2019 Accountability Manual

The 2019 Accountability Manual is available. Chapters 1–11 have been adopted. The Summary of Changes document explains the changes that were made from the proposed manual (posted in May) and the final, adopted manual.  

All files are PDFs.

Full 2019 Accountability Manual, posted 8/15/2019

By Chapter

Chapter 1—2019 Accountability Overview, posted 7/19/2019
Chapter 2—Student Achievement Domain, posted 7/19/2019
Chapter 3—School Progress Domain, posted 7/19/2019
Chapter 4—Closing the Gaps Domain, posted 7/19/2019
Chapter 5—Calculating 2019 Ratings, posted 7/19/2019
Chapter 6—Distinction Designations, posted 7/19/2019
Chapter 7—Other Accountability System Processes, posted 7/19/2019
Chapter 8—Appealing the Ratings, posted 7/19/2019
Chapter 9—Responsibilities and Consequences, posted 7/19/2019
Chapter 10—Identification of Schools for Improvement, posted 7/19/2019
Chapter 11—Local Accountability Systems, posted 7/19/2019
Chapter 12—Accountability Calendar, posted 6/18/2019
Appendix A—Acknowledgements, posted 6/10/2019
Appendix B—ESC Contacts, posted 6/10/2019
Appendix C—Statutory Requirements, posted 6/10/2019
Appendix D—Glossary, posted 6/10/2019
Appendix E—Campus Comparison Groups, posted 6/10/2019
Appendix F—Public and Confidential Reports, posted 8/15/2019
Appendix G—Inclusion or Exclusion of Data, posted 6/10/2019
Appendix H—Data Sources, posted 6/10/2019
Appendix I—Scaling Resources posted 6/28/2019