TEA Report Says:
Texas Public School Students Earned
2+ Million College Credit Hours in 2019-20
Despite the disruption to schools caused by the pandemic last spring, Texas public school students still managed to earn a record number of college credit hours during the 2019-20 school year, a new TEA report reflects.
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One Bus Driver Fatality Reported
TEA Releases 2019-20 Bus Accident Data
The TEA’s just-released annual Bus Accident Reporting System (BARS) survey for School Year 2019-20 (available here) reflects that 780 ISDs and charters reported 2,210 bus-related accidents and one school bus-related fatality.
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TEA Rule News
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Adopted:
- Adopting (by reference) the 2020-21 Student Attendance Accounting Handbook. Several changes were made to the handbook on final adoption based on public comments. Effective Nov. 18.
- Canceling the TEA’s issuance of accreditation statuses for the 2020-21 academic year for all ISDs and charter districts due to the lack of academic accountability ratings for the 2019-20 school year due to the impact of the pandemic on schools. The 2019 and 2021 academic accountability ratings will be considered “consecutive” for purposes of issuing lowered accreditation statuses based on consecutive years of performance.