2011-2012 District Budget - San Antonio Independent School District

3 Years of Gold Performance Acknowledgements for San Antonio ISD
(2009 through 2011)
2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Gold Performance
Acknowledgements
Advanced Courses 0 1 0
Attendance 11 10 5
Recommended High
School Program 3 4 3
TSI ELA 0 1 2
TSI Math 0 0 2
Commended Reading 15 9 13
Commended Math 24 8 9
Commended Writing 17 14 7
Commended Science 12 21 22
Commended Social Studies 5 14 12
CI: Reading/ELA 11 17 18
CI: Math 15 18 7
College-Ready 0 2 1
The figures above represent the number of campuses in San Antonio ISD which received a Gold
Performance Acknowledgement (GPA) from the Texas Education Agency in recognition of
outstanding performance. The standard for the College Ready component of GPAs increased by
five points in 2011.
• For advanced courses, 30% or more of 9th-12th graders must complete and receive a final
grade for at least one Advanced/Dual Credit course.
• Gold level attendance rates are as follows: High School 95%, Middle/Jr. High 96%,
Elementary 97%.
• RHSP (Recommended High School Program) required 85% or more of graduates
meeting the recommended or distinguished program requirements.
• TSI ELA and Math were added to this program in 2006. To achieve the gold standard, a
campus must have 65% or more of 11th grade students scoring at college ready levels in
English Language Arts (ELA) or Math.
• Commended is the highest achievement level on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge
and Skills (TAKS); commended scores are determined by grade level. To qualify for a
gold performance acknowledgement, a campus must have 30% or more of its students
scoring at or above the Commended standard.
• Comparable Improvement (CI) in Reading/ELA and Math is a measure of the average
Texas Growth Index. Campuses must score in the top quartile within the State of Texas.
• For College-Ready awards (added in 2009), campuses must have at least 40% of
graduates who scored at or above the college-ready criteria on both ELA and mathematics
on the TAKS exit-level test, or the SAT test, or the ACT test.
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