19 Tex. Admin. Code § 97.1001
Accountability Rating System
Effective Jul 21, 202045 TexReg 4972Source Note: The provisions of this §97.1001 adopted to be effective June 13, 2000, 25 TexReg 5625; amended to be effective October 3, 2005, 30 TexReg 6265; amended to be effective July 30, 2006, 31 TexReg 5800; amended to be effective July 26, 2007, 32 TexReg 4549; amended to be effective July 31, 2008, 33 TexReg 5923; amended to be effective July 22, 2009, 34 TexReg 4734; amended to be effective July 26, 2010, 35 TexReg 6522; amended to be effective July 28, 2011, 36 TexReg 4657; amended to beTexas Secretary of State
(a) The rating standards established by the commissioner of education under Texas Education Code (TEC), §§39.052(a) and (b)(1)(A); 39.053, 39.054, 39.0541, 39.0548, 39.055, 39.151, 39.201, 39.2011, 39.202, 39.203, 29.081(e), (e-1), and (e-2), and 12.104(b)(2)(L), shall be used to evaluate the performance of districts, campuses, and charter schools. The indicators, standards, and procedures used to determine ratings will be annually published in official Texas Education Agency publications. These publications will be widely disseminated and cover the following:
- (1) indicators, standards, and procedures used to determine district ratings;
- (2) indicators, standards, and procedures used to determine campus ratings;
- (3) indicators, standards, and procedures used to determine distinction designations; and
- (4) procedures for submitting a rating appeal.
- (b) The procedures by which districts, campuses, and charter schools are rated and acknowledged for 2020 are based upon specific criteria and calculations, which are described in excerpted sections of the 2020 Accountability Manual provided in this subsection.
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- (c) Ratings may be revised as a result of investigative activities by the commissioner as authorized under TEC, §39.057.
- (d) The specific criteria and calculations used in the accountability manual are established annually by the commissioner and communicated to all school districts and charter schools.
- (e) The specific criteria and calculations used in the annual accountability manual adopted for prior school years remain in effect for all purposes, including accountability, data standards, and audits, with respect to those school years.
Source Note:The provisions of this §97.1001 adopted to be effective June 13, 2000, 25 TexReg 5625; amended to be effective October 3, 2005, 30 TexReg 6265; amended to be effective July 30, 2006, 31 TexReg 5800; amended to be effective July 26, 2007, 32 TexReg 4549; amended to be effective July 31, 2008, 33 TexReg 5923; amended to be effective July 22, 2009, 34 TexReg 4734; amended to be effective July 26, 2010, 35 TexReg 6522; amended to be effective July 28, 2011, 36 TexReg 4657; amended to be effective August 7, 2013, 38 TexReg 4891; amended to be effective August 7, 2014, 39 TexReg 5942; amended to be effective August 4, 2015, 40 TexReg 4877;amended to be effective August 11, 2016, 41 TexReg 5715; amended to be effective June 27, 2017, 42 TexReg 3269; amended to be effective August 7, 2018, 43 TexReg 5060; amended to be effective August 5, 2019, 44 TexReg 4037; amended to be effective July 21, 2020, 45 TexReg 4972.