Accountability & Ratings
Accreditation Status
Accreditation Status 2016-2017
As a result of the global pandemic, the TEA labeled all districts and campuses Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster for the 2020-2022 school years.
Matrix
Accredited-Warned | Accredited-Probation | Not Accredited-Revoked | |
|---|---|---|---|
Academic Accountability Rating | Two consecutive school years of an academic accountability rating of Academically Unacceptable or Improvement | Three consecutive school years of an academic accountability rating of Academically Unacceptable or Improvement Required | Four consecutive school years of an academic accountability rating of Academically Unacceptable or Improvement Required |
Financial Accountability Rating | Two consecutive school years of a financial accountability rating of Substandard Achievement or Suspended--Data Quality | Three consecutive school years of a financial accountability rating of Substandard Achievement or Suspended--Data Quality | Four consecutive school years of a financial accountability rating of Substandard Achievement or Suspended--Data Quality |
Individual Academic and Financial Accountability Rating Across Years | Two consecutive school years of any one of the ratings referenced above | Three consecutive school years of any one of the ratings referenced above | Four consecutive school years of any one of the ratings referenced above |
Combined Academic and Financial Accountability Ratings in a Single Year | For one school year, a combination of ratings referenced above | For two consecutive school years, a combination of ratings referenced above | For three consecutive school years, a combination of ratings referenced above |
Failure to Comply with Requirements Related to Integrity of Assessment or Financial Data Used to Measure Performance | If commissioner determines this action is reasonably necessary to achieve the purposes of TEC, §39.051 and §39.052 | If commissioner determines this action is reasonably necessary to achieve the purposes of TEC, §39.051 and §39.052 | If commissioner determines this action is reasonably necessary to achieve the purposes of TEC, §39.051 and §39.052 |
Failure to Comply with Requirements Related to Reporting of PEIMS Data | If commissioner determines this action is reasonably necessary to achieve the purposes of TEC,§39.051 and §39.052 | If commissioner determines this action is reasonably necessary to achieve the purposes of TEC,§39.051 and §39.052 | If commissioner determines this action is reasonably necessary to achieve the purposes of TEC, §39 051 and §39.052 |
Failure to Comply with Requirements Related to Other Reports Required by State or Federal Law or Court Order | If commissioner determines this action is reasonably necessary to achieve the purposes of TEC, §39.051 and §39.052 | If commissioner determines this action is reasonably necessary to achieve the purposes of TEC, §39.051 and §39.052 | If commissioner determines this action is reasonably necessary to achieve the purposes of TEC, §39.051 and §39.052 |
Failure to Comply with Requirements Related to Awarding High School Graduation under TEC, | If commissioner determines this action is reasonably necessary to achieve the purposes of TEC, §39.051 and §39.052 | If commissioner determines this action is reasonably necessary to achieve the purposes of TEC, §39.051 and §39.052 | If commissioner determines this action is reasonably necessary to achieve the purposes of TEC, §39.051 and §39.052 |
Failure to Comply with Any Applicable Requirement under TEC, §7.056(e)(3)(C)-(I) | If commissioner determines this action is reasonably necessary to achieve the purposes of TEC, §39.051 and §39.052 | If commissioner determines this action is reasonably necessary to achieve the purposes of TEC, §39.051 and §39.052 | If commissioner determines this action is reasonably necessary to achieve the purposes of TEC, §39.051 and §39.052 |
Other: Action Reasonably Necessary to Achieve Purposes of TEC, §39.051 and §39.052 | Notwithstanding the other items listed, if commissioner determines this action is reasonably necessary to achieve the purposes of TEC, §39.051 and §39.052 | Notwithstanding the other items listed, if commissioner determines this action is reasonably necessary to achieve the purposes of TEC, §39.051 and §39.052 | Notwithstanding the other items listed, if commissioner determines this action is reasonably necessary to achieve the purposes of TEC, §39.051 and §39.052 |
Serious or Persistent Deficiencies in Programs Monitored by PBMAS | After review or investigation under TEC, §39.056 or §39.057, the commissioner finds serious or persistent deficiencies that, if not addressed, may lead to probation or revocation of the district's accreditation | After review or investigation under TEC, §39.056 or §39.057, the commissioner finds serious or persistent deficiencies that, if not addressed, may lead to revocation of the district's accreditation | After review or investigation under TEC, |
Otherwise Exhibits Serious or Persistent Deficiencies | After review or investigation under TEC, §39.056 or §39.057, the commissioner finds that the district exhibits other serious or persistent deficiencies that, if not addressed, may lead to probation | After review or investigation under TEC, §39.056 or §39.057, the commissioner finds serious or persistent deficiencies that, if not addressed, may lead to revocation of the district's accreditation | After review or investigation under TEC, §39.056 or §39.057, the commissioner finds serious or persistent deficiencies that require revocation of the district's accreditation |
Legal Compliance with Statutes and Rules Specified in TEC, | Notwithstanding satisfactory or above satisfactor performance on other measures, a district's accreditation status may be assigned based on its legal compliance alone, to the extent the commissioner determines necessary | Notwithstanding satisfactory or above satisfactory performance on other measures, a district' accreditation status may be assigned based on its legal compliance alone, to the extent the commissioner determines necessary | Notwithstanding satisfactory or above satisfactory performance on other measures, a district's accreditation status may be assigned based on its legal compliance alone, to the extent the commissioner determines necessary |
An accreditation status may be withheld pending final data necessary for the completion of a status assignment.
For additional information on the assignment of accreditation statuses, see 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §97.1055 here