Education
BY HANNAH JOHNSON
Frisco ISD receives ‘A’ for financial management Frisco ISD officials received a perfect score from the Texas Education Agency for its financial management. District officials discussed the financial scoring and accountability scoring for FISD during an Oct. 20 board meeting. The district received a perfect score of 100 for an A rating, said Kimberly Smith, FISD’s chief finance and strategy officer. The TEA’s scoring levels include: • A, superior: 90-100 • B, above standard: 80-89 • C, meets standard: 70-79 • F, substandard: 0-69 The overview The Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas, also called FIRST, is issued by the TEA, and measures the quality of a district’s reporting
District boosts school security measures In recent months, Frisco ISD officials have made strides to improve campus safety, including hiring personnel and updating technology. The overview The district partners with Frisco, Little Elm, Plano and McKinney police depart- ments for the placement of school resource officers. Elementary campuses will soon receive a full-time security officer after school board members approved a school marshal program in May. More than 160 applications have been submitted for marshal roles since the program was rolled out and over 20 campus-based marshals have been hired as of mid-September, the release stated.
"A letter grade by itself does not define our students, our campuses or our district." GARY NYE, FRISCO ISD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
and management of finances to hold the district accountable for its financial management. The rating is based on a 21 indicators or factors, including: • Revenue against expenses • Assets against liabilities • Financial documents made public • Cash on hand • Administrative costs One more thing Frisco ISD received an “A” rating from the TEA for its student performance. The A-F Accountability System measures how much students are learning in each grade.
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