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Dropout Prevention - A Conversation About Research-based Recommendations and Successful Implementation

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Texas Consortium on School Research: Winter 2011 Meeting

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• Welcome
• Update on TCSR Steering Committee, Laural Logan-Fain, Associate Director Texas Consortium on School Research, REL Southwest at Edvance Research
• How Prepared are Students for College-Level Reading? Applying a Lexile®-Based Approach, Chuck Wilkins, Director, Statistics and Evaluation Research, REL Southwest at Edvance Research and Jenifer Hartman, Director, Practice-Based Research, REL Southwest at Edvance Research
• Applying the Lexile Methodology: A Step-by-Step Process Using Your District Data, Eric Rolfhus, Research Scientist I, REL Southwest at Edvance Research and Aaron Smith, Director of Knowledge Management, YES Prep
• Houston ISD: Using Research to Align College Readiness Standards, Carla Stevens, Assistant Superintendent, Houston ISD and June Giddings, Director, P-16 College & Career Readiness, Houston ISD
• Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB): An Overview of the Pathways Model, Colby Stoever, Senior Research Specialist, Planning and Accountability, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB)
• Northside ISD: High School to College: a Teacher to Teacher Connection, Sara McAndrew, Executive Director of Secondary Instruction, Northside ISD and Cynthia Tyroff, Secondary English Language Arts Instructional Specialist, Northside ISD
• Fostering Ongoing Communication: Creating an Online TCSR Community of Practice, Kris Kurtenbach, Founder, Collaborative Communications and Michelle Bishop, Vice President of Interactive Services, Collaborative Communications

Texas Consortium on School Research Winter 2011 Steering Committee Meeting

Fall 2010 Steering Committee Meeting

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Texas Consortium on School Research Steering Committee

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Pre-Meeting Materials
Summer 2010 Inaugural Meeting

TCSR Inaugural Steering Committee Meeting Input Report
TCSR Inaugural Steering Committee Meeting Input Report

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TCSR Small Group Discussion Summaries

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• Welcome
• Using Student Achievement Data to Support Instructional Decision Making, Jeffrey Wayman, Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin
• How to Make the Most of Your District Data: Linking to the ERC, Dan O’Brien, Director and Jim Parsons, Assistant Director, UT Dallas Education Research Center
• ERC Proposal Update: On-Track to Graduate Indicator, Eric Rolfhus, Research Scientist, Stacy Daugherty, Development Manager, and Kim Diehl Brunnert, Senior Researcher, REL Southwest at Edvance Research
• College Preparatory Curriculum for All: Implementation and Effects of Raising Graduation Requirements in Chicago, Nicholas Montgomery, Senior Research Analyst, The Consortium on Chicago School Research
• Pursuing a Career and Preparing for College, James Steinhauser, Assistant Superintendent of Research and Evaluation, El Paso ISD
• Lexiles as a College Readiness Indicator, Eric Rolfhus, Research Scientist, REL Southwest at Edvance Research
• Freshman Year Success Initiative, Cecilia Oakeley, Executive Director, Evaluation and Accountability and Dorothea Weir, Manager, Applied Research, Evaluation and Accountability, Dallas ISD
• Framework for Action, Kathleen Barfield, Chief Information Officer, REL Southwest at Edvance Research

Download TCSR Inaugural Meeting Agenda

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Individual Presentations

• Welcome
• Commission for a College Ready Texas, Sandy Kress, Chair of Commission for a College Ready Texas (CCRT)
• The Consortium on Chicago School Research (CCSR): A New Model of Research to Support Urban School Reform, Christopher Mazzeo, Associate Director of Policy and Outreach, The Consortium on Chicago School Research (CCSR)
• What Is It Going to Take to Get Students Ready for College, Vanessa Coca, Research Analyst, The Consortium on Chicago School Research (CCSR)
• Highlights of a Successful Consortium Collaboration, Kathleen Barfield, Executive Director, Statewide Tools for Teaching Excellence (STTE). For more information about STTE, click here.
• College Readiness Research & Practice Guide: Helping Students Navigate the Path to College: What High Schools Can Do, Eric Rolfhus, Senior Researcher, Regional Educational Laboratory—Southwest at Edvance Research
• The Role of the Education Research Center in Facilitating Consortia Research, Jim Parsons, Assistant Director, Texas Schools Project/University of Texas at Dallas Education Research Center (ERC)