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Overview

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. To ensure the state accountability system addresses these goals, the design of the system focuses on four commitments:

• School performance is evaluated through multiple valid measures
• Ratings reflect the better of achievement or progress
• Ratings are based on defined criteria, not a fixed distribution
• The system design remains static in most years

While the system design remains mostly unchanged, except as required by a change in statute or data availability, the 91Èȱ¬ engages in a continuous improvement process to gather feedback from stakeholders, individually and through advisory groups, and review data to ensure the accountability system balances rigor for students, fairness for schools, and transparency for the public. Approximately every five years, the A-F accountability system is refreshed using the ideas and data gathered during the interim years. The last accountability refresh occurred in 2023, and the next refresh is scheduled for 2028. Information gathered from the 2024 - 2027 interim continuous review process will be provided on this page.Ìý

2024 Accountability System 
2024 Accountability Development Materials

Texas Accountability Advisory Group (TAAG)

TAAG is comprised of representatives from school districts, legislative offices, and the business community, to identify issues critical to the accountability system and makes recommendations/provides feedback on major policy issues. The committee's recommendations/feedback are sent to the commissioner of education who makes the final decisions on the accountability system. For more information about TAAG please refer to the most recent charter, TAAG Charter 2024-25, or the current TAAG Members List.Ìý

2024-25 TAAG Meetings

91Èȱ¬ shares TAAG materials to increase transparency and the availability of public information regarding the development of the accountability system and TAAG is focused on providing feedback on proposals that are part of A—F.  TAAG proposals may be used to surface new ideas and get feedback from committee members.Ìý

December 2024 - Meeting of TAAG

• December 2024 TAAG Meeting Presentation
• December 2024 TAAG Meeting Minutes

RDA / A-F Accountability Integration Taskforce

The RDA / A-F Accountability Integration Taskforce is comprised of representatives from local educational agencies (LEAs) and regional education service centers (ESCs) for the purpose of reviewing and refining agency proposals to incorporate RDA within the district-level accountability system while ensuring current federal requirements for RDA are maintained.

The RDA / A-F Taskforce prepares recommendations for the Texas Accountability Advisory Group (TAAG) for consideration in the 2028 refreshed A-F Accountability System. For more information, please see materials below.

RDA Integration Task Force Charter
RDA / A-F Taskforce Membership List