Volume 6, Number 39, September 26, 2003 Pages: 2
A Publication of the Resource Center for Charter Schools
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Charter School Child Count

SPECIAL EDUCATION CHILD COUNT Charter schools opening for the first time in 2003-2004 were mailed a packet containing detailed information for submitting special education child counts. The child count will be used to determine eligibility for 2003-2004 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B (IDEA-B) allocations. These funds are available to newly opened charter schools that provide special education services to eligible students with disabilities based on current full and individual evaluations and individualized education programs (IEPs).

The child count should be reported in the Newly Opened Charter School Child Count screens on the automated 2003-2004 Web Standard Application System (WEB SAS) for Special Education Programs. The reporting system will be available on the web from October 1, 2003 through October 22, 2003 and any child count information must be reported through the WEB SAS system during this period of availability. Only newly opened charter schools for 2003-2004 will have access to the child count screens.

For assistance in completing the child count, contact your education service center special education contact. If additional assistance is required, contact Debbie Conaway at (512) 463-9362.

2002-03 ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE INDICATOR SYSTEM (AEIS) reports for your school are available as of September 25, 2003 at the Texas Education Agency’s website. See below.

ACTION REQUIRED:
2002-03 AEIS REPORTS

September 24, 2003

TO THE SUPERINTENDENT ADDRESSED:

The 2002-03 Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) reports for your district and schools are available as of September 25, 2003 at the Texas Education Agency’s website. These reports are not being mailed to districts and schools, but are available to be printed directly from the web. To view and print the reports, go to the following address in your web browser and follow the directions provided there:

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/aeis/2003/supt.srch.html

This site is designed for district use. A public version of the AEIS site will be available October 1st. The district site has the following components:

    Guidelines - Information regarding district responsibilities for publishing the AEIS report, instructions for printing from the web, and other topics. Keep in mind that the Guidelines will only be available online; this document will not be mailed to districts. Please print out and read the Guidelines.

    Glossary - Definitions and methodologies for all items found in the AEIS reports.

    District AEIS Report - The AEIS report for your district which consists of the performance and profile sections.

    Campus AEIS Reports - The AEIS reports for each school in your district, which include performance and profile sections.

    Campus Group lists - For each school, a listing showing the 40 schools in that school’s unique comparison group.

On October 1st the complete AEIS site will be made public at this address:

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/aeis/2003/index.html

In addition to the components described above, the public site will include:

  • State AEIS Report

  • Region AEIS Report

  • Data Download Capabilities

  • Link to the Texas Business and Education Coalition AEIS Guide

If you have questions, please contact the Division of Performance Reporting at (512) 463-9704 or by sending email to perfrept@tea.state.tx.us.