About TEA
CLEP (College-Level Examination Program)
A program, administered by the College Board, that gives students the opportunity to receive college credit for what they already know by earning qualifying scores on any of 34 examinations
CRT (Criterion Referenced Test)
Tests that determine whether examinees have achieved a predetermined level of mastery of a skill or knowledge of a specific content area
CSH (Coordinated School Health)
A systemic approach to advancing student academic performance by promoting, practicing and coordinating school health education and services. The approach is designed to help students establish healthy behaviors that will last their lifetime.
CSTS (Charter Schools Tracking System)
A computer application designed to collect and report information related to Charter Schools. TEA employees use the application to respond to inquiries, maintain and update information, generate accurate and up-to-date reports, and share information with other applications.
DAP (Distinguished Achievement Program)
A program that requires that, in addition to specific course requirements, students successfully complete any combination of four advanced measures that focus on demonstrated student performance at the college level or work equivalent to that done by professionals in the arts, sciences, business, industry or in community service
DGB (Data Governance Board)
A board that controls data usage. It conducts a sunset review each even-numbered year of all campus and district data collections required by TEA to determine whether the collections are still needed and to eliminate those that are not (TEC §7.060). Made up of staff from across the agency, the committee also reviews requests for new campus or district data collections. DGB ensures that multiple requests for the same data are not made of campuses and districts and that data collected from campuses and districts are required by state or federal statute or mandate. In addition, DGB reviews any new or amended rules proposed by the commissioner of education, State Board of Education, or State Board for Educator Certification for data implications.
DATE (District Awards for Teacher Excellence)
A program that allows school districts to create or continue a system of awards for educators who demonstrate success in student achievement
EDA (Existing Debt Allotment)
A program that provides funding to school districts for debt service payments on eligible bonded debt
EDIT+
A web-based software application that provides a resource for Texas school regions, districts and campuses to submit their PEIMS data via the Internet. EDIT+ offers an interface for users to transfer PEIMS data files to TEA, validate the data, then generate reports. TEA uses PEIMS data to determine funding and accountability for each campus, along with providing data to TEA’s Pre-Kindergarten-16 Public Education Information Resource Data Warehouse.
EEO (Equal Educational Opportunity)
An act that prohibits specific discriminatory conduct, including segregating students on the basis of race, color or national origin, and discrimination against faculty and staff. The Equal Educational Opportunity Act of 1974 also requires school districts to take action to overcome students' language barriers that impede equal participation in educational programs.