Glen Rose Independent School District officials announced that the district received a rating of
“A” for “Superior Achievement” under Texas’ School FIRST financial accountability rating system
with a perfect score of 100. The “Superior Achievement” rating is the state’s highest,
demonstrating the quality of Glen Rose ISD’s financial management and reporting system.
This is the 21st year of Schools FIRST (Financial Accountability Rating System of Texas), a
financial accountability system for Texas school districts developed by the Texas Education
Agency in response to Senate Bill 875 of the 76th Texas Legislature in 1999 and amendments
under House Bill 5, 83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2013. The primary goal of School
FIRST is to achieve quality performance in the management of school districts’ financial
resources, a goal made more significant due to the complexity of accounting associated with
Texas’ school finance system.
“We are very pleased with Glen Rose ISD’s Schools FIRST rating,” said Glen Rose ISD
Superintendent Dr. Trig Overbo. “This rating shows that our district is making the most of our
taxpayers’ dollars. This rating shows that Glen Rose ISD’s schools are accountable not only
for student learning, but also for achieving these results cost-effectively and efficiently.”
The Texas Education Agency assigned one of four financial accountability ratings to Texas
school districts, with the highest being “A” for “Superior Achievement”, followed by “B” for
“Above-Standard Achievement”, “C” for “Standard Achievement” and “F” for “Substandard
Achievement”.