2018 Accountability Manual

The 2018 Accountability Manual is available. Chapters 1–10 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 2018 Accountability Manual, posted 8/7/2018

By Chapter

Chapter 1—2018 Accountability Overview, posted 7/20/2018
Chapter 2—Student Achievement Domain, posted 7/20/2018
Chapter 3—School Progress Domain, posted 7/20/2018
Chapter 4—Closing the Gaps Domain, posted 7/20/2018
Chapter 5—Calculating 2018 Ratings, posted 7/20/2018
Chapter 6—Distinction Designations, posted 7/20/2018
Chapter 7—Other Accountability System Processes, posted 7/20/2018
Chapter 8—Appealing the Ratings, posted 7/20/2018
Chapter 9—Responsibilities and Consequences, posted 7/20/2018
Chapter 10—Hurricane Harvey, posted 7/27/2018
Chapter 11—Accountability Calendar, posted 6/5/2018
Appendix A—Acknowledgments, posted 6/5/2018
Appendix B—ESC Contacts, posted 6/5/2018
Appendix C—Statutory References, posted 6/5/2018
Appendix D—Glossary, posted 6/5/2018
Appendix E—Campus Comparison Groups, posted 6/5/2018 
Appendix F—Public and Confidential Reports, posted 8/6/2018
Appendix G—Inclusion or Exclusion of Data, posted 8/8/2018
Appendix H—Data Sources, posted 8/8/2018 
Appendix I—Scaling Resources, posted 8/6/2018