Spring ISD improved its overall district accountability rating to a B—earning 81 out of 100 possible points—for the 2021-22 school year, according to scores released by the Texas Education Agency on Aug. 15.
In the 2018-19 school year—the last school year the TEA released accountability ratings—SISD received 78 out of 100 points, or a C rating. Districts were not rated in the state’s A-F accountability rating system for the past two school years due to the impact of COVID-19 on public schools statewide.
“This achievement could not have been possible without exemplary leadership,” SISD Chief of Innovation Matt Pariseau said during a districtwide celebration held Aug. 15. “After taking the helm mid-year, our leader [Superintendent Lupita Hinojosa] assumed total responsibility to make sure that we achieved our strategic objectives, one of which was ensuring that students attend A- and B-rated campuses.”
According to the TEA, the overall district rating measures whether students are ready for the next grade level and how well the district prepares students for success after high school. About one-third of districts statewide earned an A rating, and slightly more than half earned a B. Nearly 10% earned a C, while 2.2% earned a D, and 1.3% earned an F, according to an Aug. 15 news release.
