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DALHART ISD Earns State’s Highest Fiscal Accountability Rating

Dalhart Independent School District officials announced that the district received a rating of “Superior Achievement” under Texas’ School FIRST financial accountability rating system. The “Superior Achievement” rating is the state’s highest, demonstrating the quality of Dalhart 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 amends under House Bill 5. 83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2013. The primary goal of 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 Dalhart ISD’s School FIRST rating,” said Dalhart ISD Superintendent John Massey. “This rating shows that Dalhart’s 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 “Superior Achievement”, followed by “Above-Standard Achievement”, “Standard Achievement”, and “Substandard Achievement”. Dalhart ISD has achieved the highest rating for 2015-2016 and four prior years.

DALHART INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Dalhart, Texas
NOTICE OF SCHOOL TRUSTEE ELECTION
Notice is hereby given that the Dalhart Independent School District will conduct an election on Saturday, May 5, 2018 to elect two school board members for full three-year terms. The polling place for this election will be at the City of Dalhart Office, 205 Rock Island, Dalhart, Texas. The polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Early voting by personal appearance will be conducted each week day at the Dallam County Clerk’s Office, 414 Denver Ave., Suite 201, Dalhart, Texas, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Friday beginning April 23, 2018, and ending on May 1, 2018.
Applications for a ballot by mail shall be mailed to Teri Banks 414 Denver Ave. Suite 201, Dalhart, Texas 79022. Applications for ballots by mail must be received no later than the close of business on April 24, 2018.

The TAPR pull together a wide range of information on the performance of students in each school and district in Texas every year. Performance is show disaggregated by student groups, including ethnicity and socioeconomic status. The reports also provide extensive information on school and district staff, programs, and student demographics.
The TAPR can be found at: https://rptsvr1.tea.texas.gov/perfreport/tapr/2017/index.html