Several Mansfield ISD campuses also received
distinctions for achievement in certain academic areas.
MANSFIELD ISD RECEIVES ‘A’ IN STATE’S
NEW ACCOUNTABILITY RATING SYSTEM
T
he Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) 2018
accountability ratings have been released. career and military readiness and compared
the graduation rate to the state average.
The new rating system, passed by state legislature
in 2015, requires the TEA to give each public
school and each district an A through F (A-F)
letter grade, similar to a child’s report card. School progress shows how students perform
over time and how that growth compares to
similar schools. This domain is based on a
school’s strengths, which can either be the
number of students who made a year’s worth
of academic growth in reading and math or
the level of student achievement to schools
with similar levels of student poverty.
Mansfield ISD earned an “A” rating with a
distinction in postsecondary readiness.
“This accomplishment is a strong testament
to the hard work and dedication of all of
our educators, students and parents,” said
Superintendent Dr. Jim Vaszauskas. “The
Mansfield ISD community has a heart for putting
students first, cultivating authentic relationships
with them and making sure parents play an
active role in the educational process.”
The final area that was calculated for Mansfield
ISD’s TEA rating is closing the gaps. The measure
shows how well different populations of students
in a district are performing. These groups can
include racial/ethnic groups, students in special
education, economically disadvantaged students
and others. For each group, performance is
examined in four different areas and compared
against state goals. The more goals that are met
in an area, the higher the score in that area.
The overall rating is based on performance in
three different areas: student achievement,
school progress and closing the gaps.
Visit www.TXSchools.org to see interactive
accountability rating summaries and detailed
reports for each district, campus and open-
enrollment charter school in the state of Texas.
Student achievement shows how much students
know and are able to do at the end of the
school year. To calculate student achievement,
state officials looked at MISD’s performance
on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic
Readiness (STAAR) exams, measured college,
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