Irving ISD News/Events

TEA Ratings Confirm IISD Projections

IrvingWeekly Staff

| Published

August 6, 2010

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) confirmed Irving ISD projections for two Exemplary schools, 19 Recognized schools and a district rating of Academically Acceptable in an official release of state rating July 29.

IISD Exemplary schools are John Haley Elementary School and Schulze Elementary School. Recognized schools are: Irving High School, MacArthur High School, Singley Academy, Austin Middle School, Bowie Middle School, Crockett Middle School, de Zavala Middle School, Houston Middle School, Lamar Middle School, Travis Middle School, Brandenburg Elementary School, Britain Elementary School, Brown Elementary School, Farine Elementary School, Good Elementary School, Keyes Elementary School, Lively Elementary School, Stipes Elementary School, and Townley Elementary School. All other schools were rated as Academically Acceptable.

According to testing data, Irving ISD met all the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) standards for the Recognized rating, but fell below the 85 percent Completion Rate I standard by one percentage point (IISD had an 84 percent completion rate) in one of five accountability groups. IISD also had 151 (one more than allowed) students listed by TEA as “underreported” in 2009. TEA allows a maximum of 150 underreported students for Recognized or Exemplary ratings.

According to Dr. Dana T. Bedden, IISD superintendent of schools, “the official release of the 2010 Accountability Ratings by TEA were as expected. The Planning, Evaluation & Research Department is working on an appeal of the rating to TEA based on inconsistencies in the completion rate data. Unfortunately, the process for submission and resolution of an appeal takes time and most likely will not be resolved until October,” Bedden said. “While we had hoped to achieve a Recognized status for Irving ISD, I am pleased to note that a review of the data does indicate progress and improvement in a number of areas. I want to congratulate the faculty and staff of Irving ISD for their hard work and extend my appreciation to them for moving us in the right direction.”

For a school to earn the Exemplary rating, students must average 90 percent on all tests. In addition, high schools must have a four-year completion rate of 95 percent and middle schools must have an annual dropout rate of 1.8 percent or less. For a school to attain the Recognized rating, students must average 80 percent on all tests. In addition, high schools must have a four-year completion rate of 85 percent and middle schools must have an annual dropout rate of 1.8 percent or less.