The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has adopted the A-F Accountability Rating System Manual for 2027 accountability ratings. The Accountability Rating System Manual for 2027 was filed on March 9, 2026, and will be published in the March 20, 2026, issue of the Texas Register with an effective date of March 29, 2026. The manual is available today on the 2027 Accountability Manual webpage. The final manual reflects feedback collected from the proposed rules posted on December 11, 2025.
The following rules for the 2027 accountability year that have been previously adopted include the following:
- College Preparatory Course Requirements: CCMR credit will be earned in 2027 accountability for those courses meeting requirements aligned between districts and the partnering IHEs taken by students who were in their 12th grade year.
- Programs of Study and Industry-Based Certification (IBC) Alignment: College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) credit will be earned in 2027 accountability for successfully earning an approved IBC from either the 2022-25 list (with sunsetting limit) or the 2025-30 list, with CTE Completer status in an aligned program of study.
Two minor updates were made related to the A–F Accountability Rating System for 2027, which include:
- Related to A–F appeals: A granted Closing the Gaps appeal can update comprehensive, targeted, or additional targeted support intervention federal identifications.
- Related to campus number requests: In alignment with anticipated changes to 19 Texas Administrative Code §97.1066, the campus request deadline in the A–F Accountability Rating System Manual for 2027 has been moved from September 1 to May 31.
Edits for clarity regarding consistent language and terminology throughout each chapter are also embedded in the final A–F Accountability Rating System Manual based on public comment.
More information can be found on the 2027 Accountability Manual webpage. The full correspondence from TEA can be found here.
