March 3, 2022 at 5:00 PM - Public Hearing to Discuss FIRST Rating for 2019-2020

5. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING IS TO DISCUSS DIVIDE ISD’S 2020-2021 RATING OF THE FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM OF TEXAS (FIRST) FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 2019-2020.

DIVIDE ISD HAS RECEIVED A RATING OF F-SUBSTANDARD ACHIEVEMENT FOR THE 3RD CONSECUTIVE YEAR. THIS RESULT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCREDITATION STATUS OF ACCREDITED-PROBABTION FOR 2021-2022; HOWEVER, DISTRICTS WERE NOT ISSUED ACCREDITATION STATUSES FOR THE 21-22 SCHOOLYEAR PURSUANT TO 19 TAC §97.1055(a)(13).

THE DISTRICT’S FAILED FIRST RATINGS MAY LEAD TO AN ACCREDITATION STATUS OF NOT ACCREDITED-REVOKED FOR THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR IF THE ISSUES IMPACTING THE DISTRICT’S FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY RATING ARE NOT CORRECTED OR IF THE DISTRICT FAILS IN THE ACADEMIC ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.

AS REQUIRED, THIS NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED IN A NEWSPAPER NOTIFYING THE PUBLIC OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS DIVIDE ISD’S RATING OF F-SUBSTANDARD ACHIEVEMENT, AND TO MAKE THE PUBLIC AWARE OF AND TO DISCUSS THE NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS IN PERFORMANCE THAT ARE EXPECTED AS WELL AS THE CONSEQUENCES TO THE DISTRICT’S ACCREDIDATION STATUS FOR 2022-2023 IF THOSE CORRECTIONS ARE NOT MADE OR THE DISTRICT FAILS IN THE ACADEMIC ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.