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	Academically Acceptable	Recognized	Exemplary
Base Indicators
Spring 2005 TAKS • All students and each student group meeting minimum size: • African American • Hispanic • White • Econ. Disadv.	meets each standard: • Reading/ELA ... 50% • Writing ............. 50% • Social Studies.. 50% • Mathematics.... 35% • Science............ 25% OR meets Required Improvement	meets 70% standard for each subject OR meets 65% floor and Required Improvement	meets 90% standard for each subject
Spring 2005 SDAA II All students	meets 50% standard	meets 70% standard	meets 90% standard
(if meets minimum size criteria)	(Met ARD Expectations)	(Met ARD Expectations)	(Met ARD Expectations)
Completion Rate II (class of 2004) • All students and each student group meeting minimum size: • African American • Hispanic • White • Econ. Disadv.	meets 75.0% standard OR meets Required Improvement	meets 85.0% standard OR meets 80.0% floor and Required Improvement	meets 95.0% standard
Annual Dropout Rate 2003-04 • All students and each student group meeting minimum size: • African American • Hispanic • White • Econ. Disadv.	meets 1.0% standard OR meets Required Improvement	meets 0.7% standard OR meets 0.9% floor and Required Improvement	meets 0.2% standard
Additional Provisions
Exceptions	Applied if district/campus would be Academically Unacceptable due to not meeting the Academically Acceptable criteria on up to 3 test measures. (See detailed explanation.)	Exceptions cannot be used to move to a rating of Recognized.	Exceptions cannot be used to move to a rating of Exemplary.
Check for Academically Unacceptable Campuses (District only)	Does not apply to Academically Acceptable districts.	A district with a campus rated Academically Unacceptable cannot be rated Recognized.	A district with a campus rated Academically Unacceptable cannot be rated Exemplary.
Underreported Students: (District only)	Does not apply to Academically Acceptable districts.	A district that underreports more than 100 students or more than 5.0% of its prior year students cannot be rated Recognized.	A district that underreports more than 100 students or more than 5.0% of its prior year students cannot be rated Exemplary.