TEA releases Community and Student Engagement Ratings

Texas Education Agency (TEA) released Community and Student Engagement ratings for the state’s school districts, charters and campuses.

Under House Bill 5 passed last year by the 83rd Texas Legislature, all districts and charters are required to evaluate their performance, as well as the performance of each campus, in regard to community and student engagement. Districts must assign one of four performance ratings – Exemplary, Recognized, Acceptable or Unacceptable.

To see a summary of all state accountability ratings, financial accountability ratings and locally-assigned ratings, visit the 2014 Texas Consolidated School Rating Report page on the TEA website.

Texas statute requires school districts to evaluate the district's performance and the performance of each campus in the district in community and student engagement and assign a rating. Districts must assign a performance rating of exemplary, recognized, acceptable, or unacceptable to each campus, based on locally-determined criteria developed by a local committee.

Districts must also assign a Yes/No status for compliance with statutory reporting and policy requirements. More information regarding the Community and Student Engagement ratings is available on the Frequently Asked Questions site.  The 2014 Texas Consolidated School Rating Reports are now available.  The reports will be updated with final 2014 state accountability ratings in November.  Read more at the TEA website.

Principals and teachers report that they value relationships with families, yet they are always looking for new ideas to engage families. They also say that they feel under prepared to develop these partnerships. Partners in Education: A Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family–School Partnerships, a collaboration between SEDL and the U.S. Department of Education, addresses these challenges. The publication, written by Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Karen L. Mapp, senior lecturer and faculty director of the Education Policy and Management Master’s Program, and Paul J. Kuttner, researcher and educator, presents a framework that focuses on helping both educators and family members develop the necessary skills, knowledge, confidence, and belief systems to develop and sustain home–school relationships. Download resource.

Strategies for Family Engagement