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Texas Reading First Initiative 2009-2010 Campus Timeline

The following timelines specify when campuses must submit information or data.

  • Bolded dates are deadlines by which information and/or data must be submitted to the Texas Institute for Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistics (TIMES).
  • Districts/campuses are responsible for ensuring that data are submitted to vendors in time for the vendors to meet the deadlines listed below. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will be notified of campuses not completing data collections and/or submitting data after the deadlines listed below. Delinquency in submissions or lack of submission may result in a holdback of funding.
  • Grade 3 outcome assessments (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills [TAKS]) must be completed according to the state-required timelines.

August 2009-December 2009

Online System:

Opens September 28

Closes October 9

Campus updates (addresses, contacts, grades and languages, instructional programs and assessments, teacher rosters, and general teacher information)

(Completed by Local Campus Coach [LCC] or principal)

September 14 - 25

Beginning of Year (BOY) Screening/Diagnostic for grades 1, 2, and 3

October 12

BOY data for grades 1, 2, and 3 due to TIMES.

(This is the vendor deadline for submitting data to TIMES. Vendors may have different submission deadlines with schools/districts in order to meet this deadline. All paper administration campuses must have data entered into the online system by this date.)

October 5 - 16

BOY Screening/Diagnostic for kindergarten

October 30

BOY data for kindergarten due to TIMES.

(This is the vendor deadline for submitting data to TIMES. Vendors may have different submission deadlines with schools/districts in order to meet this deadline. All paper administration campuses must have data entered into the online system by this date.)

Online System:

Opens November 9

Closes November 25

  1. Background Information survey
  2. Beginning of Year survey
  3. Leadership/Climate/Instruction survey

(All surveys completed by LCCs, principals, and teachers)

November 20

Outcome Assessment order for grades 1 and 2 due to TIMES.

(Completed by Reading First coordinator and/or district contact)

* Capacity Building and Study/Demonstration campuses may be required to participate in additional data-collection efforts. These districts/campuses will be notified when final decisions are made regarding additional data collections.

January 2010-June 2010

January 11 - 22

Middle of Year (MOY) Screening/Diagnostic for grades K-3

February 5

MOY data for grades K-3 due to TIMES.

(This is the vendor deadline for submitting data to TIMES. Vendors may have different submission deadlines with schools/districts in order to meet this deadline. All paper administration campuses must have data entered into the online system by this date.)

Online System:

Opens February 15

Closes February 26

  1. Campus updates (addresses, contacts, grades and languages, instructional programs and assessments, teacher rosters, and general teacher information) (Completed by LCC or principal)
  2. Implementation survey
  3. (Completed by LCC)

April 19 - May 7

End of Year (EOY) Screening/Diagnostic grades for K-3

April 19 - May 14

Outcome Assessments for grades 1 and 2 (ITBS/Logramos or SAT10/Aprenda)

Online System:

Opens May 3

Closes May 21

  1. Implementation survey (Completed by teachers and LCC)
  1. 360 surveys (Completed by teachers, LCCs, principals, RTAs, and PMs)

May 21

EOY data for grades K-3 due to TIMES.

(This is the vendor deadline for submitting data to TIMES. Vendors may have different submission deadlines with schools/districts in order to meet this deadline. All paper administration campuses must have data entered into the online system by this date.)

May 21

Professional development hours, special education counts, and tier tallies

(Completed by LCC or principal)

June 30

Outcome data for grades 1 and 2 due to TIMES.

(This is the vendor deadline for submitting data to TIMES. Vendors may have different submission deadlines with schools/districts in order to meet this deadline.)

* Capacity Building and Study/Demonstration campuses may be required to participate in additional data-collection efforts. These districts/campuses will be notified when final decisions are made regarding additional data collections.

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