TEA withholds accreditation of BISD

The Texas Education Agency has withheld the accreditation status of Beaumont ISD because of the agency's pending investigations into the district's governance.

The TEA did not decline to issue an accreditation status of any other school district in the state, said DeEtta Culbertson, TEA spokeswoman.

Nine charter schools did not receive a rating, and for six of those charter schools the TEA is revoking their status.

While accreditation is required by law, Culbertson said, the status notifies parents and community stakeholders of problems within the district or school.

The TEA is still investigating BISD's financial and student attendance accounting and allegations of cheating on state exams.

The agency completed its inquiry into the district's special education department earlier this month and as a result assigned a monitor to BISD.

BCrum@BeaumontEnterprise.com

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