Following the release of state accountability ratings from the Texas Education Agency this Friday, Austin ISD will hold a news conference to announce the district's results.

Who: Austin ISD Superintendent Paul Cruz, Austin ISD Board of Trustees President Gina Hinojosa

When: 1 p.m. Friday, August 7

Where: Lyndon B. Johnson High School, 7309 Lazy Creek Drive, Austin, TX 78724

Background: All Texas public districts, campuses, and charters are assigned a label of Met Standard, Met Alternative Standard, Not Rated or Improvement Required under the 2015 state accountability system. 

To receive a Met Standard or Met Alternative Standard rating in 2015, a campus or district must meet a predetermined target on four state-established indexes, each of which represent a different school performance metric. 

The four indexes are: Student Achievement, Student Progress, Closing Performance Gaps and Postseconday Readiness.

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AISD is the fifth-largest school district in Texas, serving approximately 85,000 students at 129 schools. Follow AISD on Twitter at @AustinISD or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/austinisd.