Alief ISD Earns State’s Highest Fiscal Accountability Rating
Alief Independent School District’s officials announced that the district received a rating of “A” for “Superior Achievement” under Texas’ Schools FIRST financial accountability rating system. The “Superior” rating is the state’s highest, demonstrating the quality of Alief ISD’s financial management and reporting system.
This is the 23rd year of Schools FIRST (Financial Accountability Rating System of Texas), a financial accountability system for Texas school districts developed by the Texas Education Agency. There were significant changes authorized by House Bill (HB) 5, Section 49, 83rd Legislature, Regular Session 2013. HB 5 amended section 39.082 of the Texas Education Code to require the Commissioner of Education to include processes in the financial accountability rating system for anticipating the future solvency of each school district and open-enrollment charter school. Texas Administrative Code, Title 19, Part 2 Chapter 109, Subchapter AA, Division 1, Rule §109.1001 Financial Accountability Ratings was updated in August of 2015. The Schools FIRST accountability rating system for 2023-2024 assigns one of four financial accountability ratings to Texas school districts, with the highest being “Superior” and the lowest being “Substandard Achievement.” Districts that receive the “Substandard Achievement” rating under Schools FIRST must file a corrective action plan with the Texas Education Agency.
Alief ISD will hold a public meeting at 6:30 p.m., November 19, 2024 in the Administration Building Board Room, located at 4250 Cook Road Houston, Texas. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss Alief ISD’s rating on the state’s financial accountability system and provide an opportunity for public comment.