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Southwest ISD warned it may be graded a C under new TEA calculations
Summary
District staff walked the board through changes to TEA’s accountability system and preliminary proportional weighting; presenters said official results are expected Aug. 15 and that, based on the agency's 'what-if' reports and test redesigns, "we're projecting it will be a C district."
Southwest ISD trustees heard a state accountability briefing in which district staff said changes in Texas Education Agency (TEA) testing and recalculation methods make prior-year comparisons unreliable and that preliminary projections show the district could receive a C rating under the new formulas.
At a board presentation, a district accountability staff member summarized TEA revisions since 2022, including new graduation-rate grading, capped industry-based certifications (IBCs) and military enlistment recognition in the College, Career and Military Readiness (CCMR) domain, reconfigured Domain 3…
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