Student Attendance Accounting Handbook

State law requires that every Texas school district adopts an attendance accounting system that includes procedures to ensure the accurate recording and reporting of student attendance data. The Student Attendance Accounting Handbook (SAAH) contains the official attendance accounting requirements that all public school districts and open-enrollment charter schools in Texas must meet. The agency collects student attendance data primarily to ensure that Foundation School Program (FSP) funds can be correctly allocated to Texas’s public schools.

The SAAH

  • describes the FSP eligibility requirements for all students,
  • prescribes the minimum standards for all attendance accounting systems,
  • lists the documentation requirements for attendance audit purposes, and
  • details the responsibilities of all district personnel involved in student attendance accounting.

The final version of the adopted 2024-2025 Student Attendance Accounting Handbook (SAAH) and an updated change document has been added to the table below.

SAAH PDF Version Change Document PDF Version
2024-2025 Handbook, Adopted PDF, 4,345ÌýKB 2024-2025 Change Document PDF, 1,694ÌýKB
2023-2024 Handbook, Adopted PDF, 4,429ÌýKB 2023-2024 Change Document PDF, 1,136ÌýKB
2022-2023 Handbook, Adopted PDF, 4,557ÌýKB 2022-2023 Change Document PDF, 1,014ÌýKB
2021-2022 Handbook, Adopted PDF, 4,493ÌýKB 2021-2022 Change Document PDF, 1,032ÌýKB
2020-2021 Handbook, Adopted PDF, 5,685ÌýKB 2020-2021 Change Document PDF, 622 KB
2019-2020 Handbook Version 2, Adopted PDF, 4,238 KB 2019-2020 Change Document Version 2 PDF, 422 KB
2019-2020 Handbook, Adopted PDF, 2,550 KB 2019-2020 Change Document PDF, 3,710 KB
2018-2019 Handbook, Adopted PDF, 2,544 KB 2018-2019 Change Document PDF, 398 KB
2017-2018 Handbook, Adopted PDF, 2,519 KB 2017-2018 Change Document PDF, 340 KB
2016-2017 Handbook, Adopted PDF, 2,718 KB 2016-2017 Change Document PDF, 916 KB
2015–2016 Handbook, Adopted PDF, 4,270 KB 2015–2016 Change Document PDF, 448 KB
2014–2015 Handbook PDF, 2,394 KB 2014–2015 Change Document PDF, 1,784 KB
2013–2014 Handbook PDF, 1,725 KB 2013–2014 Change Document PDF, 778 KB
2012–2013 Handbook PDF, 1,761 KB 2012–2013 Change Document PDF, 1,169 KB
2011–2012 Handbook Version 2Ìý PDF, 1,547 KB 2011–2012 Change Document Version 2Ìý PDF, 472 KB
2011–2012 HandbookÌý PDF, 1,547 KB 2011–2012 Change DocumentÌý PDF, 839 KB
2010–2011 Handbook Version 2Ìý PDF, 3,635 KB 2010–2011 Change Document Version 2ÌýÌý PDF, 81 KB
2010–2011 HandbookÌý PDF, 3,594 KB 2009–2010 Change Document Version 2Ìý PDF, 484 KB

SAAHÌýTexas Administrative CodeÌýRules

Commissioner of Education Rule

State Board of Education Rules

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Additional Resources

Following are additional resources related to the SAAH:

Contact Information

Joe Herrera (512) 463-7708 or joe.herrera@tea.texas.gov

Padmaja Sathyanarayan (512) 475-2012 orÌýpadmaja.sathyanarayan@tea.texas.gov

Financial Compliance Division
Phone: (512) 463-9095
Fax: (512) 463-1777
Email: attendance@tea.texas.gov