The Van Alstyne Independent School District and the Howe Independent School District both saw improvements over last year in their accountability ratings issued last week by the Texas Education Agency. Van Alstyne ISD received a score of 97, for an "A" letter grade, while Howe ISD received a score of 89, for a "B" letter grade, for the 2018-2019 school year. The annual ratings rank districts and schools across the state based on an "A through F" scale. For this year, the TEA is rating individual schools on the A through F scale for the first time after previously using a simplified pass or fail system...
