Loophold for ratings used by local districts
San Antonio -- South San ISD is celebrating today. They're one of seven local school districts that received a Recognized rating by the Texas Education Agency. It’s a huge improvement from last year.
"It takes a lot of working with the community, working with the students, getting the right teachers for the kids," Eusebio Vega, Shepard Middle School Principal, explained.
Allan Shepard Middle School was also recognized by the state for improvements.
"It's a great accomplishment for the district as a whole," Vega told us.
But the district didn't do it without a little help from the state. When Texas school districts were being evaluated this year they were allowed to use TPM, the Texas Projection Measure. TPM is an enhancement that allows districts to predict how a student will do in the future.
So - if a student failed the TAKS this year, but is predicted to do better next year, the district gets credit for that.
"If we do not project for the future, then we're going to lose that student. And that's not our job. Our job is to make sure they make it, not fall backwards," Principal Vega said.
But South San ISD isn't the only district that used this enhancement to boost its rating. In fact, Alamo Heights, Judson and Southside ISD used it and were also labeled Recognized by the state.
TEA releases accountability ratings
SAN ANTONIO -- The Texas Education Agency released the accountability ratings for 2010 on Friday, July 30th.
TEA officials said 239 school districts and 2,624 schools received Texas’ highest accountability rating of
Exemplary.
The second highest rating of
Recognized was received by 597 districts and 3,153 schools.
Overall, 298 districts and 1,456 schools received an
Academically Acceptable rating under standard accountability procedures.
Forty-five districts and 125 schools received the lowest rating called
Academically Unacceptable.
CLICK HERE to check out the ratings.
Number of highest rated schools jumps
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Almost three-fourths of Texas school districts got the highest ratings possible from the state largely due to a measure that allows students to be credited for improvement even if they didn't pass.
The number of school districts rated as exemplary, the state's top category, more than doubled from last year. That's according to annual state accountability ratings released Friday by the Texas Education Agency.
Many of the improvements were made possible using the Texas Projection Measure, which factors in a projection of future performance on the state's standardized test.
The number of schools receiving the state's lowest rating, academically unacceptable, dropped to 30 districts from 87 last year.
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SAISD rated academically unacceptable
SAN ANTONIO -- San Antonio Independent School District was rated "academically unacceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.
SAISD Superintendent Robert Duron posted a letter concerning the district's rating on the SAISD website.
CLICK HERE to view the letter.
Judson ISD Moves From “Academically Unacceptable” to “Recognized”
From Judson ISD:
For the first time in district history, Judson Independent School District has been named a “Recognized” district by the Texas Education Agency. The rating comes just one year after JISD was rated “Academically Unacceptable.”
Judson ISD is one of the largest and fastest growing school districts in the San Antonio region. Despite some growing pains, our students and staff continue to produce excellence.
The following Judson ISD schools earned “Exemplary” titles: Coronado Village Elementary, Crestview Elementary, Judson Early College Academy, Masters Elementary, Miller’s Point Elementary, Olympia Elementary, and Salinas Elementary.
The following Judson ISD schools earned “Recognized” titles: Converse Elementary, Franz Elementary, Hartman Elementary, Hopkins Elementary, Judson High School, Kitty Hawk Middle School, Metzger Middle School, Park Village Elementary, Paschall Elementary, Woodlake Elementary, and Woodlake Hills Middle School.
All other Judson ISD schools met TEA acceptable requirements.
