Robert Scott Commissioner
April 2, 2008
TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
1701 North Congress Ave.*Austin, Texas 78701-1494*512/463-9734 *FAX: 512/463-9838 *http://www.tea.state.tx.us
SPECIAL NOTE: This letter of notification is from the Texas Education Agency requiring all districts (LEA’s) to notify all parents of Limited English Proficient students regarding TEA’s AMAO status in 2003-2004.
It is also important for you to know that Spring Branch Independent School District has met the Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAO’s) every year since 2004.
ACTION REQUIRED
April 2, 2008
TO THE ADMINISTRATOR ADDRESSED:
SUBJECT: Notification to Title III local Education Agencies (LEAs) and Parents of Limited English Proficient Students Regarding Determinations for Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs) in 2003-2004
Under the No Child left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), the Texas Education Agency (TEA) is required to make Annual Measurable Achievement Objective (AMAO) determinations annually for all Title III, Part A, funded local education agencies (LEAs). The U.S. Department of Education (USDE) has required that the TEA notify all Title "' funded LEAs that the TEA did not make AMAO determinations for the 2003-2004 school year, the first year of implementation of the AMAO requirement.
The TEA was unable to determine AMAOs in 2003-2004 because the necessary assessments were not available, and the agency subsequently developed the Texas English language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) to meet this requirement. The TEA has made AMAO determinations each school year after 2003-2004 and will continue to do so.
Notification also must be provided to the parents of all limited English proficient (LEP) students in your LEA by April 30, 2008. You may send your parents a copy of this letter or a letter that you have developed that contains the same information as found in the first two paragraphs of this notification. A copy of this letter also is being provided in Spanish by the TEA.
If you have questions regarding this notification, please contact Ms. Christina Villarreal in the Division of NCLB Program Coordination at christina.villarreal@tea.state.tx.us or via telephone at (512) 463-9374.