ACADEMIC/ACCOUNTABILITY ACADEMIES 2002

SUMMER ACADEMIC/ACCOUNTABILITY ACADEMIES The Charter School Resource Center's Academic/Accountability Academies 2002 will focus on assisting charters to prepare for the new Texas assessments (TAKS) and can provide excellent in-service for your teachers and administrators for the 2002-2003 school year. The schedule and registration form is attached. Please list workshop attendees individually on the registration form and fax to the Resource Center at 210-348-7899 . Each topic listed is a separate, all-day workshop beginning at 9:00 a.m. and ending at 3:00 p.m. Register early as each workshop is limited to 45 participants. For questions call the Resource Center at 210-348-7890. Workshops will be provided at no cost to the charters.

STUDENT TRANSFER INFORMATION In accordance with Civil Action 5281, all Texas school districts and charters are required to submit student transfer information to the Agency. Exceptions to this requirement are charters that are designated as military, residential placement, or correctional schools. These charters are considered "exempt" and do not need to provide the EEO Unit a list of their students. However, in the new automated STS (Student Transfer System), charters that are exempt still have to access the system and explain the reason for their exempt status. Charter schools that have some students who fall under exempt status and some who do not still have to submit transfer information for those students who do not fall under exempt status. For example, if a charter school has 300 students that reside on the campus(es) and 50 that do not, then that school has to report those 50 students as transfers. Contact Pam Williams at 512-463-9519 for more information.