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The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will collect best practice contributions from interested campuses and districts. A campus, district, or charter school must meet Criterion I and any one of Criteria II, III, or IV to submit a best practice.
Criterion I The campus, district, or charter school must be able to:
- Identify a targeted outcome,
- Describe strategies and procedures for implementing the practice or program, and
- Provide at least two to three years of post-implementation data that demonstrate a positive impact.
Additionally, a campus, district, or charter school must meet any ONE of the following three criteria:
Criterion II The campus, district, or charter school must be rated Exemplary or Recognized in the year the practice is submitted.
OR
Criterion III The campus, district, or charter school is rated Academically Acceptable in the year the practice is submitted and has demonstrated substantial improvement and/or sustained high performance as defined by meeting or exceeding the Recognized State Accountability Standard OR meeting or exceeding the Gold Performance Standard in one of the following areas:
- TAKS subject area
- Annual dropout rate
- Completion rate
- Advanced course/dual-enrollment completion
- AP/IB results
- Attendance rate
- Recommended High School Program/Distinguished Achievement Program (RHSP/DAP)
- SAT/ACT results
- Higher education readiness component
- Commended performance in a TAKS subject area†
OR
Criterion IV A campus, district, or charter school is rated Exemplary, Recognized, or Academically Acceptable and has demonstrated substantial improvement and/or sustained high performance in another outcome, such as:
- Grade 8 algebra completion
- College enrollment
Note: The above criteria serve as a general guide for evaluating best practice submissions. The criteria are effective beginning the 2008–09 school year.
† When using Commended performance in a TAKS subject area to demonstrate high performance, the Recognized standard also must be met.
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Campus or district personnel interested in submitting a best practice should complete and submit the Notification of Interest form to Resources for Learning (RFL). RFL is partnering with TEA in the development of the Clearinghouse. RFL staff will follow up with campus/district personnel to collect outcome and implementation data about the practice. RFL staff then will prepare a best practice summary for TEA review and campus/district approval.
Notification of Interest form
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