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Fort Bend ISD Announces 2010 TEA District and Campus Accountability Ratings 

FORT BEND ISD — Fort Bend ISD received its 2010 district and campus accountability ratings from the Texas Education Agency (TEA), and is pleased to report that 82 percent, 55 of the 67 campuses that receive the ratings, are designated as either Exemplary or Recognized.  That is up from 67 percent of campuses last year.

“Once again, we’ve seen exceptional growth in many of our scores, and we congratulate our teachers and students for their continued hard work that is reflected in the significant gains made on TAKS this year,” said Dr. Timothy Jenney, superintendent. 

The combined scores from across the district met the standard for all required academic indicators to qualify the district for a Recognized designation.  It is important to note that this level of achievement was earned without the use of the Texas Projection Measure, or (TPM). 

However, due to a dropout rate of 2.2 percent in one group of students at Christa McAuliffe Middle School (and the rate cannot exceed 1.8 percent — which is 2 students in this case), the campus will be rated as Academically Unacceptable, thus preventing FBISD from becoming a Recognized district.  McAuliffe’s TAKS scores qualified the campus for an Acceptable rating, but the campus automatically received the unacceptable rating due to the dropout rate within the one student group.  The district is appealing McAuliffe’s rating to the Texas Education Agency because former students labeled as dropouts have since been located and are enrolled in another school district.

Meanwhile FBISD will be celebrating the significant gains made on TAKS and recognizing those campuses that achieved Exemplary and Recognized status at its annual Leadership Institute for administrators on August 4. Some of the test score highlights that the superintendent will review include the following:

• Of the 25 TAKS academic indicators (reading/ELA, math, science, social studies and writing for the 5 student subgroups) used in the state accountability system, 24 showed an increase between 2009 and 2010.  The 1 indicator that did not show an increase remained the same at 99%.
• Of the 25 TAKS academic indicators, 21 were at the Exemplary level and 4 were at the Recognized level.
• 55 of the 67 campuses that are rated earned the rating of Exemplary or Recognized —82 percent of total campuses. 
• The percentage of African-American students meeting standard in math increased 4 percent from 2009-10, and economically disadvantaged students meeting standard in math increased 3 percent. The percentage of Hispanic students meeting standard in math also increased 3 percent. 
• The percentage of African-American students meeting the standard in science increased 7 percent from 2009 to 2010 while the percentage of Hispanic students meeting standard increased 8 percent, and the percentage of economically disadvantaged students meeting standard increased 8 percent. 
• Achievement gaps between African-American, Hispanic, and White students continued to shrink in 2010, with the largest improvements coming in math and science.  For example, the gap between African-American students and White students in math decreased 3 percent (a total of 13 percent since 2006) while the gap between Hispanic and White students in math decreased 3 percent (a total of 10 percent since 2006).

For a complete listing of the 2010 FBISD District and Campus Accountability Ratings, go to www.fortbendisd.com and click on “2010 TEA Accountability Ratings.”   ##

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