2010
Accountability Manual
The 2010 Accountability Rating System
for Texas Public Schools and School Districts
Texas Education Agency
Department of Assessment, Accountability, and Data Quality
Division of Performance Reporting
May 2010
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2010 Accountability Manual
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Table of Contents
Part 1 – Standard Procedures
Chapter 1 – Overview
.........................................................................................................7
System History................................................................................................................7
Comparison of 2009 and 2010 Standard Procedures .......................................................7
Chapter 2 – The Basics:
Base Indicators
.................................................................11
Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills ..................................................................11
Accountability Subset....................................................................................................14
Completion Rate I [Graduates and Continuers]..............................................................19
Annual Dropout Rate (Grades 7-8)................................................................................21
Chapter 3 – The Basics:
Additional Features
..........................................................23
Required Improvement to
Academically Acceptable
........................................................23
TAKS............................................................................................................................23
Completion Rate I [Graduates and Continuers]..............................................................25
Annual Dropout Rate.....................................................................................................25
Required Improvement to
Recognized
.............................................................................26
TAKS............................................................................................................................26
Completion Rate I [Graduates and Continuers]..............................................................28
Annual Dropout Rate.....................................................................................................28
Texas Projection Measure
.................................................................................................28
Exceptions Provision
.........................................................................................................30
Using Exceptions to move to
Academically Acceptable
or
Recognized
..........................30
Using Exceptions to move to
Exemplary
........................................................................31
Provision Safeguards.....................................................................................................31
Additional Issues for Districts
...........................................................................................33
Districts with
Academically Unacceptable
Campuses....................................................33
Underreported Students .................................................................................................33
Additional Students in District Ratings..........................................................................34
Chapter 4 – The Basics:
Determining a Rating
......................................................35
Who is Rated? ...............................................................................................................35
Standard Rating Labels..................................................................................................36
Notification of Ratings (July 30, 2010)..........................................................................37
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