2025 Accountability Manual

Accountability Manual & Appendices for 2025 Ratings

The final Accountability System Manual for 2025 Accountability Ratings is now available. Chapters 1-12 have been adopted. The rules for the 2025 accountability year were communicated in the 2024 manual so the 2025 rating manual is a re-adoption. The Summary of Changes document explains the changes that were made from the proposed manual and the final, adopted manual. These changes reflect public comment.

All files are PDFs.

• Full 2025 Accountability Manual (March 27, 2025)

New Rule for Accountability Appeals: An additional rule has been adopted to provide clarity regarding the timeline for accountability rating appeals. 19 TAC §97.1002 establishes that the annual accountability appeals window and due date will be communicated on the date preliminary accountability ratings are published in TEA Login (TEAL) Accountability application. Please see the 2025 Accountability Ratings Appeals Process and Timeline for more information.

By Chapter

• Chapter 01 — Accountability Overview
• Chapter 02 — Student Achievement Domain
• Chapter 03 — School Progress Domain
• Chapter 04 — Closing the Gaps Domain
• Chapter 05 — Calculating Ratings
• Chapter 06 — Distinction Designations
• Chapter 07 — Other Accountability System Processes
• Chapter 08 — Appealing the Ratings
• Chapter 09 — Responsibilities and Consequences
• Chapter 10 — Identification of Schools for Improvement
• Chapter 11 — Local Accountability Systems
• Chapter 12 — Results Driven Accountability (RDA)
• Chapter 13 — Accountability Calendar
• Appendix A — Acknowledgements
• Appendix B — ESC Contacts
• Appendix C — Statutory References
• Appendix D — Accountability Glossary
• Appendix E — School Types and Campus Comparison Groups
• Appendix F — Public and Confidential Reports
• Appendix G — Inclusion or Exclusion of Data
• Appendix H — Data Sources
• Appendix I — Scaling Resources
• Appendix J — Industry-Based Certifications
• Appendix K — Results Driven Accountability (RDA)