Breckenridge ISD working to improve state accountability rating

Breckenridge ISD board of trustees received a presentation on the State Accountability Rating System at the Feb. 10 meeting.

The presentation was an explanation of the disadvantages faced by the school board regarding North and East Elementary and to help the public understand how schools in the district are rated.

According to the Texas Education Agency (TEA), the district received an accountability rating of 84 out of 100 for the 2018-2019 school year. The score was an increase from the 2017-2018 school year, which the district received a 79 out of 100.

Principals of North and South Elementary, Prairie Freeman and Kenna Rainey, Principal of Breckenridge Junior High School, Mary Perkins, and Director of Secondary Learning, Laura Gibson, discussed the system in an attempt to help public understanding.

“When the TEA is combining overall scores, they are looking for three domains,” Freeman said. “The first domain is student achievement, next is school progress and third is closing the gaps.”

The staff leaders pointed out that each campus and district is given an overall letter grade, which is similar to a report card, where an A is considered great and an F is failing.

“The best grade between student achievement or student progress accounts for 70% of the district’s overall score,” Freeman said.

For the full story, see the Wednesday, Feb. 19 edition of the Breckenridge American.