School districts and campuses in Texas are evaluated under the state's accountability system administered by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). Accountability ratings are assigned to every district and campus in the Texas public education system each year. The state accountability system consists of three domains. Campuses and districts receive ratings of A-F for each domain and overall. The ratings are based on student performance on standardized tests, including State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) and End-Of-Course (EOC) results, as well as graduation rates and college, career, and military readiness (CCMR) outcomes.

Beginning in 2023, the TEA will implement significant updates to the A–F Accountability Ratings System that will impact students, schools and districts. The most noteworthy changes in the A-F Accountability Ratings System Refresh are:

• Significant increase in the scaling method for CCMR throughout the system, with the most rigorous increase impacting the Student Achievement Domain.

• Brand new calculation and scaling methods in the Academic Growth component of the School Progress Domain.

• Brand new calculation and scaling methods in the Closing the Gaps Domain.

• Entirely new calculation method for component and domain ratings for districts.

The rigorous changes in calculation methods and scaling to the Accountability Ratings System will likely result in decreased ratings for schools and districts across the state.

In Summary – the 2023 Assessment and Accountability System

• TEA implemented numerous changes that impact 2023 Accountability Ratings

• Students took newly designed STAAR/EOC exams in Spring 2023

• 2023 A-F Ratings are based on a different set of rules than in prior years

• A school or district could actually IMPROVE performance over the previous year and still score LOWER in the new accountability rating system

• 2022 Ratings and 2023 Ratings cannot be compared side-by-side

Learn more below about specific changes within the A-F Accountability Ratings Refresh System that will affect Allen ISD and other districts statewide.

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