Student Attendance Accounting Handbook

State law requires every Texas school district to adopt an attendance accounting system that includes procedures to ensure the accurate recording and reporting of student attendance data. The Student Attendance Accounting Handbook (SAAH) contains the official attendance accounting requirements that all public school districts and open-enrollment charter schools in Texas must meet. The agency collects student attendance data primarily to ensure that Foundation School Program (FSP) funds can be correctly allocated to Texas’s public schools.

The SAAH:

describes the FSP eligibility requirements for all students,
prescribes the minimum standards for all attendance accounting systems,
lists the documentation requirements for attendance audit purposes, and
details the responsibilities of all district personnel involved in student attendance accounting.

The final version of the adopted 2019-2020 Student Attendance Accounting Handbook (SAAH) and an updated change document has been added to the table below. The webpage will be updated in the future with version 2 of the SAAH that will include legislative changes passed by the 86th Texas Legislature.

Student Attendance Accounting Handbook	Word Version	PDF Version	SAAH Change Document	Word Version	PDF Version
2019-2020 Handbook, Adopted		PDF 2,550 KB	2019-2020 Change Document		PDF 3,710 KB
2018-2019 Handbook, Adopted	Word 722 KB	PDF 2,544 KB	2018-2019 Change Document	Word 89 KB	PDF 398 KB
2017-2018 Handbook, Adopted	Word 719 KB	PDF 2,519 KB	2017-2018 Change Document	Word 87 KB	PDF 340 KB
2016-2017 Handbook, Adopted	Word 711 KB	PDF 2,718 KB	2016-2017 Change Document	Word 79 KB	PDF 916 KB
2015–2016 Handbook, Adopted	Word 714 KB	PDF 4,270 KB	2015–2016 Change Document	N/A	PDF 448 KB
2014–2015 Handbook	Word 692 KB	PDF 2,394 KB	2014–2015 Change Document	N/A	PDF 1,784 KB
2013–2014 Handbook	Word 2,317 KB	PDF 1,725 KB	2013–2014 Change Document	Word 209 KB	PDF 778 KB
2012–2013 Handbook	Word 2,696 KB	PDF 1,761 KB	2012–2013 Change Document	Word 1,028 KB	PDF 1,169 KB
2011–2012 Handbook Version 2	Word 2,438 KB	PDF 1,547 KB	2011–2012 Change Document Version 2	Word 197 KB	PDF 472 KB
2011–2012 Handbook	Word 2,260 KB	PDF 1,547 KB	2011–2012 Change Document	Word 838 KB	PDF 839 KB
2010–2011 Handbook Version 2	Word 2,297 KB	PDF 3,635 KB	2010–2011 Change Document Version 2	Word 81 KB	PDF 81 KB
2010–2011 Handbook	Word 2,289 KB	PDF 3,594 KB	2009–2010 Change Document Version 2	Word 487 KB	PDF 484 KB

SAAH Presentations, Trainings, and Webinars

The Financial Accountability Section hosted two webinars to review the 2016-2017 Student Attendance Accounting Handbook (SAAH). Both webinars used the same presentation and covered the same material. Please find a copy of the webinar presentation slides and a replay of the January 18, 2017, webinar below:

2016-2017 Student Attendance Accounting Handbook Webinar Slides (PDF 1.15MB)

2016-2017 Student Attendance Accounting Handbook Webinar: January 18, 2017