Science has an especially significant impact on the identification of campuses on the PEG list. What is the justification for including science (and social studies) in the identification criteria?
In the past, TAAS science and social studies were not part of the PEG identification criteria, because those subjects were not part of the former accountability system. However, when the new accountability system (based on the TAKS) was introduced in 2004, it included science and social studies. According to TEA legal counsel, the agency can no longer exclude social studies and science from the PEG identification criteria. TAKS science and social studies performance must meet the 50 percent standard as well as reading/ELA, writing, and mathematics.
In the past, TAAS science and social studies were not part of the PEG identification criteria, because those subjects were not part of the former accountability system. However, when the new accountability system (based on the TAKS) was introduced in 2004, it included science and social studies. According to TEA legal counsel, the agency can no longer exclude social studies and science from the PEG identification criteria.
