D-LS ISD meets standards, schools set to come off list

In a recent article, it was
stated that several schools
in the area were on a list
from the Texas Education
Agency of schools that
were failing. Two schools
in Daingerfield-Lone Star
ISD, South Elementary and
Daingerfield High School,
were included that list.
Since publication, it has
been learned that there was
actually more information
behind the bare facts of
that list that were used in
creation of the article.
According to
Superintendent Sandra
Quarles, D-LS ISD did
have two schools placed on
the TEA’s PEG List.
“Unfortunately, in the new
accountability system,
when a school misses on
one index of the four, they
are placed on the PEG list
for three years. This is to
ensure that they sustain
their progress, and that it is
not just a one year fix,”
Quarles said. The high
school is in its final year on
the list, according to
Quarles. “The year the
standard was missed, it was
by only two points,” said
Quarles. “Likewise, South
Elementary missed one
index of the four two years
ago by two points,” said
Quarles. This means that
South will remain on the
list one more year, regardless
of their scores this year,
according to Quarles.
The new accountability
system introduced by the
TEA in 2013 uses a performance
index framework
that looks at four areas to
determine a schools ranking.
Those for index areas
are: Student Achievement,
which represents a snapshot
of performance across
all subjects, on both general
and alternative assessments;
Student Progress,
which provides the opportunity
for diverse campuses
to show improvements
made independent of overall
achievement; Closing
Performance Gaps, which
emphasizes advanced academic
achievement of the
economically disadvantaged
student group and
the lowest performing
race/ethnicity student
groups; and Postsecondary
Readiness, which includes
measures of high school
completion.
Based on those four
index areas, schools are
rated at one of three levels.
In the Met Standard rating,
the school or district met
accountability targets on all
the indexes. If a school is
classified as Met
Alternative Standard,
schools met modified performance
index targets for
alternative education campuses
or districts. If a
school does not meet one
or more of the performance
index targets, then the
school or district is classified
as Improvement
Required.

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