The Texas Education Agency has a redesigned website featuring a new look and user experience. One of the biggest changes is an enhanced search engine designed to dramatically improve a visitor’s ability to locate specific information. The site is designed to meet usability standards now required under federal law for people with disabilities. The home page also features portals where administrators, teachers and outside entities doing business with TEA can go for targeted information. Additional portals organize information by topics. Parents and prospective teachers have ready access to key information through a new section called “How do I…” in the right hand navigation panel.
Many home page features from the old TEA website remain in place under the new look, including the A-to-Z index, the School District Locator and the latest news and announcements from the agency. To aid in the transition over the coming months, users can revert to the old home page via this link ritter.tea.state.tx.us. There is also a link to the old website under the “How do I…” section in the upper right hand navigation on the new home page. If you have bookmarked existing TEA web pages, your bookmarks should work. If they do not, try them again.
Gradually, over the coming months, most content on the old TEA website will migrate to the new look and navigation system.
To help you become familiar with the new site, we have created a tutorial that will take you on a tour. We look forward to implementing this new website and we welcome your feedback as we fully implement these exciting new changes.
Agency News
Evaluation of Communities in Schools of Texas: (Final Report)
The TEA, at the direction of the Texas Legislature, commissioned ICF International to conduct an evaluation of CIS of Texas and its 28 affiliates located in 55 counties throughout the state.
Report on Best Practices in Dropout Prevent Released
A new report on Best Practices in Dropout Prevention recently released by ICF International, in partnership with the National Dropout Prevention Center/Network, found that three Texas programs had consistent, positive and meaningful effects on preventing dropouts.
State Board of Education January meeting
Jan. 21-23, 2009 Schedule and Agendas
Texas Accountability Growth Measure Approved by U.S. Department of Education
The U.S. Department of Education announced Jan. 8 that it has approved, with conditions, the Texas Projection Measure, a growth measure that will be used by Texas to determine whether students are meeting annual performance goals.
Five Texas Teachers Named Presidential Awards Finalists
Five Texas teachers have been named finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST).