Brazosport ISD holds required public hearing on School FIRST finances, reports highest rating

Ms. Luique Canaccino opened a public hearing required by state law to present Brazosport ISD's School Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (School FIRST) report, explaining how the Texas Education Agency assigns ratings and what the district's results mean for fiscal oversight. The presentation described the four-letter rating scale and the set of critical and ceiling indicators TEA uses to compute a score.

According to the presentation, Brazosport ISD earned the highest possible classification for the period covered, described in the slide deck as a "superior achievement" and reported there was a numeric score of 95. The presenter identified one ceiling indicator (timely payments to government entities) that the district passed as an indicator but did not meet the ceiling on, which resulted in a five-point deduction from the total score. The presentation also explained how solvency and financial-competence indicators are scored and which metrics — such as budget-to-actual variance and maintenance of unrestricted fund balances — factor into the final rating.

The hearing was informational and staff invited trustees and the public to ask questions. Trustees did not take action at the hearing; the presentation materials were entered into the public record and the district noted the School FIRST report will guide future fiscal practices. "Brazosport ISD has once again earned the highest achievable rating of a superior achievement with a score of 95," the presenter stated during the remarks.

The board moved on to the consent and action items after the public hearing; no additional votes on the School FIRST report were taken that night.