Student Attendance Accounting Handbook
State law requires that every Texas school district adopts 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 2025-2026 Student Attendance Accounting Handbook (SAAH) and an updated change document has been added to the table below.
| SAAH | PDF Version | Change Document | PDF Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 Handbook, Adopted | PDF, 4,416 KB | 2025-2026 Change Document | PDF, 1,229 KB |
| 2024-2025 Handbook, Adopted | PDF, 4,345 KB | 2024-2025 Change Document | PDF, 1,694 KB |
| 2023-2024 Handbook, Adopted | PDF, 4,429 KB | 2023-2024 Change Document | PDF, 1,136 KB |
| 2022-2023 Handbook, Adopted | PDF, 4,557 KB | 2022-2023 Change Document | PDF, 1,014 KB |
| 2021-2022 Handbook, Adopted | PDF, 4,493 KB | 2021-2022 Change Document | PDF, 1,032 KB |
| 2020-2021 Handbook, Adopted | PDF, 5,685 KB | 2020-2021 Change Document | PDF, 622 KB |
| 2019-2020 Handbook Version 2, Adopted | PDF, 4,238 KB | 2019-2020 Change Document Version 2 | PDF, 422 KB |
| 2019-2020 Handbook, Adopted | PDF, 2,550 KB | 2019-2020 Change Document | PDF, 3,710 KB |
| 2018-2019 Handbook, Adopted | PDF, 2,544 KB | 2018-2019 Change Document | PDF, 398 KB |
| 2017-2018 Handbook, Adopted | PDF, 2,519 KB | 2017-2018 Change Document | PDF, 340 KB |
| 2016-2017 Handbook, Adopted | PDF, 2,718 KB | 2016-2017 Change Document | PDF, 916 KB |
SAAH Texas Administrative Code Rules
Commissioner of Education Rule
Additional Resources
Following are additional resources related to the SAAH:
- TAA Letter - 3/4/2021 - 2020-2021 School Day Event Code Additions
- Sample Military Form: Report of Proceedings by Board of Inquiry or Further Review Board (PDF, 52 KB)
- Sample Military Form: Commander's Preliminary Assessment and Recommendation Regarding Missing Person (PDF, 63 KB)
- Chart for Determining PK Funding Source Reporting for Fall Snapshot (PDF, 52 KB)
Joe Herrera (512) 463-7708 or joe.herrera@tea.texas.gov
Padmaja Sathyanarayan (512) 475-2012 or padmaja.sathyanarayan@tea.texas.gov
Financial Compliance Division
Phone: (512) 463-9095
Fax: (512) 463-1777
Email: attendance@tea.texas.gov