Tool Search: Accelerated Instruction
Texas law requires all students who do not achieve "Approaches" or higher on STAAR grades 3 through 8 or EOC assessments to be provided accelerated instruction. The Accelerated Instruction tool allows districts to track a student's participation in an Accelerated Instruction program as defined by the state of Texas.
Accelerated Education Editor
Read - View Accelerated Instruction records.
Write - Edit existing Accelerated Instruction records.
Add - Add new Accelerated Instruction records.
Delete - Remove Accelerated Instruction records.
See the Tool Rights article for more information about Tool Rights and how they function.
Accelerated Instruction EditorAdd a Record
- Click the New button. The Accelerated Instruction Detail editor displays.
- Enter the applicable information for the student.
- Click the Save icon when finished. The saved record displays in the Accelerated Instruction Summary.
Use the Federal/State Program Updater to import existing Accelerated Instruction records for students or to update records for multiple students.
Accelerated Instruction Detail
| Field | Description | Ad hoc Inquiries Database Location Data is stored in the Plan of Study table. |
| Start Date (Required) |
Start date for the record. | Student > Learner > State Programs > Plan Of Study > startDate
planOfStudy.startDate |
| End Date | End date for the record. | Student > Learner > State Programs > Plan Of Study > endDate
planOfStudy.endDate |
| Comments | Additional information about the record. | Student > Learner > State Programs > Plan Of Study > comments
planOfStudy.comments |
State Defined Elements
See Codes for State Defined Elements below.
| Field | Description | Ad hoc Inquiries Database Location Data is stored in the Plan of Study table. |
Accelerated Instruction Subject |
The subject in which the student is eligible to receive accelerated instruction.
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Student > Learner > State Programs > Plan Of Study > instructionSubject planOfStudy.instructionSubject |
Accelerated Instruction Participation |
Indicates whether or not the student participated in the prescribed accelerated instruction for the subject in which the student did not perform satisfactorily on an assessment instrument. | Student > Learner > State Programs > Plan Of Study > participation
planOfStudy.participation |
| Difference Reason | Reason the student did not complete the full number of assigned hours of accelerated instruction. |
Student > Learner > State Programs > Plan Of Study > reasonForDifference
planOfStudy.reasonForDifference |
| Assigned Hours | The number of hours of accelerated instruction assigned to the student for a particular subject. | Student > Learner > State Programs > Plan Of Study > assignedHours
planOfStudy.assignedHours |
| Completed Hours | The number of hours of accelerated instruction the local education agency provided in a particular subject. | Student > Learner > State Programs > Plan Of Study > completedHours
planOfStudy.completedHours |
District Defined Elements
District-specific data elements are established under the Plan of Study section of the Custom Attribute/Dictionary tool.
- Fields do not display in the Accelerated Instruction Editor. Users must select the record to see this detail.
- The header for this section does not display until district-defined elements are added.
Print Summary
Click the Print button to generate a report of the Accelerated Instruction records for the student.
Accelerated Instruction Summary
Codes for State-Defined Elements
| Field | Codes |
Accelerated Instruction Subject |
01: Reading/English 02: Math 03: Science 04: Social Studies |
Accelerated Instruction Participation |
01: Student Participates in Supplemental Accelerated Instruction 02: Student Does Not Participate - Parent Opt Out of Accelerated Instruction 03: Student Does Not Participate - Assigned TIA Teacher 04: Student Does Not Participate - Assigned Accel Instr in Two Other Subjects 05: Student Does Not Participate - Retained 06: Local Education Agency Exempt From Providing Accelerated Instruction |
| Difference Reason | 01: Student Withdrew 02: Parent Opt Out After Initial Acceptance 03: Student Did Not Attend Assigned Hours 04: Failure To Meet Compulsory Attend Requirements 05: Hours Not Completed Before Next Test Admin 06: Unexpected School Closure 07: Unable To Participate Homebound Or Other Off-Campus Instr Arrange |
