Listen Live to the Committee of the Full Board
Beginning at 9 a.m. USCST. The system is limited to 100 simultaneous users. If you are unable to listen live, a copy of the broadcast will be available from the audio archive website.

Eligibility lists for PKES
The eligibility lists for the Prekindergarten Early Start (PKES) grant are now available: Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3.

New AEIS reports available
The 2007-08 AEIS reports are now available. The Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) compiles a wide range of information on the performance of students in each school and district in Texas...

Top Teacher of the Year to be Announced Saturday
Roll out the red carpet and let the drum roll for the six finalists who anxiously await the announcement of the top Teacher of the Year award. On Saturday (Nov. 22), the state’s top elementary and secondary teacher will be named at a special ceremony in Austin...

New LONESTAR Website
The new LONESTAR website is now available at http://loving1.tea.state.tx.us/lonestar/Home.aspx providing fast, easy access to Texas education data. LONESTAR displays data using charts and graphs at the state, region, and school district levels for the five most recent years. Current reports include student enrollment, high school graduation, accountability ratings, Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) ratings, and listings of school districts within legislative districts.

Texas Growth Proposal to the United States Department of Education
Texas is proposing to use a growth model for determining whether schools, school districts, and the state are making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) for the 2008-2009 school year.

Laureles Elementary teacher wins prestigious Milken Award
In a surprise school assembly today, Laureles Elementary third-grade teacher Zulema Williams-Santa Ana was presented the Milken Family Foundation’s National Educator Award. The coveted recognition carries with it a $25,000 cash prize, which Williams-Santa Ana can spend on anything she wishes...

The Texas Education Agency is seeking qualified attorneys to act as independent hearing examiners in local school district employment hearings.
Applications are due no later than December 1st, 2008. View application and additional information.

Texas Education Agency receives grants from America’s Promise Alliance and State Farm Insurance to host summit addressing high school dropout crisis
Commissioner of Education Robert Scott announced today that the Texas Education Agency has received a $25,000 grant from America’s Promise Alliance (APA), the nation’s largest partnership alliance working on behalf of children and youth, to host a Statewide Dropout Prevention Summit in Austin Nov. 10...

Final 2008 state accountability ratings and Gold Performance Acknowledgments posted
Accountability appeals boosted the ratings of six school districts and 27 campuses, final results released today show...