May XX, 2000



September 8, 2000

TO The Administrator Addressed:

SUBJECT: Accelerated Reading Instruction Program Evaluation Report, 1999-2000

Beginning in the 1999-2000 school year, districts and charter schools were required to phase in and implement programs of Accelerated Reading Instruction for students not showing adequate progress in reading development and who are at-risk for reading difficulties, including dyslexia. Such programs are required to address areas of reading difficulties identified through information from the reading instruments required under TEC §28.006 and administered in Kindergarten, Grade 1, and Grade 2. Each school district and charter school serving children in Kindergarten, Grade 1, and Grade 2 is required to provide Accelerated Reading Instruction to students in: 1) Kindergarten during the 1999-2000 school year; 2) Kindergarten and Grade 1 during the 2000-2001 school year; and 3) Kindergarten, Grade 1, and Grade 2 during the 2001-2002 school year.

The purpose of the evaluation is to assess the effectiveness of the program as it relates to ensuring that Kindergarten students become proficient readers and achieve satisfactory performance on the 3rd grade TAAS for reading. School districts and charter schools will comply with any evaluation requirements that may be established by the Texas Education Agency and will submit the evaluation reports in the format requested by the Agency.

This letter is to notify the administrator addressed that the Accelerated Reading Instruction Evaluation is now available online. Please see the back of this page for detailed instructions on accessing and completing the report online. The Accelerated Reading Instruction Evaluation, 1999-2000 is due on or before October 2, 2000. Districts without access to the Internet may request a paper copy of the Accelerated Reading Instruction Evaluation, 1999-2000 by calling the Office of Statewide Initiatives at (512) 463-9027.

Please be advised that the Accelerated Reading Instruction Final Expenditure is a separate form, also required by the Agency and due on October 2, 2000. The final expenditure report can be accessed via the same web address as the Accelerated Reading Instruction Program Evaluation Report, 1999-2000. However, your password for this application is the letter z plus your county district number.

Sincerely,

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Robin Gilchrist

Assistant Commissioner

Office of Statewide Initiatives

Instructions for ACCESSING THE

Accelerated Reading INstruction Program evaluation, 1999-2000

1 a. Direct Access

1. Open your Internet browser—either Netscape or Microsoft Explorer.

2. Type the following URL address:

This will open the secure server site; enter your username* and password.**

1 b. Access via TEA’s homepage

1. Open your Internet browser—either Netscape or Microsoft Explorer

2. Type the following URL address: tea.state.tx.us

3. Select the Texas Reading Initiative link under the Educational Programs column on the right hand side.

4. This will take you to the yellow Statewide Initiatives book. Click on the book. Under the Table of Contents, click on Accelerated Reading Instruction. Scroll to the very bottom of the page and click on Accelerated Reading Instruction Program Evaluation, 1999-2000.

5. This will open the secure server site; enter your username* and password.**

3. Completing the Accelerated Reading Instruction Program

Evaluation, 1999-2000

***You will only have 30 minutes to complete this form before the system automatically logs you out. You may wish to make a hard copy of the report to record your information in draft form before completing it online.

1. Select the RI_AcceleratedReadingReport-Accelerated Reading Instruction Evaluation, 1999-2000 application. Click the Launch Button on the left hand side.

2. Enter your county district number.

3. Enter name of contact person, telephone number, and optional email address.

4. Make a numeric entry for items 1-13.

5. If you click on “other” on any of the responses on items 15-19 or 21-23, please list a text response in the appropriate box.

6. Part 3 of the program evaluation report is an optional narrative. If you choose to submit the narrative, please limit your write-up to no more than one typewritten page.

7. Once you are certain that all your information is correct and complete, click on the submit button. Please note: IF YOU DO NOT CLICK ON THE “SEND TO TEA” BUTTON, YOUR REPORT WILL NOT BE RECEIVED BY TEA.

8. Please make a hard copy of the final summary page and optional narrative (if applicable) for your records.

7. If you need to make changes to the form after it has already been submitted, you will need to contact the Office of Statewide Initiatives at (512) 463-9027.

* Username is the letter “r” plus your County District Number, without the hyphen. For example, Pharr-San Juan Alamo ISD’s county district number is 108-909. Therefore, PSJA ISD will use r108909 as their username.

**Password is the secure password you used to access the Report of Early Reading Instruments Results. If you have misplaced this password, you will need to call the Agency’s help desk to have it reset at (512) 463-9800.

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