Texas Register, Volume 19, Number 41, Pages 4291-4362, June 3, 1994 Page: 4,336
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(B) A district may retain its
exemplary status unless it fails to maintain
exemplary standards established by the
commissioner of education.
(2) Recognized. In accordance
with the established procedures, a district
may be classified as recognized if there is
evidence of required levels of performance
on all academic excellence indicators for
which performance data are available and
criteria have been established for all student
populations.
(A) The performance results
reported on each of the academic excellence
indicators for all student populations shall
be the primary consideration of recognized
status.
(B) A district may retain its
recognized status unless it fails to maintain
recognized standards established by the
commissioner of education.
(3) Accredited. In accordance
with the established procedures, a district
shall be classified as accredited when it
meets the standards of acceptable perfor-
mance on all of the academic excellence
indicators for which performance data are
available and criteria have been established
and maintains equity in achievement across
all student populations.
(4) Accredited, warned. In ac-
cordance with the established procedures, a
district shall be classified as accredited,
warned when the district's students fail to
achieve the standard of acceptable perfor-
mance on the academic excellence indica-
tors and substantial inequities in
achievement exist among student popula-
tions.
97.4. Types of Campus Performance Rat-
ings. The specific procedures for deter-
mining campus performance ratings, based
on overall performance by all student popu-
lations as demonstrated on state adopted
academic excellence indicators and other
indicators of student performance, will be
established by the commissioner of educa-
tion. Additional criteria will be established
by the commissioner of education for spe-
cial campuses which serve unique popula-
tions and/or provide alternative education
programs. The types of performance ratings
campuses may receive are as follows.
(1) Exemplary. In accordance
with the established procedures, campuses
must meet the same standards in respect to
each of the designated academic excellence
indicators that apply to the district level and
are set forth for district exemplary status.
(2) Recognized. In accordance
with the established procedures, campuses
must meet the same standards in respect toeach of the designated academic excellence
indicators that apply to the district and are
set forth for district recognized status.
(3) Acceptable. In accordance
with the established criteria, campuses are
rated as acceptable as long as they maintain
performance that is above the low perform-
ing level set by the commissioner and do
not otherwise qualify as exemplary or rec-
ognized.
(4) Low Performing. In accord-
ance with the established procedures,
campuses are rated as "low performing" if
they fail to achieve the standard of accept-
able performance on the academic excel-
lence indicators and other student
performance measures.
97.5. Crheria for Accreditation.
(a) The academic excellence indica-
tors stipulated in law and other performance
indicators as adopted by the State Board of
Education shall be the main consideration
of the Central Education Agency in the
rating of a district. Performance on the aca-
demic excellence indicators required by this
section shall be used for the purposes of
evaluation and accreditation. The indicators
must be based on information that is disag-
gregated with respect to race, ethnicity,
gender, and socioeconomic status. Use of
the academic excellence indicators in the
rating process shall include consideration of
district and campus performance in relation
to:
(1) standards established for
each indicator;
(2) required improvement nec-
essary to meet the state standards and for
students to meet exit requirements as de-
fined by the commissioner of education;
and
(3) comparable improvement of
the district and campus relative to a state
profile developed from the total state stu-
dent performance data base.
(b) District and campus planning
and decision making toward improved stu-
dent performance will be the primary con-
sideration during the on-site peer review
and include:
(1) recommendations for locally
directed school restructuring initiatives
and/or regional education service center
technical assistance; and
(2) recommendations to the
commissioner regarding the level of inter-
vention measures that may need to be im-
posed in order to bring about the desired
level of improvement.
(c) Among other criteria stipulated
in law, the following criteria will be consid-
ered under special investigations by thecommissioner of education when deemed
appropriate:
(1) effectiveness of the school
district's ability to discharge its responsibil-
ities related to civil rights, and state and
federal compliance requirements and estab-
lished regulations for school financial ac-
counting requirements and school programs;
(2) the effectiveness of the dis-
trict's plan for both site- based decision
making and improved student performance;
(3) the effectiveness of the
school district's ability to provide physical
facilities that are safe and designed to meet
the educational needs of all students in an
environment conducive to learning; and
(4) the effectiveness of the
school district's board of trustees gover-
nance and management of the operations of
the district in accordance with the following
indicators.
(A) The board of trustees
adopts written policies and maintains com-
pliance with its own policies, with state
law, and with rules of the State Board of
Education and the commissioner of educa-
tion.
(B) The board of trustees re-
spects the authority of the superintendent to
manage the district in accordance with
adopted school board policies, the superin-
tendent's contract, and the duties estab-
lished in the Texas Education Code,
13.351.
(C) The board of trustees de-
velops and adopts policies for planning and
accountability frameworks and for site-
based decision making that reflect, at a
minimum, statutory provisions.
97.6. The Accreditation Process.
(a) For the purpose of issuing ac-
creditation status and performance ratings,
the agency shall annually review the perfor-
mance of each school district and campus in
the state on the indicators adopted under the
Texas Education Code, 35.041. Accredita-
tion status and performance ratings will be
based on the district's performance and on
the performance of the campuses within the
district on the accreditation criteria as de-
scribed in 97.5 of this title (relating to
Criteria for Accreditation). However, the
districts' accreditation status may be ad-
justed based on their history in respect to
compliance with state and federal laws,
State Board of Education rules, and applica-
ble court orders. Based on standards estab-
lished by the commissioner of education,
districts will be assigned an appropriate ac-
creditation status and campuses will be as-
signed an appropriate performance rating.19 TexReg 4336 June 3, 1994 Texas Register *
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