Texas Education Code

§ 39.054 — METHODS AND STANDARDS FOR EVALUATING PERFORMANCE

ED § 39.054Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part H. PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM ACCOUNTABILITY · Ch. 39. PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM ACCOUNTABILITY · Art. C. ACCREDITATION

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(a)Except as provided by Subsection (a-4), the commissioner shall adopt rules to evaluate school district and campus performance and, each school year, assign each district and campus an overall performance rating of A, B, C, D, or F. In addition to the overall performance rating, each school year, the commissioner shall assign each district and campus a separate domain performance rating of A, B, C, D, or F for each domain under Section 39.053(c). An overall or domain performance rating of A reflects exemplary performance. An overall or domain performance rating of B reflects recognized performance. An overall or domain performance rating of C reflects acceptable performance. An overall or domain performance rating of D reflects performance that needs improvement. An overall or domain performance rating of F reflects unacceptable performance. A district may not receive an overall or domain performance rating of A if the district includes any campus with a corresponding overall or domain performance rating of D or F. If a school district has been approved under Section 39.0544 to assign campus performance ratings and the commissioner has not assigned a campus an overall performance rating of D or F, the commissioner shall assign the campus an overall performance rating based on the school district assigned performance rating under Section 39.0544. (a-1) For purposes of assigning an overall performance rating for a district or campus under Subsection (a), the commissioner shall:

(1)consider either the district's or campus's performance rating under the student achievement domain under Section 39.053(c)(1) or the school progress domain under Section 39.053(c)(2), whichever performance rating is higher, unless the district or campus received a performance rating of F in either domain, in which case the district or campus may not be assigned a performance rating higher than a B for the composite for the two domains; and

(2)attribute not less than 30 percent of the performance rating to the closing the gaps domain under Section 39.053(c)(3). (a-2) The commissioner by rule may adopt procedures to ensure that a repeated performance rating of D or F or unacceptable in one domain, particularly performance that is not significantly improving, is reflected in the overall performance rating of a district or campus under this section or a campus under Section 39.0544 and is not compensated for by a performance rating of A, B, or C in another domain. (a-3) Except as provided by Subsection (c), not later than August 15 of each year, the following information shall be made publicly available as provided by rules adopted under this section:

(1)the performance ratings for each school district and campus; and

(2)if applicable, the number of consecutive school years of unacceptable performance ratings for each district and campus. (a-4) Notwithstanding any other law and except as provided by Subsection (a-6), the commissioner may assign a school district or campus an overall performance rating of "Not Rated" if the commissioner determines that the assignment of a performance rating of A, B, C, D, or F would be inappropriate because:

(1)the district or campus is located in an area that is subject to a declaration of a state of disaster under Chapter 418, Government Code, and due to the disaster, performance indicators for the district or campus are difficult to measure or evaluate and would not accurately reflect quality of learning and achievement for the district or campus;

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Legislative history

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 59, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211 (H.B. 5), Sec. 44(a), eff. June 10, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211 (H.B. 5), Sec. 45(a), eff. June 10, 2013. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1094 (H.B. 2804), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2016. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1094 (H.B. 2804), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1094 (H.B. 2804), Sec. 22, eff. June 19, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 807 (H.B. 22), Sec. 10, eff. June 15, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 807 (H.B. 22), Sec. 11, eff. June 15, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 807 (H.B. 22), Sec. 19(1), eff. June 15, 2017. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 (S.B. 1365), Sec. 2.06, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 6 (H.B. 8), Sec. 2.005, eff. December 4, 2025.