Education
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TEA once again blocked from issuing A F ratings for Texas public schools
The AF accountability system The Texas Education Agency’s accountability system was established by the 2017 Texas Legislature based on factors including:
The annual State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness
For the second year in a row, a Travis County judge blocked the Texas Education Agency from releasing its AF accountability ratings for Texas school districts and campuses Sept. 18. The case echoes a 2023 lawsuit from over 100 school districts, including Cy-Fair ISD, which alleged the TEA’s revamped accountability system was “unlawful” and would unfairly harm school districts. The agency was set to release ratings for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 15. In a lawsuit led Aug. 12, ve public school districts said the TEA has not been transparent about changes to its accountability system and failed to x “mistakes” made last year. An additional 27 districts have since joined the lawsuit as of press time. A TEA spokesperson told Community Impact the agency plans to appeal; however, the injunction
will remain in eect unless an appeals court issues a new ruling, according to court documents. More details Texas’ AF system, designed in 2017, gives parents insight into the quality of their children’s schools. If a campus or district receives a failing grade for several years in a row, the state can intervene. CFISD has only received ocial ratings in two years since the system launched—a “B” in 2018-19 and an “A” in 2021-22. Most other years, the district was not rated due to interruptions from Hurricane Harvey in 2017 and from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. The lawsuit alleges that the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness—which the state redesigned to feature more open-ended questions and be administered fully online—has
Academic growth
High school graduation rates
Student preparedness for college, a career or the military
SOURCE: TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCYCOMMUNITY IMPACT
become a “awed assessment instrument” that the TEA failed to verify by a third party. Travis County Judge Daniella DeSeta Lyttle sided with the plaintis in blocking the ratings for the 2023-24 school year after hearing arguments Sept. 16-17. A full trial is set for Feb. 10.
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