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This is the fourth year of Schools FIRST (Financial Accountability
Rating System of Texas), a financial accountability system for
Texas school districts developed by the Texas Education Agency
in response to Senate Bill 875 of the 76th Texas Legislature
in 1999. The primary goal of Schools FIRST is to achieve quality
performance in the management of school districts' financial
resources, a goal made more significant due to the complexity
of accounting associated with Texas' school finance system.
"We are very pleased with FISD's Schools FIRST rating,
" said FISD Superintendent Trish Hanks, "as it shows
that our district is making the most of our taxpayers' dollars.
This rating shows that FISD's schools are accountable not only
for student learning, but also for achieving these results cost-effectively
and efficiently."
The Schools FIRST accountability rating system assigns one
of four financial accountability ratings to Texas school districts,
with the highest being "Superior Achievement," followed
by "Above-Standard Achievement," "Standard Achievement"
and "Substandard Achievement." Districts with serious
data quality problems may receive the additional rating of "Suspended-Data
Quality." Districts that receive the "Substandard Achievement"
or "Suspended-Data Quality ratings under Schools FIRST must
file a corrective action plan with the Texas Education Agency.
The following items are provided in PDF format.
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District Status
Rating pdf
Accountability
2007 District Data Table pdf
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