Requirement for Posting of Performance
Frequently Asked Questions

• TEC, §39.306, requires each board of trustees to publish an annual report describing the education performance of the district and each campus. There is no additional annual reporting to be completed under this statute with the 2025 release of the 2023 ratings. The 2023 annual reports, using the 2023 TAPR were to be published by boards of trustees in 2023.
  • 19 TAC §61.1022, indicates this hearing for public discussion of the Texas Academic Performance Report must be held within 90 calendar days of receiving the PDF TAPR. Winter breaks do not count toward the 90 days. Within two weeks following the public meeting, each district must widely publish its annual report, in the same format as it was received from TEA.
• TEC, §39.361, requires districts to state whether one or more of its campuses have been awarded a distinction designation or have been identified as an unacceptable campus and to provide an explanation of the significance of the information. The April 2025 release of the 2023 preliminary ratings puts this into effect. The next written notice of a student's performance can now reflect the 2023 results.
• TEC, §39.362, requires districts to post on the district website by the 10th day of each school year (see Notice on District Website below):
• the most recent campus report card (School Report Card [SRC]); After 2023 ratings are final in August 2025 (after appeals), the 2023 School Report Card will be made available for districts to post on district websites.
• the most recent performance report (Texas Academic Performance Report [TAPR]); There is no re-posting of the 2023 TAPR required.
• the most recent accreditation status and performance rating of the district; The April 2025 release of the 2023 preliminary ratings puts this into effect. The district website can now reflect the 2023 rating of the district.
• a definition and explanation of each accreditation status by the 10th day of each school year.
• TEC, §39.363, requires TEA to post the following by October 1 of each year:
• The performance rating assigned to each district and campus
• Each distinction designation awarded
• The financial accountability rating assigned to each district

The issuance of 2024 A–F ratings remains pending, and the release is subject to change based on court action.

A: Yes, statute requires that each district's board of trustees hold a public hearing to discuss the district's annual report. The TAPR is part of a district's annual report. Commissioner rule indicates this hearing for public discussion must be held within 90 calendar days of receiving the PDF TAPR. Please see the 2023-24 TAPR Guidelines for more information.

There is no public hearing required with the 2025 release of the 2023 ratings. This was already completed with the previous releases of the 2023 and 2024 TAPRs.

A: This is a local decision. The law states that the first written notice of a student's performance that a school district gives during a school year must include a statement of whether the campus at which the student is enrolled has been awarded a distinction designation or has been identified as an unacceptable campus. Districts may choose to print this information on the student’s report card or provide this information via an insert or link to TXschools.gov or the 2023 Accountability Ratings System webpage.

A: The statutory language is: "The first written notice of a student’s performance...." The district will have to make the decision in relation to the content of the status report. The first report sent that applies to all students and contains an evaluation of their academic performance in all subjects should be used.

A: For the 2025 release of the 2023 ratings, districts and campuses can use the Current Resources on the A–F Accountability webpage.

A: This is the 10th school day, or actual instructional day. It does not include weekends, holidays, or other non-instructional days.

A: For 2024-25, districts must post:

• the TAPR for the district; (as of April 2025, the most recent TAPR that must be posted for the district is the 2022-23 TAPR)
• the SRC for each campus, the current accountability rating, and distinction designations; (upon release of 2023 final ratings in Fall 2025, the most recent SRC that must be posted is the 2022-23 SRC) and
• an explanation of the school accountability ratings. TXschools.gov and the A–F Accountability webpage provide resources explaining district and campus ratings.
• The issuance of 2024 A-F ratings remains pending, and the release is changed based on court action.

A: Usually, districts save a PDF version of each report to the district server and make them available through a link on the district website.

A: Statute does not specify an expiration date, these items should follow local district policy for web postings and should be updated annually with the release of new reports.