schools, government buildings, and other public facilities
• Assisting local governmental entities and nonprofit organizations to assess and identify rebuilding needs and to navigate state and federal resources available for the rebuilding effort.
# - Refers to February 1, 2019 “Hurricane Harvey School Finance Issues” worksheet
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Mental Health Task Force
⦁ At the request of Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Education Agency (TEA), in partnership with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB) and the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), is spearheading the Hurricane Harvey Task Force on School Mental Health Supports (Task Force) to help address mental health needs at Texas schools.
⦁ The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI) is providing the Task Force with administrative, operational, and subject-matter support.
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Overview of Purpose
⦁ The purpose of the Task Force, and all related workgroups and subcommittees is to identify needs and spur federal, state, and local coordination to link schools with resources to address identified mental and behavioral health needs.
Short-term – Matching needs with appropriate resources
Long-term – Strengthened mental and behavioral health infrastructure
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Task Force Deliverables
Leverage existing networks, resources and supports
and link to impacted schools and communities
Support development of regional and individualized community responses that reflect the needs of each
community
Survey and assess needs of impacted schools and
communities and link them to resources
Develop a comprehensive list of statewide resources
and regional resources
Engage Education Service Centers to convene
coordinated and triaged responses and supports
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Link responders to school communities in need of services and available
supports
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