TEA Corrects Dogan Accountability Rating

TYLER – On Thursday, the Texas Education Agency corrected Dogan Middle School’s accountability rating, naming the campus Academically Acceptable. This correction is in response to an appeal filed by Tyler ISD on July 29, 2011.

In July of this year, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) released preliminary campus and district accountability ratings. At that time, Dogan Middle School was listed as Academically Unacceptable. After researching the issue, Tyler ISD discovered a flaw in the way the results were calculated at Dogan and brought it to the attention of TEA. TEA reviewed the information submitted by the district, granted the appeal, and changed the rating to Academically Acceptable.

“We are pleased that TEA corrected our rating to ensure it reflects accurate performance results,” Dogan Middle School principal Masud Shamsid-Deen said. “Dogan students, teachers, and administrators are proud of the improvements we have made thus far, and we will continue to strive to achieve top results.”

Officials say Dogan Middle School has made great gains on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS), which is currently the test used to determine accountability ratings. In the 2010-2011 academic year, Dogan students achieved improvements in math scores ranging from four to nine points, and science scores were seven to 32 points higher than the previous year. In addition to meeting state standards, Dogan exceeded federal school improvement requirements.

This is the final year that TEA will utilize TAKS to determine accountability ratings. Beginning in 2012, all Texas school districts will be measured on the more rigorous State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR).