The Orangefield Independent School District appeal of the district accountability rating has been granted, according to Superintendent Stephen Patterson. The rating for the school district is now “MET STANDARD”. District administrators filed the appeal of the district accountability rating for the 2015-16 school year. Orangefield ISD initially received a rating of “IMPROVEMENT REQUIRED”. The appeal was filed with the Texas Education Agency on September 26, 2016.
The school district appeal regarded Index 4 — Postsecondary Readiness of the accountability system. It was discovered the component score for Index 4 was negatively impacted by a Career and Technical Education (CTE) data discrepancy attributed to a software issue. The Texas Education Agency acknowledged the discrepancy in reporting data and concluded the change in rating was warranted.
The school district would like to thank the Texas Education Agency and Commissioner Mike Morath for considering and approving the appeal. The change in rating accurately reflects the accomplishments of the students and staff of Orangefield ISD. The Texas Education Agency will update its website and accountability products in November 2016 after resolving all appeals within the state. The school district rating and all three campuses have now achieved the highest rating available in the current accountability system.
Patterson told KOGT, “The unfortunate side to this is that there was a whole lot of worry and a whole lot of work went into this because of a technical issue with a computer. It had nothing to do with our students’ performance, it had nothing to do with our teachers, it had nothing to do with our programming, it had to do with a computer glitch, and it was just really unfortunate. But, I’m glad the state recognized it and made it right.” The TEA informed the Orangefield superintendent’s office of the change in its rating on Tuesday, November 15.
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