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Fort Sam Houston ISD earns top TEA FIRST rating, board holds public hearing
Summary
Assistant Superintendent Julie Novak presented the district's 2024–2025 TEA FIRST Annual Financial Management Report: Fort Sam Houston ISD received an A (Superior) rating and a score of 100. The public asked how to obtain the presentation and line‑item details; staff said those require a Public Information Request.
Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations Julie Novak presented Fort Sam Houston Independent School District’s 2024–2025 Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) annual management report and said the district earned the maximum rating of A (Superior) with a numeric score of 100 based on 2023–2024 financial data.
Novak explained the FIRST framework used 21 indicators to evaluate districts’ financial practices and noted that FSHISD met the thresholds on the evaluated indicators. Members of the public asked how to obtain a copy of the presentation and requests for line‑item components of the FIRST report; Novak said the presentation will be included in the minutes once approved and that detailed line‑item questions should be made via a Public Information Request. The board did not take formal action on the report during the hearing.
Why it matters: the TEA FIRST rating is the state’s financial‑management accountability measure; an A/Superior rating and a 100‑point score indicate the district met the program’s financial management thresholds and reporting requirements for the audited year. The presentation and the management report (including disclosures such as superintendent and board reimbursements) were attached to the packet and will be posted with the minutes when they are approved.
