To the Administrator Addressed (TAA) Correspondence

CCMR Outcomes Bonus for 2025 Graduates Early Counts

The purpose of this communication is to inform school systems of the College, Career, or Military Readiness Outcomes Bonus (CCMR OB) Early Counts student listing for the Class of 2025 graduates, now available on the TEA Login (TEAL) Accountability application. A public report of the counts by district is also on the Performance Reporting Resources webpage.  

Overview

Under House Bill 3 (HB 3), 86th Legislature, 2019, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) annually awards districts CCMR OB funding. House Bill 2, 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, increased the CCMR Outcomes Bonus for special education students, while maintaining all other program structures and thresholds established under House Bill 3. The purpose of the CCMR OB funding is to reward school systems for not only preparing students for college, a career, and the military, but for students taking the next step in their career planning by enrolling in postsecondary institutions, completing a credential, and/or enlisting in the military, as defined in Texas Education Code, §48.110 and Title 19 of Texas Administrative Code, §74.1007.

CCMR Outcomes Bonuses are paid annually for the accomplishments of graduates above a certain percentage threshold across three specific student groups: economically disadvantaged, non-economically disadvantaged, and students served in special education programs.

The CCMR OB Thresholds are:  

  • 11% of annual graduates who are economically disadvantaged  
  • 24% of annual graduates who are not economically disadvantaged  
  • There is no threshold for annual graduates who are enrolled in a Special Education program. Graduates who were enrolled in a special education program count towards either economically disadvantaged or non-economically disadvantaged, in addition to the special education group. 

The awards for each annual graduate in a cohort above the threshold are: 

  • $5,000 if the annual graduate is economically disadvantaged  
  • $3,000 if the annual graduate is not economically disadvantaged 
  • $4,000 if the annual graduate is enrolled in a special education program, regardless of whether the annual graduate is educationally disadvantaged.

The CCMR OB readiness criteria are defined as:  

College ready: 

  • Earns an associate degree, or  
  • Meets ACT, SAT, or Texas Success Initiative (TSI) criteria and enrolls at a postsecondary institution immediately following high school.

Career ready:  

  • Meets ACT, SAT, or Texas Success Initiative (TSI) criteria, and  
  • Earns an industry-based certification (IBC) or earns a level I or level II certificate by August 31st, immediately following high school graduation.  

Military ready: 

  • Enlisting in the Armed Forces of the United States or the Texas National Guard by December 31, immediately following high school graduation.

Early counts include graduates who met TSI criteria, earned associate degrees or IBCs, and those who enrolled in postsecondary institutions immediately after high school but do not yet include data from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) for postsecondary institution enrollment.

Overall Increases in CCMR OB Statewide Funding from 2024 to 2025 Annual Graduates

While early counts provide a preliminary, incomplete view of final funding, initial statewide trends for the Class of 2025 Early Counts are positive across all student groups, resulting in an increase of over $40 million additional dollars to be awarded statewide. Most notably, 24% of economically disadvantaged graduates met CCMR Outcomes Bonus criteria (an increase of 2% points compared to 2024 final counts). Bonuses are paid for graduates above the threshold, and with 13 percent of graduates above the threshold for 2025, this results in $27,840,000 more funding based on economic disadvantaged graduates’ outcomes. Additionally, the percent of special education graduates meeting CCMR Outcomes Bonus criteria increased by 1.5 percentage points, for $2,800,000 more funding based on special education graduates’ outcomes. Non-economic disadvantaged graduates also increased by 0.4 percent for graduates above the threshold, for an increase of $9,732,000.00 
These results reflect continued statewide progress in increasing postsecondary readiness outcomes and additional funding for school systems.

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The full statewide listing of the CCMR OB Early Counts by District is available on the Performance Reporting Resources webpage. The CCMR OB Explanation of Methodology and Sources is also posted on the Performance Reporting Resources webpage.

2026-2027 Summary of Finances (SOF) Reports and Payment Schedule

The early counts could allow for better financial planning for the 2026–2027 fiscal year. Early counts for the Class of 2025 will be incorporated into the Legislative Payment Estimates (LPE) column of the 2026–27 Summary of Finances (SOF) reports and paid throughout the year in accordance with the district’s payment schedule. The SOF reports will display the count of annual graduates in excess of the threshold percentages of 2025 annual graduates who demonstrated college, career, or military readiness.

Resources 

Please note that the CCMR OB is a financial incentive for districts based on student outcomes in readiness, while CCMR for Academic Accountability refers to the evaluation of school performance based on students' readiness for post-secondary success within state accountability. Requirements for credit in the CCMR component of the academic accountability system versus CCMR Outcomes Bonuses can be found using the CCMR in Accountability vs Outcomes Bonus resource posted on the Performance Reporting Resources webpage.  

To demonstrate how school systems across the state are meeting the CCMR OB readiness criteria, a CCMR OB district report is also available for school systems in the Texas Performance Reporting System (TPRS) under the Postsecondary Outcomes reports in the Postsecondary tab. The 2024-2025 Postsecondary Outcomes reports will be available in December 2026.

In accordance with Texas Education Code §39.053, accepted PEIMS Working Submission CCMR indicator data used for the 2026 accountability rating are not reflected in the Texas Performance Reporting System (TPRS). Data errors corrected through Working Submissions are not used in CCMR OB, and methodology of the CCMR components in the accountability system has no impact on criteria for CCMR OB defined in Texas Education Code, §48.110. 

Contact Information 

For questions regarding CCMR OB criteria and questions about allowable and strategic uses of OB funding, please contact the College, Career, and Military Preparation Division at (512) 936-6060 or ccmp@tea.texas.gov.  

For questions regarding the early counts or the student-level listings, please contact the Performance Reporting Division at the Performance Reporting Help Desk.

For questions regarding funding, please contact the State Funding Division at (512) 463-9238 or sfinance@tea.texas.gov.