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Arlington ISD says TEA rescoring error raised student scores; district to appeal accountability results
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Smith told the board that an error at the Texas Education Agency meant human rescoring of some STAAR and EOC answers was excluded from state accountability calculations; Arlington ISD will appeal and says rescoring raised scores for a portion of students.
Superintendent Dr. Smith told the Arlington ISD board Thursday that the district discovered a Texas Education Agency (TEA) backend problem that kept human rescoring results out of the agency—s accountability calculations and that the district will file an appeal. "Our plan is to appeal those TEA scores," Dr. Smith said, and she described the rescoring results the district received.
Why it matters: state accountability ratings affect public reporting and district oversight and can influence interventions, funding decisions and public perceptions. The board heard that rescoring can also…
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