Comment on West warns new school ratings 'oversimplified'

Amarillo ISD’s superintendent recently spoke out against the implementation of a new system that will grade schools’ performance the same way students are, on an A-F scale. In a district newsletter this week, Superintendent Dana West expressed concern about “oversimplified” grades being attached to schools and cautioned parents about buying into the ratings too quickly. The system doesn’t go into effect until next school year, but the Texas Education Agency is revealing how it will work in stages through the month of December and into January. read more