LOOKING FOR AN ACADEMIC HOME RUN?
Count on the Moak Casey Academic, Assessment and Accountability team to detail the inner workings of the Texas accountability system. Inside Accountability is a quick-read guide includes up-to-the-minute newsletters, invitations to just-in-time webinars, decision impact-modeling and individual guidance with specific actions and implications for curriculum, instructional leadership, and practice.
| Day | Time | Title | Room | Speakers | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, November 4th | 2:45 - 3:45 | Unlock Your Leadership Potential: Discover Skills to Lead with Confidence | Kalahari Salons H/I | Shannon Kuhrt, Comal ISD Jana Eastham, Frisco ISD Dr. Stacy Guzzetta, Friendswood ISD Dr. Tracy McDaniel, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | View Presentation |
| Monday, November 4th | 2:45 - 3:45 | Testing Isn’t That Scary! | Cypress Room | Meredith Smith, Lamar CISD Tara Wenglar, Lamar CISD | View Presentation |
| Monday, November 4th | 2:45 - 3:45 | Data Integrity Matters! | Kilimanjaro Ballroom | Dr. Amanda Walker, ESC Region 10 Rachel Walters, ESC Region 10 | View Presentation |
| Monday, November 4th | 2:45 - 3:45 | Tried and True: Testing tips and tricks for you! | Zambezi Room | Misti O’Keefe, Pine Tree ISD Valerie Ogle, Pine Tree ISD | View Presentation |
| Monday, November 4th | 2:45 - 3:45 | Creating STAAR Score Code Completion Reports | Crown Palm/Banyan | Carin Adermann, Northside ISD Susan Barthelme, Northside ISD Lisa Guzman, Northside ISD Richard Martinez, Northside ISD Brittany Pettis, Northside ISD | View Presentation |
| Monday, November 4th | 2:45 - 3:45 | Using Premium Fuel to Drive Instruction and Improve Performance | Bamboo/Acacia | Jennifer Vinson, Comal ISD Patricia Nieto, Comal ISD Courtney Witherell, Comal ISD | View Presentation |
| Monday, November 4th | 2:45 - 3:45 | TEA’s General Texas Assessment Program Updates | Kalahari Salons A/B | Texas Education Agency Andrew Lawver, Director of Test Administration Julie Cole, Director of Policy & Publications Karen Mayton, Director of Assessment Division Strategy, Operations, and Reporting | View Presentation |
| Monday, November 4th | 4:30 - 5:30 | Mythbusters - NWEA MAP Growth Edition: Connecting the Disconnect | Nile Room | Emily Rial Christensen, Royse City ISD | View Presentation |
| Monday, November 4th | 4:30 - 5:30 | Traveling through the life of a DTC/ CTC | Kalahari Salons H/I | Kathy Conring, Cisco ISD Erin Schaefer, Cisco ISD | View Presentation |
| Monday, November 4th | 4:30 - 5:30 | Data Done Right: Proactive Planning for Meaningful Assessment and Intervention | Cypress Room | Lara Miller, Education Advanced Inc. Angee Andrus, Huntsville ISD Craig Dickey, Education Advanced Inc. Paul Trevino, Huntsville ISD | View Presentation |
| Monday, November 4th | 4:30 - 5:30 | We are ONE: Building Community Among Educational Stakeholders | Zambezi Room | Skye Raschke, KIPP Texas Public Schools Eric Barnes, KIPP Texas Public Schools | View Presentation |
| Monday, November 4th | 4:30 - 5:30 | How do you TFAR? | Bamboo/Acacia | Blake Emmons, Pasadena ISD Amy Duke, Pasadena ISD | View Presentation |
| Monday, November 4th | 4:30 - 5:30 | NAEP -- Navigating New Horizons | Kalahari Salons A/B | Texas Education Agency Kim Ackermann, NAEP Coordinator-Texas | View Presentation |
| Monday, November 4th | 4:30 - 5:30 | Systematic Test Security Management for Districts of Any Size | Crown Palm/Banyan | Dan Martin, Dallas ISD Emily Gaines, Dallas ISD Dr. Charlenta Govan, Dallas ISD Lauren Shofner, Dallas ISD | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 8:00 - 9:00 | Elevate Your School's Rating Empowering Student Growth Through Targeted Interventions | Kalahari Salons C/D | Courtney Verzosa, New Diana ISD, Robert F. Hunt Elementary Ashley Richardson, New Diana ISD | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 8:00 - 9:00 | Making Training Engaging | Bamboo/Acacia | Patricia Baldwin, Tomball ISD | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 8:00 - 9:00 | Leveraging Generative AI for Data-Driven Instruction and Actionable PLCs | Cypress Room | Rachael McClain, Collegiate Edu-Nation | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 8:00 - 9:00 | Testing, Testing and more Testing-Who has time? | Crown Palm/Banyan | Belinda Alaniz, Robstown ISD Patricia Erebia, Robstown ISD Maricela Pena, Robstown ISD Candace Rodriguez, Robstown ISD | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 8:00 - 9:00 | Using the On-Data Suite (ODS) Platform to Track College, Career, and Military Readiness | Kalahari Salons A/B | Evans Onsongo, Mansfield ISD Amy Adams, Mansfield ISD Maria Alcorn, Mansfield ISD John Warren, On Data Suite Susie Williams, Mansfield ISD | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 8:00 - 9:00 | Data3 = Empowered, Engaged, Energized | Kalahari Salons H/I | Teresa Sellers, Somerset ISD James Cano, Somerset ISD Rose Chapa, Somerset ISD Stephen Enriquez, Eduphoria Mario Goff, Somerset ISD | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 8:00 - 9:00 | How to Talk to Legislators and a Look Ahead to the 89th Session | Kalahari Salons F/G | Dr. Toni Riester-Wood, MoakCasey Terry Faucheux, MoakCasey Addie Gomez, MoakCasey Eugenie Schieve, Office of Senator Eckhardt | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 8:00 - 9:00 | STAAR Scoring for RLA | Kilimanjaro Ballroom | Texas Education Agency Chris Rozunick, Director, Assessment Development | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 8:00 - 9:00 | Vocabulary Instruction and Assessment | Zambezi Room | Tanesha Yusuf, Be A Change/Midlothian ISD | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 10:45 - 11:45 | Using the NWEA’s MAP Growth Assessments to Predict State Accountability | Cypress Room | Evans Onsongo, Mansfield ISD Amy Adams, Mansfield ISD Miranda Madden, NWEA Alf Nizam, Mach B Technologies Susie Williams, Mansfield ISD | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 10:45 - 11:45 | ACT & A-F Accountability: 2024 CCMR Updates and Beyond | Kalahari Salons F/G | Jonathan Delgado, ACT, INC. Stephanie Estrada, San Antonio ISD | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 10:45 - 11:45 | Collaborative Growth: Leveraging PLC Strategies in the Classroom with Formative | Nile Room | Arianna Ranahosseini, Newsela Anna Catherine Alvis, Lake Travis ISD Jessica Barr, Lake Travis ISD Dana Schrader, Lake Travis ISD | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 10:45 - 11:45 | The Untold Tales of a District Testing Coordinator: Making It All Come Together! | Crown Palm/Banyan | Sebastian Duque, La Joya ISD Benjamin Estrada, Los Fresnos CISD | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 10:45 - 11:45 | Curriculum Connections Based on Year 2 STAAR Redesign Data | Zambezi Room | Tosh McGaughy, Tosh McGaughy LLC Irma Garcia, McKinney ISD | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 10:45 - 11:45 | Build a Better Campus | Kalahari Salons C/D | Crissy Haynie, ESC Region 7 | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 10:45 - 11:45 | Unwrapping State Assessment Accommodations | Kalahari Salons H/I | Rachel Walters, ESC Region 10 | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 10:45 - 11:45 | STAAR Scoring for Science and Social Studies | Kalahari Salons A/B | Texas Education Agency Jo Ann Bilderback, Director, Math, Science, and Social Studies | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 10:45 - 11:45 | Session by Nancy Frey, Corwin Press | Kilimanjaro Ballroom | Nancy Frey, Corwin Press | Presentation is not currently available. |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 10:45 - 11:45 | Assessing the Instructional Coach and Principal/Leader Partnership | Bamboo/Acacia | Jodie Wymore, Be A Change, LLC | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 1:30 - 2:30 | Digging Deep into State Assessment Data | Kalahari Salons F/G | Pennie Kimbrough, ESC Region 10 | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 1:30 - 2:30 | CCMR: Tracking and Leveraging Indicators for Increasing Outcomes | Kilimanjaro Ballroom | Haily Rambo, ESC Region 12 | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 1:30 - 2:30 | Shared Accountability: Building Collective Teacher Efficacy & Teacher Leaders | Kalahari Salons C/D | Bethany French, Rice ISD | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 1:30 - 2:30 | Extending and Scaffolding Learning: Using Assessment to Guide Responsive Planning | Nile Room | Melissa Hinshaw, Northwestern University – Center for Talent Development | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 1:30 - 2:30 | Enhancing TELPAS Administration: Tips to Lead, Plan & Support | Crown Palm/Banyan | Monica Spottsville, Alief ISD | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 1:30 - 2:30 | Strengthening the School Testing Community thru Training Scenarios | Cypress Room | Samuel Lopez, KIPP Texas Public Schools Dina Cruz, KIPP Texas Public Schools | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 1:30 - 2:30 | Assessment Strategy: Refining Assessment Practices for Your Community | Bamboo/Acacia | Lindsey Wise, Aldine ISD Matt Driscoll, The Achievement Network Kathryn Walton, The Achievement Network | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 1:30 - 2:30 | Going Digital - Collecting Information Just Got Easier! | Kalahari Salons A/B | Kathy Milton, ESC Region 10 Cody Record, ESC Region 10 | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 1:30 - 2:30 | Impact of STAAR Redesign on Student Performance: A Longitudinal Analysis | Kalahari Salons H/I | Rebeca Cooper, Texas A&M University Texarkana | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 1:30 - 2:30 | JSWP for Special Populations: Every Student Can Think; Every Student Can Write | Zambezi Room | Stephanie Dingle, Jane Schaffer Academic Writing Program Teresa Barragan, Ysleta ISD | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 3:00 - 4:00 | Raising the Ceiling: Measuring Growth and Learning Readiness Beyond Proficiency | Cypress Room | Melissa Hinshaw, Northwestern University – Center for Talent Development Todd Kettler, Baylor University – Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 3:00 - 4:00 | Good instruction is - good instruction! | Nile Room | Kathleen Hart, New Caney ISD, Porter HS | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 3:00 - 4:00 | Time Saving Tools for Time Limited Leaders | Crown Palm/Banyan | Mica Tucker, Northwest ISD Holly Blackmore, Northwest ISD Melissa Desimone, Northwest ISD | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 3:00 - 4:00 | Crafting Comprehensive Assessment Frameworks for TIA | Kilimanjaro Ballroom | Courtney Stevens, ESC Region 10 Amber Jones, ESC Region 10 | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 3:00 - 4:00 | Getting Ready for TELPAS: Ballin' on a Budget Without Breaking the Bank | Kalahari Salons F/G | Jennifer Burr, ESC Region 10 Michelle Turner, ESC Region 10 | Presentation is not currently available. |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 3:00 - 4:00 | Power of Predictability: Rigorous and Reliable Assessments | Kalahari Salons H/I | Rebeca Cooper, Texas A&M University | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 3:00 - 4:00 | Translating Data into Results: The Extended Constructed Response | Zambezi Room | Krystal Camacho, Venus ISD | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 3:00 - 4:00 | Oh Sheets! Implementing Google sheets Formulas to Make Your Life Easier | Bamboo/Acacia | Marleigh Thomas, KIPP Texas | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 3:00 - 4:00 | 2024 Accountability | Kalahari Salons A/B | Texas Education Agency Katherine Beck, Division Director, Performance Reporting Andrea Juarez, Director, Policy & Communications | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 3:00 - 4:00 | Failing to Flourishing | Kalahari Salons C/D | Christina Flores, Riesel ISD | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 4:15 - 5:15 | Tips and Tricks for New CTCs | Kalahari Salons C/D | Leslie Gilbreath, McKinney ISD Rebecca Baker, McKinney ISD Lisa Sadosky, McKinney ISD | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 4:15 - 5:15 | ROLL TIDE ROLL! | Bamboo/Acacia | Dana Ladd, ESC Region 8 Holly Hawkins, ESC Region 9 Rachel Haller, ESC Region 4 | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 4:15 - 5:15 | Rooted in Efficiency: Enhancing Campus, District, & State Testing Documentation | Crown Palm/Banyan | Shana Keller, Aldine ISD Taryn Meier, Aldine ISD Rebecca Munson, Aldine ISD | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 4:15 - 5:15 | Building and Using Effective Data Tools for Student Growth | Kalahari Salons H/I | Crissie Fowler, Huntsville ISD Ashley Barton, Huntsville ISD | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 4:15 - 5:15 | Master Thinking, Master Writing, Master STAAR: JSWP Cross-Curricular Writing | Kalahari Salons F/G | Stephanie Dingle, Jane Schaffer Academic Writing Program Teresa Barragan, Ysleta ISD | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 4:15 - 5:15 | Accountability Appeals and Data Submission Timeline Review | Kalahari Salons A/B | Texas Education Agency Katherine Beck, Division Director, Performance Reporting Andrea Juarez, Director, Policy & Communications | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 4:15 - 5:15 | Making Invisible Thinking Visible Through Oral and/or Written Expression | Zambezi Room | Daryl Michel, Be A Change, LLC. Tanesha Yusuf, Be A Change/Midlothian ISD | View Presentation |
| Tuesday, November 5th | 4:15 - 5:15 | Leveraging PLCs and iReady Data for Data Driven Decision Making | Nile Room | Edna Garcia, Ed.D., Curriculum Associates Christina Flores, Riesel ISD Ricardo Garcia, Ed.D., Curriculum Associates Claudia Salinas, Curriculum Associates | Presentation is not currently available. |
| Wednesday, November 6th | 8:45 - 9:45 | Accountability 1-2-3 | Bamboo/Acacia | Dr. Amanda Walker, ESC Region 10 | View Presentation |
| Wednesday, November 6th | 8:45 - 9:45 | The Power of TFAR | Kalahari Salon E | Natalyn Samuels, Bryan ISD Jessica Anderson, Bryan ISD / James Earl Rudder HS | View Presentation |
| Wednesday, November 6th | 8:45 - 9:45 | Change The World- One Child At A Time | Cypress Room | Derrick Conley, Pine Tree ISD | View Presentation |
| Wednesday, November 6th | 8:45 - 9:45 | Assessments Audits: Giving A Robust Assessments System a "Haircut" | Crown Palm/Banyan | Veronica Joyner, Garland ISD David Osman, Gibson Consulting Group | View Presentation |
| Wednesday, November 6th | 8:45 - 9:45 | The Vital Role of Change Management in Creating Comprehensive Assessment Systems | Kalahari Salons F/G | Jerry Karacz, Renaissance Melissa Adams, Bosqueville ISD Holly Moore, Belton ISD Tiyi Smith, Renaissance | View Presentation |
| Wednesday, November 6th | 8:45 - 9:45 | Applying Strategic CCMR- Before It's Too Late | Kalahari Salons C/D | Sarah Stevens, Irving ISD Mary Kay Gianoutsos, Decision Ed Group | View Presentation |
| Wednesday, November 6th | 8:45 - 9:45 | DMACulous Data-Driven Decisions | Kalahari Salons H/I | Randi Dunn, Hallsville ISD Stephanie Henderson, Hallsville ISD Liz Ramirez, ESC Region 7 | Presentation is not currently available. |
| Wednesday, November 6th | 8:45 - 9:45 | Let's Talk Testhound | Kilimanjaro Ballroom | Crystal Glover, Amarillo ISD Courtney Blackmon, Pampa ISD Lori Weinheimer, Lampasas ISD | View Presentation |
| Wednesday, November 6th | 8:45 - 9:45 | Early Childhood Assessment Requirements | Kalahari Salons A/B | Texas Education Agency Magali Farooqi, Early Childhood Assessment Specialist Sylina Valdez, Director, Early Childhood | View Presentation |
| Wednesday, November 6th | 10:00 - 11:00 | Assessment & Accountability Connections | Kalahari Salons C/D | Cheri Hendrick, College Station ISD | View Presentation |
| Wednesday, November 6th | 10:00 - 11:00 | Tools and Timelines For Secondary CTCs | Crown Palm/Banyan | Rebecca Baker, McKinney ISD Leslie Gilbreath, McKinney ISD Lisa Sadosky, McKinney ISD | View Presentation |
| Wednesday, November 6th | 10:00 - 11:00 | Supporting the Journey of a CTC | Kalahari Salon E | Katie Gomez, Humble ISD Cindy Stohs, Humble ISD Julie Thomas, Humble ISD | View Presentation |
| Wednesday, November 6th | 10:00 - 11:00 | From Rookie to Rock Star: A Survival Guide for First-Year Testing Coordinators | Bamboo/Acacia | Janaye Wideman, Abilene ISD | View Presentation |
| Wednesday, November 6th | 10:00 - 11:00 | Using Data to Make Strategic Instructional Decisions | Kalahari Salons H/I | Mandy Gallego, Franklin ISD Meghan Moran, Franklin ISD | View Presentation |
| Wednesday, November 6th | 10:00 - 11:00 | Using SAT Suite Data to Inform Instruction and Support CCMR | Kalahari Salons F/G | Lana Sveda, College Board | View Presentation |
| Wednesday, November 6th | 10:00 - 11:00 | Let's Talk Testhound - a Deeper Dive | Kilimanjaro Ballroom | Crystal Glover, Amarillo ISD Courtney Blackmon, Pampa ISD Lori Weinheimer, Lampasas ISD | View Presentation |
| Wednesday, November 6th | 10:00 - 11:00 | What is the Best Way to Access Student Test Results? | Kalahari Salons A/B | Texas Education Agency Karen Mayton, Director of Assessment Division Strategy, Operations, and Reporting Julie Cole, Director of Policy & Publications | View Presentation |
| Wednesday, November 6th | 10:00 - 11:00 | Increasing Literacy Outcomes in Roosevelt ISD | Cypress Room | Linda Hernandez, Roosevelt ISD Ty Duncan, MindPlay Education | Presentation is not currently available. |