Mission CISD (Consolidated Independent School District) has received final rating information under the Texas’ Schools FIRST (Financial Integrity Rating Systems of Texas) financial accountability rating system.
Mission CISD has earned a rating of “Superior Achievement.” The rating is the highest, demonstrating the quality of Mission CISD’s financial management and reporting systems. Mission CISD has received the Superior Achievement for the eleventh year in a row (every year possible) under the FIRST accountability rating system.
The Schools FIRST was developed by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) in response to Senate Bill 875 of the 77th Texas Legislature in 2001. The primary goal of Schools 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.
To arrive at the Schools FIRST ratings, the TEA looks at 20 different indicators, including operating expenditures for instruction, tax collection rates, student-teacher ratios, and long-term debt.
Mission CISD received a score of 70 points on a scale with 70 maximum points.
“We are very pleased to receive the highest rating yet again,” said Mission CISD assistant superintendent for finance and operations, Rumalda Ruiz. “It is important that our taxpayers know that the district is continuing to make the most of our taxpayer dollars.”
FIRST ratings for all school districts are available online. The ratings information for Mission CISD can be found at, https://tuna.tea.state.tx.us/first/forms/District.aspx?year=2012&district=108908.
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