2018 Hurricane Harvey Provision

School districts, open-enrollment charter schools, and campuses directly affected by Hurricane Harvey will be eligible for special evaluation if they meet the criteria described in Chapter 10 of the 2018 Accountability Manual. 

Campuses

Under the Hurricane Harvey Provision, 2018 accountability data and ratings will be generated for eligible campuses using available data. If a campus meets at least one of the Hurricane Harvey campus criteria and receives an Improvement Required rating, the campus will be labeled Not Rated.

School Districts and Open-Enrollment Charter Schools

School districts and open-enrollment charter schools that meet the Hurricane Harvey Provision criteria are eligible to be labeled Not Rated.

Under the Hurricane Harvey Provision, 2018 accountability data and ratings will be generated for eligible districts using available data. If a district or open-enrollment charter school meets at least one of the district and open-enrollment charter school Hurricane Harvey criteria and receives a B, C, D, or F rating, the district or open-enrollment charter school will be labeled Not Rated.

2018 Accountability Manual "Chapter 10—Hurricane Harvey"

Hurricane Harvey Provision FAQs

If my district or campus is eligible for the Hurricane Harvey Provision does it automatically receive a Not Rated label?    

No. Under the Hurricane Harvey Provision, 2018 accountability data and ratings are generated for eligible districts and campuses using available data.

If a district or open-enrollment charter school meets at least one of the district and open-enrollment charter school Hurricane Harvey criteria described in Chapter 10 of the 2018 Accountability Manual and receives a B, C, D, or F rating, the district or open-enrollment charter school is labeled Not Rated.

If a campus meets at least one of the Hurricane Harvey criteria described in Chapter 10 of the 2018 Accountability Manual and receives an Improvement Required rating, the campus is labeled Not Rated.

My district is on the list of districts eligible for the Hurricane Harvey Provision. Does this mean all the campuses in my district are eligible? Does this mean all the campuses in my district will be labeled Not Rated?  

No. District and campus eligibility for the provision are unique determined. A district on the list is eligible for the district to be labeled Not Rated. It is possible that a district may be eligible and labeled Not Rated for the provision while its campuses receive ratings.