Accountability & Assessment

Region 5 ESC provides school districts accountability and assessment updates, as well as strategies to improve student achievement through training, technical assistance, book studies and collaboration.

Accountability Resources

The accountability manual is a technical guide that explains how the Texas Education Agency (TEA) uses the accountability system to evaluate the academic performance of Texas public schools. The manual describes the accountability system and explains how information from different sources is used to calculate and assign accountability ratings and award distinction designations.

ACCOUNTABILITY MANUAL

TEA accredits public schools in Texas at the district level for grades K-12.

TEA ACCREDITATION WEBPAGE

TEA A-F ACCOUNTABILITY FAQ WEBPAGE

The A–F Estimator provides a way to calculate and estimate the performance of a district or campus in each domain and overall. The tool curently prepopulates domain and component values with 2019 results. You can enter new component values to estimate the corresponding domain and overall results. The accuracy and validity of the estimation is based solely on the data input by the user. The tool does not include AEA bonus points and Local Accountability, which may affect the overall rating.

A-F ESTIMATOR

The 85th Texas Legislature passed House Bill (HB) 22, establishing three domains for measuring the academic performance of districts and campuses: Student Achievement, School Progress, and Closing the Gaps. Districts and campuses will receive a rating of A, B, C, D, or F for overall performance, as well as for performance in each domain. The resources on this TEA web page provides an overview of the Accountability System, as well as detailed information about each of the domains.

TEA A-F ACCOUNTABILITY WEBPAGE

Snapshot provides an overview of public education in Texas, at both the state and district levels, and includes almost 100 separate data elements to either browse or download. Snapshot also combines the data into summary tables based on specific characteristics, and its peer search function allows a user to group districts according to shared characteristics.

SNAPSHOT: SCHOOL DISTRICT PROFILES

Texas Education Code requires the following:

Districts to state whether one or more of its campuses have been awarded a distinction designation or is currently rated F and to provide an explanation of the significance of the information.
Districts to post on the district website the current accreditation status and accountability ratings, Texas Academic Performance Reports (TAPR), and School Report Cards (SRC) as well as an explanation of the information by the 10th day of each school year.
TEA to post the following by October 1 of each year:
- The performance rating assigned to each district and campus
- Each distinction designation awarded
- The financial accountability rating assigned to each district

PERFORMANCE POSTING REQUIREMENTS FAQ

TEA PERFORMANCE REPORTING WEBPAGE

The RDA system is a data-driven framework developed and implemented annually for local educational agencies (LEAs) by the Division of Review and Support in coordination with other departments within the Texas Education Agency (TEA). The RDA Chapter 12 in the Accountability Manual provides comprehensive technical documentation about the RDA system, including program areas, indicators, measurement requirements, data sources, and more. This system is used by the TEA as one part of its annual evaluation of LEA performance and program effectiveness. It is worth noting that the RDA Chapter 12 was previously a standalone RDA Manual, formerly called Performance-Based Monitoring Analysis System (PBMAS).

RDA

The school report card (SRC) combines accountability ratings, data from the Texas Academic Performance Reports (TAPR), and financial information to give a broad view of campus performance. Available for each campus in Texas, the SRC is intended specifically to inform parents and guardians about a school’s individual characteristics and its academic performance.

TEXAS SCHOOL REPORT CARDS

TXschools.gov