Assessment and Accountability

The purpose of the state accountability system is to continuously improve student performance, eliminate achievement gaps between student groups, and ensure Texas is a national leader in preparing students for postsecondary success. 

• Accountability System Development
• 2025 Accountability Manual and Appendices
• 2026 Accountability Manual and Appendices
• Performance Reporting Resources
• CCMR Accountability Data Sources
• CCMR Tracker

Spring 2025

• Re-Adoption of rules for 2025 ratings
• Proposal & Public Comment for 2026 A-F Manual
• Solicited feedback from TAAG on initial considerations for updates to 2028 A-F Manual

Summer 2025

• Adoption of 2026 A-F Manual
• Release Preliminary 2028 A-F Refresh Framework

Fall 2025

• Release 2025 A-F Ratings

Spring 2026

• Proposal & Public Comment for 2027 A-F Manual
• Publish Final 2028 A-F Refresh framework and summary of feedback received

Summer 2026

• Adoption of 2027 A-F Manual
• Proposal & Public Comment for 2028 A-F Manual, including cut points

Fall 2026

• Release 2026 A-F Ratings
• Adoption of 2028 A-F Manual and cut points

Spring 2027

• Release 2026 What If Ratings

Fall 2027

• Release 2027 A-F Ratings
• Release 2027 What If Ratings

Spring & Summer 2028

• Proposal & Public Comment for 2029 A-F Manual
• Adoption of 2029 A-F Manual

Fall 2028

• Release of 2028 A-F Ratings

Ongoing Processes:

• TAAG providing feedback for considerations to 2028 A-F Refresh
• TEA Accepting Feedback for 2028 Refresh

Chronological View of A-F Adoptions & Releases

House Bill (HB) 22 (85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2017) established Local Accountability Systems (LAS) allowing districts and charter schools to develop plans to locally evaluate their campuses. Following approval by the agency, districts and charter schools may combine data from locally-developed components with the three state-mandated domains to assign overall A–F ratings for each campus.

The LAS process encourages districts to focus on student outcome-based components identified as central to student success by community and stakeholder feedback. The process provides an opportunity for districts to formally identify and measure their progress on locally-determined priorities, within the guidelines set by TEA. The process includes a presentation of the LAS ratings alongside the state ratings to provide an expanded level of transparency and a more comprehensive picture of district performance. Districts that elect to participate in the LAS process are dedicated to holding themselves accountable for increasing student success as defined by the community. 

LAS Plan Overview

Domains

Academics, Culture & Climate, Extra & Co-Curricular, and Future-Ready Learning

Components

• The design must ensure validity, reliability, and allow for differentiation
• Measures and ratings must be auditable
• Rigorous goal-setting using baseline data
• Aligned with the local vision of student success

Weighting

• LAS data can count up to 50% towards overall state accountability rating
• Flexibility within guidelines on domain and component weighting

LAS Website - https://tea.texas.gov/LAS.aspx

The Texas Assessment Program is a statewide testing program of required assessments that includes the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®), STAAR Alternate 2, the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS), and TELPAS Alternate. The testing program is designed to measure how well students are meeting the grade-level expectations set by the state.

State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®)

• TEA Assessment Resources
• District Campus Coordinator Resources (DCCR)

STAAR Alternate 2

• TEA STAAR Alt 2 Resources

Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS)

• TEA TELPAS Resources

TELPAS Alternate

• TEA TELPAS Alternate Resources

• District Communications Toolkit
• Student Assessment Playlist
• Texas Formative Assessment Resource (TFAR)

Texas Education Agency develops and reports on a variety of data validation indicators, including indicators to examine leaver records, disciplinary data, and student assessment data. View/download current year and previous year manuals.

Identified LEAs are expected to (a) validate and document their data are correct and address any identified potential program implementation concerns found during the process, or (b) improve local data collection and submission procedures if the LEA’s identification occurred because of incorrect data. The DRCU will make compliance review forms available to LEAs through the ISAM application. ISAM is only accessible to authorized users. Each form has two sections:

1. Background and Purpose

• Outlines DRCU’s charge;
• Reviews PBM, LRDV, and particular indicator information; and
• Defines DRCU's overall expectations for compliance reviews.

2. Required Steps

• Designate a Data Reporting Compliance (DRC) contact in ISAM.
• Perform a Student-Level Data Review.*
• Respond to the Needs Assessment Survey (varies from three to six prompts).
• Submit Required Documentation.
• Develop a Corrective Action Plan (CAP), ONLY IF REQUESTED.