What is accountabilityconnect?
This comprehensive, year-long district support service is designed specifically to help school leaders (at both the district and campus level) understand state and federal assessment and accountability systems – with a focus on understanding the issues that are most impactful for classroom instruction and student learning. Additionally, this support service helps members stay current on changes or developments in the areas of instruction, assessment, and accountability. A key component of accountabilityconnect is that it helps members make sense of the complexities surrounding assessment and accountability systems so that district and campus leaders can more effectively lead and support successful instructional practices. Ultimately this allows districts to connect accountability to instruction – which benefits teachers, students, staff, and the entire school community.
Why join accountabilityconnect?
During the ac25-26 service year (May 1, 2025 – April 30, 2026), member districts will receive a broad range of services and supports in the following areas:
- accountability system – ongoing support relating to the development and evolution of the A-F Accountability system (including the system for 2025, 2026, 2027 and the refresh of the system scheduled for 2028)
- assessment system – ongoing updates relating to the state assessment system, including STAAR, Interim Assessments and the anticipated development of the Through Year Assessment System, as well as any new assessment initiatives enacted during the 2025 Legislative Session
- legislative updates – ongoing support and resources intended to summarize key pieces of legislation passed during the 2025 Legislative Session and assist school leaders in identifying critical decision-making and action steps required by new legislation
- data tools and templates – ongoing development and support of data views and “think throughs” designed to assist district and campus leaders in understanding their data and identifying areas or issues for strategic planning and initiatives
- assessment literacy – ongoing support designed to assist campus and district leaders in better understanding the variety of assessment tools that are available to districts (e.g., formative assessments, interim assessments, summative assessments), with a focus on maximizing the effectiveness of assessment data analysis to improve and support classroom instruction and student learning
lead4ward and TASA are here for you!
lead4ward and TASA are excited to collaborate in supporting education leaders across the state in the areas of accountability and instruction.
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John Fessenden
John is an educational consultant who works with school districts, campuses and regional educational service centers in the areas of assessment, accountability and data analysis. read more –>
Why join accountabilityconnect?
watch now!accountability symposium – save the date
- july 28 – keller isd
- july 29 – klein isd
Registration Links
- $1,000 – districts with 1 campus
- $2,500 – districts with 2-10 campuses
- $4,550 – districts with 11+ campuses
Summary of Services
- 21 Scheduled webinars (with additional webinars added on as as-needed basis)
- Telephone, text, email, or virtual on-request support
- Presentation templates for public hearings or board meetings
- Ongoing development of data tools and resources to help analyze and evaluate academic growth and performance
- Additional materials designed to synthesize and summarize assessment and accountability requirements
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