College Preparatory Courses for CCMR Accountability: Faculty Reviewers

College preparatory course providers who wish to participate must submit an application that includes narrative responses and data files indicating their interest in being considered an approved provider of a college preparatory course that counts toward the college, career, and military readiness (CCMR) credit in the public-school accountability system. 

Through a comprehensive review process, TEA will work with faculty reviewers to assess submitted application materials for college preparatory courses for public school accountability. Each college preparatory course approved for public school accountability will be assigned a unique Service ID enabling data collection related to participation and outcomes.

Course Review Process

A provider of an approved College Preparatory Course for Public School Accountability must:

• have served students in 2021-2022 and still be actively serving students,

• apply by January 31, 2025 through Qualtrics application to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) that includes three .csv files containing previous college preparatory course participation (district Information for 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024),

• undergo a quality review of the application by faculty reviewers from across the state

The course review process will result in the following:

• A 2025-2030 college preparatory course for public school accountability list of approved providers

• Assignment of a unique Service ID for each approved college preparatory English language arts courses and each college preparatory mathematics course approved for credit in the public-school accountability system

• Continuous improvement to support consistent high-quality courses for students

Application Requirements for Faculty Reviewers

TEA is implementing a process to review and approve college preparatory courses that count for college, career and military readiness (CCMR) credit in the public-school accountability system.

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is seeking experienced faculty members to serve as reviewers for the approval process of college preparatory courses that count toward College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) credits in the public-school accountability system.

Reviewer Responsibilities:

• Evaluate course applications based on TEA guidelines and criteria.
• Provide objective feedback and recommendations for approval.
• Commit to reviewing materials within a specified timeline.

Qualifications:

College preparatory courses for CCMR accountability must have at least three (3) years of experience teaching and/or directly supporting the content area they seek to review.

Adjunct professors with at least three years of experience at accredited institutions of higher education in Texas are encouraged to apply.

Timeline and Commitment:

Training/Orientation: February 6-8, 2025

Review Period: February 6-12, 2025

To apply for approval to be a faculty reviewer of submitted College Preparatory Courses for CCMR Accountability, faculty reviewer should follow the next step:

• Submit a College Preparatory Course for CCMR Accountability Faculty Reviewer Interest Form by January 10, 2025.

College Preparatory Courses for CCMR Accountability Timeline

The College Preparatory Courses for CCMR Accountability timeline is as follows:

• College Preparatory Course for CCMR Accountability Provider Interest Form open on November 20, 2024 and available through January 10, 2025
• College Preparatory Course for CCMR Accountability Provider Application available November 20, 2024 through January 31, 2025
• Application scoring and faculty review January through March 2025
• College Preparatory Course Provider status notification March 2025
• College Preparatory Course Providers begin serving students with unique service IDs in Fall 2025