TEXAS PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY CONSORTIUM (TPAC)
The Texas Public Accountability Consortium (TPAC) is a group of Texas school districts working to build on the success of community-based accountability systems already in use in districts across the state by developing next-generation measures and assessments that would enable wider use of such systems.
About TPAC
TPAC was formed in 2017 to build on the work of the Texas High Performance Schools Consortium and in recognition of the continuing need to develop alternatives to the A-F state-driven accountability system.
The Goal
By focusing on tools and methodologies capable of producing both actionable information and data that can figure into each district’s community-based accountability system, TPAC is working toward its goal of demonstrating that a well-crafted community-based accountability system can better communicate the quality of effort by a school and district than the state’s standardized, test-centric accountability system, which fails to provide a full picture of what is actually taking place in a school.
The Mission
TPAC’s mission is to restore agency to districts and campuses, and prove that educators who take an active role in their accountability can create rich systems that transcend any standardized system.
2022-23 TPAC Members
| District | Region | Contact Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alamo Heights ISD | 20 | Dana Bashara | dbashara@ahisd.net |
| Belton ISD | 12 | Matt Smith | Matt.Smith@bisd.net |
| Blue Ridge ISD | 10 | Matt Kimball | matt.kimball@brisd.net |
| Bosqueville ISD | 12 | James Skeeler | james.skeeler@bosquevilleisd.org |
| Burkburnett ISD | 9 | Brad Owen | brad.owen@burkburnettisd.org |
| Canadian ISD | 16 | Lynn Pulliam | lynn.pulliam@canadianisd.net |
| Clear Creek ISD | 4 | Karen Engle | kengle@ccisd.net |
| College Station ISD | 6 | Mike Martindale | mmartindale@csisd.org |
| Coppell ISD | 10 | Brad A. Hunt | bhunt@coppellisd.com |
| Corsicana ISD | 12 | Diane Davis Frost | diane.frost@cisd.org |
| El Paso ISD | 19 | Diana Sayavedra | disayave@episd.org |
| Elgin ISD | 13 | Jana Rueter | jana.rueter@elginisd.net |
| Fort Stockton ISD | 18 | Gabriel Zamora | gabriel.zamora@fsisd.net |
| Frisco ISD | 10 | Mike Waldrip | mikewaldrip@friscoisd.org |
| Georgetown ISD | 13 | Fred Brent | brentf@georgetownisd.org |
| Gladewater ISD | 7 | Sedric G. Clark | clarks@gladewaterisd.com |
| Godley ISD | 11 | Rich Dear | cdear@godleyisd.net |
| Grapevine-Colleyville ISD | 11 | Robin S. Ryan | robin.ryan@gcisd.net |
| Jim Ned CISD | 14 | Glen Teal | gteal@jimned.esc14.net |
| Leander ISD | 13 | Bruce Gearing | bruce.gearing@leanderisd.org |
| Lewisville ISD | 11 | Lori Rapp | rappl@lisd.net |
| Lubbock-Cooper ISD | 17 | Keith Bryant | kbryant@lcisd.net |
| Lytle ISD | 20 | Michelle Carroll Smith | michelle.smith@lytleisd.org |
| Midway ISD (ESC 12) | 12 | George E. Kazanas | george.kazanas@midwayisd.org |
| Prosper ISD | 10 | Holly Ferguson | hjferguson@prosper-isd.net |
| Roscoe Collegiate ISD | 14 | Guillermo Mancha | gmancha@roscoe.esc14.net |
| Royse City ISD | 10 | Kevin Worthy | worthyk@rcisd.org |
| San Angelo ISD | 15 | Carl Dethloff | carl.dethloff@saisd.org |
| Splendora ISD | 6 | Jeff Burke | jburke@splendoraisd.org |
| Sunnyvale ISD | 10 | Doug Williams | doug.williams@sunnyvaleisd.com |
| Sunray Collegiate ISD | 16 | Marshall A. Harrison | marshall.harrison@region16.net |
| Throckmorton Collegiate ISD | 9 | Michelle Cline | cline@throck.org |
| Victoria ISD | 3 | Quintin Shepherd | quintin.shepherd@visd.net |
The Texas Public Accountability Consortium’s work on community-based accountability is not part of the Local Accountability System pilot established by TEA in response to House Bill 22, 85th Legislature, although several TPAC districts are participating in the TEA pilot.
What does TPAC do?
An update on the efforts of the Texas Public Accountability Consortium (TPAC) is included in the December 2018 report of the Texas High Performance Schools Consortium (THPSC), a group of 22 school districts charged with informing the governor, Texas Legislature, State Board of Education, and commissioner of education on methods for improving student learning in Texas public schools.