Current Accountability Ratings
Accountability scores for the 2011 TAKS administration were released Friday, July 29, 2011. These ratings will remain until spring of 2013, when the first results of the STAAR test are released.
This year the Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD is rated academically acceptable. We have three exemplary campuses, 12 recognized campuses, five academically acceptable campuses and one academically unacceptable campus. Individual campus ratings are listed below. More information about the changes in accountability ratings can be found below the following table.
Current Accountability Ratings by Campus
Secondary Campuses | 2011 Rating | 2010 Rating |
Boswell High School | Acceptable | Recognized |
Saginaw High School | Unacceptable | Recognized |
Creekview Middle School | Recognized | Recognized |
Ed Willkie Middle School | Acceptable | Recognized |
Highland Middle School | Recognized | Recognized |
Prairie Vista Middle School | Acceptable | Acceptable |
Wayside Middle School | Acceptable | Recognized |
Watson Learning Center | Acceptable | Acceptable |
Elementary Campuses | 2011 Rating | 2010 Rating |
Bryson Elementary | Recognized | Recognized |
Chisholm Ridge Elementary | Recognized | Exemplary |
Comanche Springs Elementary | Exemplary | Exemplary |
Eagle Mountain Elementary | Recognized | Exemplary |
Elkins Elementary | Recognized | Recognized |
Greenfield Elementary | Exemplary | Exemplary |
Gililland Elementary | Recognized | Acceptable |
High Country Elementary | Recognized | Exemplary |
Lake Pointe Elementary | Recognized | Recognized |
Northbrook Elementary | Recognized | Recognized |
Parkview Elementary | Recognized | Acceptable |
Remington Point Elementary | Exemplary | Exemplary |
Saginaw Elementary | Recognized | Exemplary |
Willow Creek Elementary | Acceptable | Not rated |
Understanding Accountability Ratings
Since the TAKS system was implemented in 2003, passing rates for the EM-S ISD have improved dramatically at every grade level. However, even with the increase in test scores the district has a rating of academically acceptable, and some campuses have lower ratings this year due to changes in the way the state calculated scores. Several key changes in the way the state calculated scores follow:
- Passing standards to achieve the academically acceptable rating for math and science increased by 5 percentage points from 2010.
- The TPM (Texas Projection Measure) was eliminated. In 2009 and 2010, the TPM was used as an additional feature in the accountability system as a means of elevating a campus or district rating when a campus or district was shown to be making forward progress.For the first time, results from TAKS-M and TAKS-Alt assessments, taken by special education students, are included in determining the 2011 accountability ratings.
- The TAKS ratings system is based upon performance for “all students” and then breaks out the students into four subgroups: African American, Hispanic, White, and Economically Disadvantaged. All of the groups must meet the criteria for every category in order to earn a specific rating. Failure of one group to meet the standard in any one area can lower a campus or district rating.
Next Steps for EM-S ISD
Dr. Lowell Strike, Ph.D. joined the EM-S ISD leadership team as Deputy Superintendent in the summer of 2011. Dr. Strike oversees all learning and campus leadership. Dr. Strike has a long history of increased student learning and achievement at every campus or district in which he has served.
“While the accountability standards can be a moving target, it does not change the district’s resolve to improve student success at every level. I do not believe that a district is defined by a rating, but by a group of students that are engaged and learning. We are not satisfied to be average now or in the future,” said Dr. Strike.
This year marks the last year for the TAKS testing and the state will move to the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR™) system this spring. The STAAR includes 12 new end-of-course exams for high school students that will be launched with freshmen entering school in the fall of 2011. Students will take three end-of-course tests in each of four core subject areas - English, math, science and social studies. To graduate, students need to have a passing average in each subject area as well as pass their classes.
Testing in grades 3-8 also will be modified as the STAAR tests are more rigorous than TAKS. The new performance rating system for schools, based on STAAR results, will debut in the spring of 2013.
