In April, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) released the 2023 A-F accountability ratings for school systems and campuses statewide. The 2-year delay was a result of a lawsuit filed by over 100 school districts, one of which was Big Spring ISD.
The A–F accountability system was established in 2017 by the 85th Texas Legislature through House Bill (HB) 22 to provide clear and consistent information on how schools are performing in three key areas: Student Achievement, School Progress and Closing the Gaps. According to TEA, this is meant to drive continuous improvement and help educators and school systems celebrate successes and focus support where it is needed most.
In 2023, TEA significantly raised the bar for scoring standards, making it more difficult to meet the criteria for an ‘A’ rating. These changes were applied retroactively to the 2022-2023 school year, and the districts argued that the update to the rating system was unfair because TEA did not give adequate notice before adopting the changes and it lacked transparency.
Although this negatively impacted many school districts throughout the state, Big Spring ISD saw an improvement in scaled scores when it came to Closing the Gaps and Student Achievement. Their campuses: Moss Elementary, Marcy Elementary, Big Spring Intermediate, Big Spring Jr. High, and Big Spring High School all received a ‘C’ rating; and Washington Elementary received a ‘B’ rating. Overall BSISD received a ‘C’ for the 2023 accountability rating.
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