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SAISD to appeal TEA letter grades after data submission error affected Lakeview’s CCMR numbers
Summary
District administrators told the board a June 2023 data submission error dropped some CCMR (college, career, military readiness) data for Lakeview High School, and the district plans to pursue TEA appeals once letter grades are publicly released.
San Angelo ISD staff told the board the district will participate in the Texas Education Agency (TEA) appeals process after letter‑grade ratings for the 2022–23 cycle were made public, citing a data submission error that affected the Lakeview High School CCMR calculation and that could change both the campus’s and the district’s letter grades.
Administrators credited consultant John Fessenden for analysis and said the litigation over the state’s A–F accountability methodology has delayed letter grades in recent years. The district explained that the data for CCMR (college, career and military readiness) was dropped in an electronic submission for the 2022–23 year; the error was identified later and the district has since implemented system changes to prevent a recurrence. “Immediate action steps were taken to the systems and processes…not waiting for the agency to put out letter grades,” a district presenter said.
Because the state process required letter grades to be released before appeals could be filed, the district waited until the TEA posted official ratings; staff said they will use correct electronic data submissions during an appeal and expect the corrected data could improve Lakeview’s campus rating and the district rating. Administrators cautioned, however, that appeals do not guarantee a different grade; they said the data itself and resulting academic implications are more important than the letter grade alone.
Board members asked for clarification about the submission process and where data was dropped; staff responded that the error occurred during an electronic submission in June of that year and that PEIMS and subsequent agency reports were used in the rating calculations. The district said it already is tracking substantially higher on performance measures in subsequent years and that the system error from 2022–23 has not been replicated in more recent submissions.
No formal vote was required; staff said they will pursue the appeal process and report back to the board.
