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The assignment of district and charter school accreditation statuses is authorized by ɬÀï·¬ Education Code (TEC), Chapter 39,ÌýPublic School System Accountability, and 19 ɬÀï·¬ Administrative Code (TAC), Chapter 97,ÌýPlanning and Accountability, Subchapter EE,ÌýAccreditation Status, Standards, and Sanctions. The rules define the accreditation statuses of Accredited, Accredited-Warned, Accredited-Probation, and Not Accredited-Revoked and describe how accreditation statuses are determined and assigned.

These rules may be viewed at theÌýɬÀï·¬ Administrative CodeÌýlink available at /sites/default/files/ch097ee.pdf, and additional information regarding the assignment of accreditation statuses to districts and charter schools can be found on theÌýAccreditation StatusÌýhomepage of the ɬÀï·¬ Education Agency (ɬÀï·¬or agency) website atÌý.

Recognizing the ongoing impact of COVID-19 and the unique challenges schools faced during the past school year, the agency did not issue A–F accountability ratings for the 2020–2021 school year. Pursuant to 19 TAC §97.1055(a)(13) when a rating ofÌýNot RatedÌýor similar rating is issued to a school district, the commissioner of education (Commissioner) may withhold the assignment of an accreditation status. The Commissioner has decided not to assign accreditation statuses until the 2022-2023 school year under the authority of 19 TAC §97.1055. For purposes of determining multiple years of academically unacceptable or insufficient performance, the academic accountability ratings issued for the 2018-2019 school year and the 2021-2022 school year are consecutive. 19 TAC §97.1055(a)(10). In addition, the accreditation statuses issued for the 2019-2020 school year and for the 2022-2023 school year are consecutive, per 19 TAC §97.1055(a)(12).

Districts, including charter schools, that would have been assigned a status of Accredited-Warned, Accredited-Probation, or Not Accredited-Revoked for the 2021-2022 school year due to the ratings assigned to the district in the state’s financial accountability system will receive separate correspondence from the ɬÀï·¬detailing required next steps.

We appreciate the ongoing support of districts during the COVID-19 public health crisis. If you have questions, please contact the Division of Accreditation and Enforcement at (512) 463-5899 or via e-mail atÌýaccred@tea.texas.gov.

Sincerely,

Jeff Cottrill
Deputy Commissioner of Governance & AccountabilityÌý

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