McKinney ISD has released its 2025-2026 McKinney Accountability System report, giving families, staff and residents a community-defined look at how the district is performing beyond state standardized test ratings, the district said in a Sept. 18 announcement.
The report is the district's Community-Based Accountability System, or CBAS. McKinney ISD said the framework was built with input from students, parents, educators and community members so it reflects local priorities alongside the information in state accountability ratings.
What the system measures
Superintendent Shawn Pratt said the community has been clear that student success is about more than a single test or a single measure. The McKinney Accountability System, he said, lets the district look more comprehensively at how students are being served, where progress is being made and where improvement is still needed, while providing transparency around outcomes the community has identified as most important.
McKinney ISD said state accountability ratings remain an important signal of student performance on standardized assessments. The local system is meant to complement those ratings by examining additional indicators tied to community expectations.
How the framework was built
Work on the McKinney Accountability System began in fall 2023 as part of the district's Strategic Plan and its participation in the Texas Public Accountability Consortium. Through surveys, stakeholder committees and conversations with students, parents, staff and community members, the district identified the areas stakeholders consider most important to a high-quality education.
