Reading Initiatives for Principals

Principal Updates - Reading/Literacy Initiatives

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) website contains the latest information concerning the Student Success Initiative. Some of the forms on the Curriculum website have been customized slightly for use in HISD.
Spanish and Vietnamese versions of documents will be posted as they become available from TEA. Not all documents are provided in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese from TEA.

Student Success Initiative
AMI Handbook for HISD 2008-09 new ARI Handbook 2008-09 new AMI ARI Presentation 2008-2009 *new
AMI/ARI Evaluation Report 2007-08 - Math - End of Year Program Evaluation Report new - Reading - End of Year Program Evaluation Report coming
Grade Placement Committee Manual 2008-09 *new
Understanding the TAKS Confidential Student Report, A Guide for Parents
SSI Flowchart - Reading	Reading 3	Reading 5	Reading 8
SSI Flowchart - Mathematics		Math 5	Math 8
Correspondence Prior to First TAKS Administrations *Required
Timeline: September
Parent Brochures *Required
SSI Parent brochure - Grade 3*	English	Spanish
SSI Parent brochure - Grade 5*	English	Spanish
SSI Parent brochure - Grade 8*	English	Spanish
Notifications to Parents *Required
Form 3R.1 -Parent Notification Reading Gr.3*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 5R.1 -Parent Notification Reading and Mathematics Gr.5*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 8R.1 -Parent Notification Reading and Mathematics Gr.8*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Correspondence After First TAKS Administrations *Required
Timeline: March - April
TAKS Performance - Did Not Meet Standard *Required (Attach to TAKS results)
Reading - Grade 3
Form 3R.9 - Reading Grade 3*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 3R.10 - Reading Grade 3	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Reading and Mathematics - Grade 5
Form 5R.9 - Reading Grade 5*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 5R.10 - Reading Grade 5	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 5M.9 - Mathematics Grade 5*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 5M.10 - Mathematics Grade 5	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Reading and Mathematics - Grade 8
Form 8R.9 - Reading Grade 8*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 8R.10 - Reading Grade 8	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 8M.9 - Mathematics Grade 8*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 8M.10 - Mathematics Grade 8	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Correspondence After Second TAKS Administrations *Required
Timeline: April - May
TAKS Performance - Did Not Meet Standard *Required (Attach to TAKS results)
Form 3R.12 - Reading Grade 3*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 5R.12 - Reading Grade 5*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 5M.12 - Mathematics Grade 5*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 8R.12 - Reading Grade 8*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 8M.12 - Mathematics Grade 8*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
May Notifications *Required
HISD Reading Grades K-8*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
HISD Mathematics Grades K-8*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 3R.2 - Reading Grades 2*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 5R.2 - Reading Grades 4*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 5M.2 - Mathematics Grade 4*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 8R.2 - Reading Grades 7 *	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 8M.2 - Mathematics Grade 7*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Correspondence Between Second and Third, and after Third Administration *Required
Timeline: May, July
Accelerated Instruction Plan (AIP) *Required
Reading - Grade 3
Form 3R.17 - Reading Grade 3*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 3R.18 - Reading Grade 3* (example)	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Reading and Mathematics - Grade 5
Form 5R.17 - Reading Grade 5*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 5R.18 - Reading Grade 5*(example)	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 5M.17 - Mathematics Grade 5*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 5M.18 - Mathematics Grade 5*(example)	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Reading and Mathematics - Grade 8
Form 8R.17 - Reading Grade 8*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 8R.18 - Reading Grade 8*(example)	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 8M.17 - Mathematics Grade 8*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 8R.18 - Mathematics Grade 8*(example)	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Timeline: May, August
Grade Placement Committee Documents *Required
Reading - Grade 3
Form 3R.13 - Confirmation of Participation*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 3R.14 - GPC Meeting Minutes*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 3R.15 - Notification of GPC Decision*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 3R.16 - Parent Waiver*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Reading and Mathematics - Grade 5
Form 5R.13 - Confirmation of Participation*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 5R.14 - GPC Meeting Minutes*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 5R.15 - Notification of GPC Decision*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 5R.16 - Parent Waiver*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 5M.13 - Confirmation of Participation*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 5M.14 - GPC Meeting Minutes*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 5M.15 - Notification of GPC Decision*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 5M.16 - Parent Waiver*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Reading and Mathematics - Grade 8
Form 8R.13 - Confirmation of Participation*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 8R.14 - GPC Meeting Minutes*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 8R.15 - Notification of GPC Decision*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 8R.16 - Parent Waiver*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 8M.13 - Confirmation of Participation*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 8M.14 - GPC Meeting Minutes*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 8M.15 - Notification of GPC Decision*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 8M.16 - Parent Waiver*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Correspondence After Third TAKS Administrations *Required
TAKS Performance - Did Not Meet Standard*Required
Timeline: July 2007
Form 3R.20 - Reading Grade 3*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 5R.20 - Reading Grade 5*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 5M.20 - Mathematics Grade 5*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 8R.20 - Reading Grade 8*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 8M.20 - Mathematics Grade 8*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Grade Placement Committee Meetings (GPC)*Required
Reading - Grade 3
Form 3R.21 - Confirmation of Participation*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 3R.22 - GPC Meeting Minutes*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 3R.23 - Notification of GPC Decision*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Reading - Grade 5
Form 5R.21 - Confirmation of Participation*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 5R.22 - GPC Meeting Minutes*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 5R.23 - Notification of GPC Decision*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Mathematics - Grade 5
Form 5M.21 - Confirmation of Participation*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 5M.22 - GPC Meeting Minutes*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 5M.23 - Notification of GPC Decision*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Reading - Grade 8
Form 8R.21 - Confirmation of Participation*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 8R.22 - GPC Meeting Minutes*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 8R.23 - Notification of GPC Decision*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Mathematics - Grade 8
Form 8M.21 - Confirmation of Participation*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 8M.22 - GPC Meeting Minutes*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese
Form 8M.23 - Notification of GPC Decision*	English	Spanish	Vietnamese

Helpful Links

Texas Reading Initiative

Texas Math Initiative

Timeline and Sample Forms