Spur Independent School District has announced that the district received a rating of “A” for “Superior Achievement” under Texas’ School FIRST financial accountability rating system. The “Passed” rating with a score of 98 demonstrates the quality of Spur ISD's financial management and reporting system.
This is the 15th year of School FIRST (Financial Accountability Rating System of Texas), a financial accountability system for Texas school districts developed by the Texas Education Agency in response to Senate Bill 875 of the 76th Texas Legislature in 1999 and amend ments under House Bill 5, 83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2013. The primary goal of the School FIRST is to achieve quality performance in the management of school districts’ financial resources, a goal made more significant due to the complexity of accounting associated with Texas' school finance system.
"We are very pleased with Spur ISD’s School FIRST rating," said Craig Hamilton, Spur ISD superintendent. This rating shows that our district is making the most of our taxpayers’ dollars. This rating shows that Spur schools are accountable not only for student learning, but also for achieving these results cost-effectively and efficiently.”
The Texas Education Agency assigned one of four financial accountability ratings to Texas school districts, with the highest being “A” for “Superior Achievement,” followed by “B” for “Above-Standard Achievement,” “C” for “Standard Achievement” and “F” for “Substandard Achievement.”
Spur ISD has achieved the highest rating for 14 prior years.
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