How have the federal caps 2% and 1% limits changed the AYP exceptions process? Will school districts need to apply for an exception?
The RF Tracker Residential Care and Treatment Facility registration process will continue to be used as a mechanism for school districts to automatically apply for an exception. Federal regulations on exceptions to the cap require Texas to apply exceptions only to the 1% cap on TAKS-Alt results. Texas cannot exceed the 1% cap on TAKS-Alt results when calculating AYP; however, if the state does not fully use the 1% cap, then the state may exceed the 2% cap up to a total of 3% on both TAKS-Alt and TAKS-M. These state limits must be maintained even with school district exceptions to the 1% cap. The federal regulation does allow school districts with a granted exception to exceed the 1% cap, but may only exceed the overall 3% cap on both TAKS-Alt and TAKS-M results by the amount of the exception. In addition to school districts registered in the RF Tracker system, school districts with Regional Day School Programs for the Deaf (RDSPD) that are included in the current year’s Directory for S
