Aldine ISD Again Earns State’s Top Financial Rating

The Texas Education Agency recently announced that Aldine ISD earned the highest financial rating. This is the 13th consecutive year the district has earned the top rating.

Aldine ISD earned a rating of “Pass” under School Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas. [icons icon_name=”icon-external-link” icon_size=”14px”]School FIRST is the state’s school financial accountability rating system for school districts. The Texas Education Agency used data from 2014-2015.

A “Pass” rating is the state’s highest possible rating. It demonstrates the high quality of Aldine ISD’s financial management and reporting.

This is the 13th year of School FIRST. TEA developed School FIRST in response to Senate Bill 875 of the 76th Texas Legislature in 1999.

TEA converted School FIRST to a two-rating system for 2014-2015. School districts could earn either a “Pass” or “Substandard Achievement” rating. Aldine ISD achieved the top rating of “Superior Achievement” for [icons icon_name=”icon-external-link” icon_size=”14px”]12 consecutive years. During those years, School FIRST assigned one of four ratings to districts. In previous years, the highest rating was “Superior Achievement,” followed by “Above-Standard Achievement,” “Standard Achievement” and “Substandard Achievement.”