What are alternative education campuses (AECs)?

AECs, including charter school AECs, must serve students at risk of dropping out of school as defined in TEC §29.081(d) and provide accelerated instructional services to these students. Accountability ratings for AECs and charter schools are assigned similarly to non-AEA districts and campuses but modified and alternative procedures applicable to STAAR, graduation rate and annual dropout rate [...]

What is required of campuses identified as comprehensive, targeted, and additional targeted support?

The School Improvement Division oversees interventions and supports. For additional information, visit [...]

Do non-Title I campuses that are identified for comprehensive support and improvement based on their federal graduation rate being less than 67 percent receive additional funding?

No. Non-Title I campuses are not eligible for comprehensive support grant [...]

Is a campus that is paired with another campus that has been identified for comprehensive, targeted, or additional targeted support and improvement also identified as such?

No. Federal intervention labels are not assigned based on state rating pairings. Each campus is evaluated based on its own Closing the Gaps [...]

We have an English I EOC retester who was absent for the December administration but tested in May. How does this impact our participation rate?

One result per student, per subject, per cycle is used in participation calculations. The scored May assessment would be included in the participation calculation as a [...]