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TAPER presentation: TEA letter grades paused; Manor ISD outlines recapture, spending and borrowing outlook
Summary
District staff presented the 2023–24 Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPER) summary to trustees, explaining that statewide letter grades remain paused due to litigation, reporting district academic and finance metrics, and disclosing a $10.3 million recapture payment and expenditure pressures that may require borrowing next year.
Dr. Tammy Williams Hill presented the Manor ISD 2023–24 TAPER (Texas Academic Performance Report) summary at the board meeting on Jan. 28, explaining changes to statewide accountability reporting and detailing district academic metrics and financial pressures.
Dr. Williams Hill told trustees the Texas Education Agency has paused issuing district letter grades for two years while legal challenges proceed over how the agency calculated certain components of the accountability system. That pause affects how districts report and interpret performance composites.
On operational finances, the presentation included school‑year 2022–23 data: district revenue per student was $10,925 and expenditures per student were $10,993, producing a deficit of $68 per pupil for that year; the general fund balance decreased by about $1.2 million; and the district made a recapture payment of roughly $10.3 million. Dr. Williams Hill and staff said that if recapture funds were available to spend, the all‑funds per‑student figure would be about $17,131.
District staff and the chief financial officer (Moises, identified by trustees) described personnel-cost increases driven in part by rolling salaries previously paid from ESSER federal relief (about $8 million) into the local fund. Trustees were told that even with a balanced budget plan, cash‑flow timing and recapture make it likely the district will need short‑term borrowing again next year to manage operations until state payments arrive.
Trustees scheduled a budget workshop for March, and staff said they will present more detailed forecasts (including recapture scenarios) and proposals for possible reductions or one-time asset decisions to cushion cash flow. Manor ISD also reported it received a "superior achievement" rating from the Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) for the 2022–23 school year, with a score of 90 under that system's snapshot rules.
The TAPER presentation also reviewed academic indicators (participation, STAAR/STAR performance bands, graduation rates and CCMR metrics) and noted progress-monitoring steps the district is using while TEA accountability scores remain paused.
