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For questions or assistance regarding the information in this section, call the Performance Reporting Division at 512-463-9704 or email performance.reporting@tea.texas.gov.
Final Accelerated Testers Listing Now Available
The Final 2025 Accelerated Testers Student Listing and explanatory materials were released in the TEA Login (TEAL) accountability application on March 21, 2025.
Accelerated testers are defined as students who earn Approaches Grade Level or above standard on the Algebra I, English II, and/or Biology STAAR EOC prior to grade 9. For 2025 accountability, accelerated testers are also students who earned course credit for Algebra I, English II, and/or Biology in Spring or Summer 2020, and were granted a COVID testing waiver prior to grade 9. To fulfill federal testing requirements, these students must take a corresponding subject area SAT or ACT while in high school.
Additional information on the inclusion of SAT/ ACT results methodology for accelerated testers is available on the Performance Reporting Resources webpage and can be found in the To The Administrator Addressed Correspondence published on March 20, 2025.
Defense Department Form 4 (DDF4) Upload Portal Now Open
On March 21, 2025, the DDF4 collection window opened in TEA Login (TEAL) accountability application. The submission window for 2024 annual graduates is March 21, 2025, to April 4, 2025. LEAs will download a student listing from the TEA Login (TEAL) accountability application then submit an updated student listing of former students who have enlisted in the military as well as a zip file that contains completed DDF4 for each enlistee.
Alternative Education Accountability (AEA) Registration Window March 24, 2025, to April 4, 2025
The Alternative Education Accountability (AEA) registration window opens on March 24, 2025, in the TEA Login (TEAL) accountability application and will close on April 4, 2025. For a campus to be identified for AEA registration in 2025, it must:
- meet either the current-year or prior-year TSDS PEIMS 75 percent at-risk criterion;
- have at least 90 percent of students enrolled in grades 6–12, as verified through 2024-25 fall enrollment data;
- be identified as offering alternative instruction in AskTED; and
- provide education services targeted to dropout prevention and recovery of students with enrollment consisting of at least 60 percent of the students 16 years of age or older as of September 1, 2024.
Campuses meeting these requirements will be automatically preregistered as Dropout Recovery Schools (DRS). No action is needed to maintain AEA registration for these campuses unless a district opts to withdraw via a rescission form. Campuses that meet all criteria except the age requirement must apply for discretionary DRS designation during the registration period to qualify for AEA. Additional information about AEA Registration can be found within Chapter 7—Other Accountability System Processes of the Preliminary Accountability Rating System Manual for 2025 Ratings.
Additional information can be found in the To The Administrator Addressed Correspondence published on March 20, 2025.
PEIMS Summer Submission Preparation
Although the initial PEIMS Summer Submission is not due until June 20, 2025, LEAs are strongly encouraged to begin preparing for that submission now to allow adequate time for review to ensure the accuracy of the data submission. As a reminder, the PEIMS Summer Submission includes data, such as course completion, used for accountability calculations.
Because LEAs, not their information system vendors, are ultimately responsible for the accuracy of the data submitted to PEIMS, LEAs are strongly encouraged to utilize the available PEIMS reports and PEIMS business data validations to identify possible issues in the data and verify the data in PEIMS prior to the final deadline for each submission.
Depending on district size, a sample timeline to prepare for the Summer Submission might include the following approximate dates:
By April 15 - LEAS complete first phase of data collection and entry into SIS for Summer Submission. (Campuses use SIS to enter data) For example, some possible data to enter are first semester course completion data, IBCs, and associate degrees earned during the first semester.
By May 15 – Campuses complete review and correction of first phase of data in the SIS. The LEA PEIMS Coordinator can then begin to promote the data and begin to resolve Fatal edits, review all warnings, and run reports in TSDS for the campus to review.
By June 15 – The LEA PEIMS Coordinator completes resolution of all possible SIS data discrepancies through ongoing communication with each campus which then allows for review of all warnings, resolution of all Fatal edits, and report production for review and sign-off by LEA leadership before the PEIMS Summer Submission deadline on June 20, 2025.
LEA verification of PEIMS data prior to each final submission is an essential step that helps both the district and the local system vendor ensure the data entered accurately reflects LEA performance. The accepted data in the PEIMS system as of each final deadline are used by numerous programs across TEA, including calculating and reporting state and federal accountability outcomes. Data submitted through working collections are not used for accountability purposes. Additional assistance for PEIMS submissions is available from your supporting Education Service Center (ESC) or TEA by accessing the TSDS Incident Management System (TIMS).
2028 A-F Refresh Public Feedback
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is gathering public suggestions for improvement to the A-F Accountability System for consideration of inclusion in the 2028 A-F Accountability System refresh. Suggestions can be submitted with the following link, 2028 A-F Refresh Public Feedback, posted to the Accountability System Development webpage.
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