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(a) - (d)(No change.)
(e)The TEA will base the financial accountability
rating of a school district on its overall performance on the financial
measurements, ratios, and other indicators established by the commissioner,
as shown in the figures provided in this subsection. Financial accountability
ratings for a rating year are based on the data from the immediate
prior fiscal year.
(1) - (6)(No change.)
(7)The financial accountability rating
indicators for rating year 2022-2023 are based on fiscal year 2022
financial data and are provided in the figure in this paragraph entitled
"School FIRST - Rating Worksheet Dated June 2023 for rating year 2022-2023."
The financial accountability rating indicators for rating years after
2022-2023 will use the same calculations and scoring method provided
in the figure in this paragraph.
Attached Graphic
(8)[(7)] The specific calculations
and scoring methods used in the financial accountability rating worksheets
for school districts for rating years prior to 2014-2015 remain in
effect for all purposes with respect to those rating years.
(f)The TEA will base the financial accountability
rating of an open-enrollment charter school on its overall performance
on the financial measurements, ratios, and other indicators established
by the commissioner, as shown in the figures provided in this subsection.
Financial accountability ratings for a rating year are based on the
data from the immediate prior fiscal year.
(1) - (6)(No change.)
(7)The financial accountability rating
indicators for rating year 2022-2023 are based on fiscal year 2022
financial data and are provided in the figure in this paragraph entitled
"Charter FIRST - Rating Worksheet Dated June 2023 for rating year
2022-2023." The financial accountability rating indicators for rating
years after 2022-2023 will use the same calculations and scoring method
provided in the figure in this paragraph.
Attached Graphic
(8)[(7)] The specific calculations
and scoring methods used in the financial accountability rating worksheets
for open-enrollment charter schools for rating years prior to 2014-2015
remain in effect for all purposes with respect to those rating years.
(g) - (m)(No change.)
(n)A school district, an open-enrollment charter school,
or a charter school operated by a public IHE may appeal its preliminary
financial accountability rating through the following appeals process.
(1) - (8)(No change.)
(9)The commissioner will make a final ratings decision.
(A)The commissioner may adjust a
score for an indicator or the overall score upon appeal of the indicator(s)
by the school district, open-enrollment charter school, or charter
school operated by a public IHE.
(B)Upon appeal of the indicator for
the timely submission of a complete AFR, the commissioner may adjust
the overall score and rating as described in clauses (i)-(iii) of
this subparagraph if the certificate of the board and the audit opinion
letter from the external auditor for the school district's or charter
school's AFR were signed on or before the due date of the AFR as required
in TEC, §44.008.
(i)For a school district or charter school that has
a failed preliminary FIRST rating with 85 to 100 points, deduct 15
points from the total points for an overall passing score if no other
critical indicators were failed.
(ii)For a school district or charter school that has
a failed preliminary FIRST rating with 70 to 84 points, adjust the
overall score to 70 points for an overall passing score if no other
critical indicators were failed.
(iii)For a school district or charter school that
has a failed preliminary FIRST rating with total points less than
the threshold for an overall passing score and/or the school district
or charter school failed any other critical indicators, no adjustment
to the points will be made for the overall score.
(o) - (q)(No change.)
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed
the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on January 30, 2023
TRD-202300368 Cristina De La Fuente-Valadez
Director, Rulemaking
Texas Education Agency
Earliest possible date of adoption: March 12, 2023
For further information, please call: (512) 475-1497
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