Helping You Understand Your Responsibilities Regarding Community and Student Engagement Ratings and
the Texas Academic Accountability System
Not exact matches
One of the most notable «laboratories of democracy» was
Texas, where governors on both sides of the aisle pursued a reform agenda, starting in the early 1980s, centered on higher
academic standards, standardized testing, school
accountability, competition, and choice.
Demanding
accountability for results and measuring achievement with the
Texas Assessment of
Academic Skills (TAAS), a criterion - referenced assessment — actually, a rather blunt instrument — has spurred significant improvement in student achievement.
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.
Texas law requires the
Texas Education Agency to revoke a school's charter if it fails to meet state
academic or financial
accountability ratings for three years.
Charter operators, teachers, and staff went back to their campuses after the conference and continued to provide students with an innovative public education, and the following month, the
Texas Education Agency released the final 2016
academic accountability ratings.
In the State of
Texas, charter schools operate under and receive
academic accountability ratings from the
Texas Education Agency.
Under the
Texas accountability system, district
accountability ratings are based on a combined consideration of district and particular student group performances on the
Texas Assessment of
Academic Skills (TAAS), attendance rates and dropout rates.
Texas Education Code § 12A.004 prohibits innovation districts from being exempt from requirements that apply to open - enrollment charters; from sections related to district organization and governance, school board powers and duties; from state curriculum and graduation requirements; and from
academic and financial
accountability and sanctions.