Does a student who earned an industry-based certification (IBC) in middle school credit College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR)?

No, Performance Reporting only credits and campuses for IBCs earned in grades 9–12. For additional information of IBC reporting requirements, please see the October 12, 2020, To the Administrator [...]

How do the component weights in the Closing the Gaps domain change if we don’t meet minimum size in one or more components?

The weighting is proportionally distributed to those components that do meet the minimum size requirements. For an example, please refer to Chapter 4 of 2023 Accountability [...]

What are Level I and Level II certificates, and how are they used in CCMR?

According to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), Level I and Level II certificates are awarded by an institution of higher education (IHE) certifying the satisfactory completion of a higher education program. Upon completion, a certificate is valid without further action on the individual's part. They are usually awarded in workforce education areas by public and private [...]

If a student receives an industry-based certification at our school in the fall, but withdraws in the spring and graduates from another high school, which school gets "credit" for the certification?

Industry-based certifications are linked to students. The campus from which the student was reported as a graduate in TSDS PEIMS will receive CCMR credit for this graduate. The accountability subset rule does not apply when evaluating CCMR; it is only applicable when calculating assessment [...]

Which grade levels are included in the district and campus economically disadvantaged percentage that’s used in School Progress, Part B: Relative Performance?

The economically disadvantaged percentage used in Relative Performance includes all students who were reported as enrolled on the TSDS PEIMS October snapshot [...]