TEXAS COMPREHENSIVE CENTER

Database of Online Resources Updated

You can now view ED Priority Area Resources separately. The following priorities are included: Turning Around Low-Achieving Schools; College and Career Ready Students; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education (STEM); Diverse Learners; Great Teachers and Great Leaders; Longitudinal Data Systems and Data Use.
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Comprehensive Centers Make a Difference

The report found that the Comprehensive Centers are effective in helping state education agencies build capacity for school improvement. The report used evaluation data from 3 program years (2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09). Watch a webinar that provides an overview of the report and the Comprehensive Centers’ significance.
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Teacher Evaluation Systems

Nearly 50 state education leaders convened in New Orleans, Louisiana, on July 27–28 to learn more about teacher evaluation systems. SEDL’s Southeast and Texas Comprehensive Centers sponsored the institute, which included participants from Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas.
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Early Warning Data Systems 3.0 Update

This important update includes a web-component allowing districts to review EWDS summary information across all campuses. The tool tracks research-based ninth-grade indicators related to high school dropout and flags at-risk students. Interventions can also be tracked, evaluated, and adjusted for success.
» current EWDS version (v. 2.2)
Turning Around Low-Achieving Schools

In July 2010, SEDL hosted a forum on school improvement and the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). This meeting was intended to provide an opportunity for teams from state departments of education to learn more about the ESEA Blueprint.
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