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To learn more about how accountability ratings are calculated for schools and districts in Texas, visit the How Accountability Ratings Work website.
Visit TXSchools.gov to see how Texas schools and districts perform.
Learn More About Your Child's School (TEA Resource)
Texas A-F Accountability Ratings
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.
Texas Academic Performance Reports (TAPR)
The Texas Academic Performance Reports (TAPR) pull together a wide range of information on the performance of students in each school and district in Texas every year. Performance is shown disaggregated by student groups, including ethnicity and socioeconomic status. The reports also provide extensive information on school and district staff, programs, and student demographics.
The school report card (SRC) combines accountability ratings, data from the Texas Academic Performance Reports (TAPR), and financial information to give a broad view of campus performance. Available for each campus in Texas, the SRC is intended specifically to inform parents and guardians about a school’s individual characteristics and its academic performance.
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), requires each State education agency to prepare and publish an annual report card with state-, district- and campus-level data.
TEC 11.185 and 11.186 require each school district to adopt early childhood literacy and mathematics proficiency plans that set specific annual goals for student performance and college, career, and military readiness plans that set specific annual goals for measures of student college, career, and military readiness.
TEC 11.252 requires each school district to have a district improvement plan that is developed, evaluated, and revised annually, in accordance with district policy, by the superintendent with the assistance of the district-level committee. The purpose of the district improvement plan is to guide district and campus staff in the improvement of student performance for all student groups in order to attain state standards in respect to the achievement indicators.
In summer 2015, the 84th Texas Legislature passed House Bill 1842, allowing public school districts to obtain the designation of District of Innovation and gain exemption from certain Texas Education Code provisions. This designation allows independent school districts to have flexibilities currently available to open enrollment charter schools.
The Board of Trustees has been actively involved in Strategic Planning to shape the future of the district for the next five years. This process included updating the mission and vision, reaffirming the motto and establishing beliefs. The Balanced Scorecard outlines Highland Park ISD's priorities and key strategic objectives.
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