HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

The Year of the Quality Report

October 7, 2013

HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

Initial Referrals 2012-13 school year Qualified – Learning Disabled 346 out of 524 FIEs were reviewed

Sample of FIEs

5% of reports had no scores (achievement and/or cognitive)

33% of reports misinterpreted narrows and/or G’s

Address/phone numbers were missing

Issues Found

Progress made in the achievement section– Not just describing the subtests– Reporting what the student can and cannot

do 95% of the reports had both achievement

and cognitive scores reported 67% of the reports interpreted the

narrows and G’s correctly

Bright Spots

Work with your table mates Identify errors in Samples 1-6 10 minutes Leads will assist

Activity

Sample 1

• Another SR was not administered• Don’t list secondary narrow

Sample 2

Only one RQ narrow was assessed

Sample 3

Another MA was not administered

Sample 4• Another US/U3 was not administered• LD doc identifies Ga as intact

Sample 5

• Not unitary but it is consistent• Gc is a normative weakness

Sample 6• Scores are not unitary but are consistent -

the “G” is a normative weakness • Glr: NA was not administered

Continue working with your Lead– Specifically to correctly identify narrows

and G’s– Have Leads look at FIE before it’s finalized

Use reference guides:– FIE Checklist– FIE Rubric– FIE Guidance website

The Year of the Quality Report

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