TEA report yields favorable results
By Lynsi Musselman
The Texas Education Agency reported last week that Albany Independent School District earned favorable results for the first year of a new TEA review.
AISD was found to be in compliance of all areas of the review, meeting full credit in disciplines that were monitored in TEA’s first cyclical review of Local Education Agencies (LEA).
Albany superintendent Jonathan Scott stated that starting in the 2019-2020 school year, TEA initiated a plan to conduct regular evaluations of all Local Education Agencies (LEAs) statewide over the next six years.
Scott explained that AISD was selected last fall by the TEA for the first year of reviews as “Cycle 1, Group 2 of cyclical monitoring.”
A committee of AISD staff and parents representing both campuses completed the local requirements of the review, Scott said.
Val Estridge, Clayton Snyder, and Terry Wyatt were committee members from the community.
School staff committee members were Jan Oden, Edward Morales, John Gallagher, Jenny Scott, Susie Beard, Sunny Parker, Sara Wilson, Andre Raymond, and Kristie Smith.
“The entire review process required over six hours of committee meetings as well as countless hours of individual research and documentation,” Scott said.
The superintendent explained that TEA developed the monitoring approach that reviews compliance-based indicators while also looking for best practices.
“The cyclical monitoring report will provide the results of the LEA’s compliance review related to Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and federal and state statues, a summary of data related to Results-Driven Accountability, State Performance Plan, and Significant Disproportionately,” Scott said. “The report will also recommend targeted technical assistance and support for LEAs related to special education and highlight best practices of LEAs that demonstrate success.”
Scott said it took an overall team effort to achieve the positive results from TEA.
“We are pleased to receive TEA’s findings for the monitoring process for AISD,” Scott said. “We are proud of our school system and continue to strive to provide the best for our students every day. Having TEA acknowledge our efforts is rewarding and confirming.”
TEA is the state agency that oversees primary and secondary education.
The agency is responsible for the funds that are distributed to the more than 1,200 public schools in the state of Texas.
