(a) In accordance with Texas Education Code, §7.027(a), the purpose of the Performance-Based Monitoring Analysis System (PBMAS) is to report annually on the performance of school districts and charter schools in selected program areas: bilingual education/English as a Second Language, career and technology education, special education, and certain Title programs under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The performance of a school district or charter school is reported through indicators of student performance and program effectiveness and corresponding performance levels established by the commissioner of education. (b) The assignment of performance levels for school districts and charter schools in the 2004-2005 PBMAS is based on specific criteria and calculations, which are described in an excerpted section of the PBMAS 2004-2005 Manual provided in this subsection. Attached Graphic (c) The specific criteria and calculations used in the PBMAS are established annually by the commissioner of education and communicated to all school districts and charter schools. |