Clear Creek ISD celebrates TEA-approved CCMR appeal; district score rises to 88

Clear Creek Independent School District announced that the Texas Education Agency has granted the district’s appeal of College, Career and Military Readiness (CCMR) reporting, raising the district’s overall accountability score to 88 and producing A ratings for nearly all high schools.

Superintendent Dr. Karen Engle introduced the item and turned the presentation over to Dr. Sheridan Henley and Destin Harden, who outlined a year-long effort to identify and correct data discrepancies. Henley and Harden said the issue arose during the state’s transition to new Ed-Fi reporting standards and required detailed review: "We did find a discrepancy in that... it was right when the state was moving into the new Ed-Fi standards," Henley said.

Harden described the follow-up steps, including a working resubmission in October, repeated communications with TEA, preparation of a formal 197-page appeal and persistent efforts to verify student-level records. "December 9 is probably one of the better days of my life," Harden said, describing the email that confirmed TEA had accepted the district’s appeal.

Board members praised the accountability staff, principals and teachers for the work behind the correction. One trustee said the score increase “highlights all the work” that went into tutoring, interventions and campus-level supports.

The district said the verified results reflect work by multiple staff and vendors and that the TEA acceptance corrected the public accountability report for 2024–25. District leaders emphasized that the appeal corrected reporting errors and credited campus staff and data teams for persistence.

The board did not take separate action on the appeal beyond receiving the update. The superintendent and accountability staff said they will continue routine communications with TEA to prevent future reporting discrepancies.