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"Adults are trying to take care of insurance issues, home repairs."</p><p>Testing and accountability need to be put in perspective, she said.</p><p>"We are trying to meet their basic needs: housing, food, clothing," Gonzales said. "We have to make sure those needs are meet, so they can be educated."</p><p>Providing an education must balance meeting the basic needs of students, she said.</p><p>But Gonzales realizes that because of the  devastation in her district, students' grades and state test scores will take a hit.</p><p>Several superintendents  Tuesday appeared at a House Public Education Committee hearing to ask the state to waive school accountability ratings, which are tied to how students score on state tests this spring.</p><p>Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath expressed concern at the hearing that waiving ratings for schools would lead to teachers and students not being held accountable for teaching and learning.</p><p>The Texas Legislature this spring approved an updated system for rating schools and districts using a system of A-F grades, with the first grades for districts set to roll out in August 2018.</p><p>Although Gonzales was not at Tuesday's hearing, Alief ISD Superintendent H.D. Chambers was among the school officials who appeared to talk about the storm's impact.</p><p>Chambers described a common scene since Hurricane Harvey hit Texas: teachers glued to their cellphones in hallways outside classrooms of students, working through insurance claims for flooded homes. Staff and students, all suffering from post-traumatic stress, engaged in "cussing matches."</p><p>"I firmly don't believe there will be valid or reliable data on how well our schools are doing based on the information that will be available," Chambers said. He added that the accountability system does not serve as an incentive for teachers to do their jobs.</p><p>Morath said the Texas Education Agency would take into account data on how many students and staff members have been displaced and how classrooms have been disrupted when making a final decision on accountability.</p><p>He compared waiving state tests for school districts affected by Harvey to refusing to get blood pressure checked by a doctor. "Doctors recommend you get multiple blood pressure tests over a series of months and years to try to get your trend. That's better than saying, 'Don't get it this week,'" he said.</p><p>Morath also said moving test dates would delay processing and scoring results and would require some districts to extend their calendars. Getting rid of state testing altogether for Harvey-impacted districts would violate federal requirements and would put federal funding at risk, he said.</p><p>The committee's chairman, Dan Huberty, R-Houston, directed Morath to formally ask the federal government how they would react to delaying state tests.</p><p>Most superintendents Morath surveyed, including Gonzales, said they did not want to delay state tests this spring. But many have asked for districts to be held harmless for low accountability ratings.</p><p>"F stands for flood, not a failing district," said Charlotte Baker, director of the TEA's education service center in Victoria.</p><p>While Aransas County ISD was closed for six weeks to repair Hurricane Harvey-related damage, about 200 students did not go to school anywhere, instead helping their parents clear debris from their homes, said Superintendent Joseph Patek III.</p><p>Patek said he's fine with his students taking state tests but doesn't want his district to go through being "publicly humiliated" after receiving low ratings. "We just don't want to be hammered if our students don't perform," he said.</p><p>Gonzales said the effects of the hurricane on the district are difficult to quantify.</p><p>"We know what our children have been through, we know what they experienced, and we know what they are having to overcome this year in their home life," she said.</p><p>Testing is important and helps determine educational programs, but this year they cannot be a priority, Gonzales said.</p><p>"If we were graded based on our response to Hurricane Harvey and how we have provided for our children, we have to give ourselves an A."</p><p><strong>Related coverage</strong></p><p>Day 1: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/aug/23/crossroads-braces-as-harvey-takes-aim/">Here comes Harvey</a></p><p>Day 2: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/aug/24/victoria-3-coastal-counties-declare-mandatory-evac/">Brace yourself</a></p><p>Day 3: <a 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10: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/sep/01/refugio-school-districts-staggered/">The Long Road Ahead (w/video)</a></p><p>Day 11: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/sep/02/residents-rely-on-families-to-rebuild/">Residents rely on families to rebuild</a></p><p>Day 12: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/sep/03/for-some-normal-still-ong-ways-away/">For some, normal still far away</a></p><p>Day 13: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/sep/04/refugio-church-offers-shelter-supplies/">Church offers refuge for devastated town</a></p><p>Day 14: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/sep/05/harvey-victims-find-hardship-opportunity/">Victims find hardship, opportunity (w/video)</a></p><p>Day 15: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/sep/06/fema-frustrates-harvey-victims/">FEMA frustrates Harvey victims</a></p><p>Day 16: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/sep/07/displaced-and-in-disarray/">Displaced and in disarray</a></p><p>Day 17: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/sep/08/disaster-for-humans-means-catastrophe-for-pets/">Disaster for humans means catastrophe for pets</a></p><p>Day 18: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/sep/09/nature-interrupted/">Nature interrupted (w/video)</a></p><p>Day 19:  <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/sep/10/it-was-like-we-had-been-bombed/">'It was like we had been bombed'</a></p><p>Day 20: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/sep/11/students-feel-weight-of-harvey-as-they-return-to-s/">Students returning to school feel weight of Harvey</a></p><p>Day 21: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/sep/12/international-crane-foundation-loses-office-after-/">International Crane Foundation loses office after hurricane</a></p><p>Day 22: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/sep/13/ranching-structures-cotton-mostly-damaged-by-harve/">Ranching structures, cotton mostly damaged by Harvey</a></p><p>Day 23: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/sep/14/calhoun-county-continues-to-uncover-from-hurricane/">Port Lavaca struggles back after Harvey</a></p><p>Day 24: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/sep/15/refugio-were-trying-to-get-back-to-normal/">Refugio: 'We're trying to get back to normal'</a></p><p>Day 25: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/sep/16/nonprofit-leaves-people-lost-after-harvey/">Nonprofit leaves people lost after Harvey</a></p><p>Day 26: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/sep/17/we-are-human-beings-like-everyone-else/">'We are human beings like everyone else'</a></p><p>Day 27: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/sep/18/refugio-schools-find-a-way-to-reopen/">Refugio schools find way to reopen</a></p><p>Day 28: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/sep/19/bloomington-schools-begin-year-in-different-classr/">Bloomington schools begin year in different classroom setups</a></p><p>Day 29: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/sep/20/methodist-church-serves-those-in-need-after-hurric/">Methodist church serves those in need after hurricane</a></p><p>Day 30: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/sep/21/scientists-measure-harveys-damage-to-species-habit/">Scientists measure damage to endangered species' habitat (w/video)</a></p><p>Day 31: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/sep/22/medical-community-feels-impact-of-harvey/">Medical community feels impact of Harvey</a></p><p>Day 32: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/sep/23/harveys-speed-leaves-many-in-harms-way/">Harvey's speed leaves many in harm's way</a></p><p>Day 33: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/sep/24/after-harvey-seadrift-couple-forced-out-of-home/">After Harvey, Seadrift couple forced out of home</a></p><p>Day 34: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/sep/25/bloomington-elementary-school-educates-students-in/">Bloomington Elementary School educates students in FEMA dome</a></p><p>Day 35: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/sep/26/school-districts-share-issues-with-state-commision/">School districts share issues with state, US senator</a></p><p>Day 36: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/sep/27/visd-students-observe-see-you-at-the-pole/">VISD students observe See You at the Pole</a></p><p>Day 37: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/sep/28/expectant-family-struggles-after-harvey/">Expectant family struggles after Harvey (w/video)</a></p><p>Day 38: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/sep/29/woodsboro-pulls-together-after-harvey/">Woodsboro pulls 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flood force Jaguars to make adjustments</a></p><p>Day 51: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/oct/12/the-texas-zoo-thanks-vickers-students-for-donation/">Texas Zoo thanks Vickers students for donation</a></p><p>Day 52: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/oct/13/seadrift-women-helping-people-affect-by-hurricane/">Seadrift women helping people affected by hurricane</a></p><p>Day 53: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/oct/14/mold-creates-big-problem-for-homeowners/">Mold creates big problem for homeowners</a></p><p>Day 54: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/oct/15/crossroads-public-agencies-deal-with-fema-challeng/">Crossroads public agencies deal with FEMA challenges</a></p><p>Day 55: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/oct/16/medics-hospital-staff-help-deliver-baby-during-sto/">Special delivery</a></p><p>Day 56: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/oct/17/texas-gulf-coast-mayors-discuss-harvey-aftermath/">Texas Gulf Coast mayors discuss Harvey aftermath</a></p><p>Day 57: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/oct/18/tenants-sue-after-harvey-eviction/">Tenants sue after Harvey eviction</a></p><p>Day 58: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/oct/19/nonprofit-directors-face-difficult-fundraising-dec/">Nonprofit directors face difficult fundraising decision after Harvey</a></p><p>Day 59: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/oct/20/visd-applies-for-waivers-to-reduce-harvey-burden/">VISD applies for waivers to reduce Harvey burden</a></p><p>Day 60: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/oct/21/victorias-relief-efforts-lacked-coordination-leade/">Victoria's relief efforts lacked coordination, leadership</a></p><p>Day 61: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/oct/22/popular-restaurant-battles-back-from-harvey/">Popular restaurant battles back from Harvey</a></p><p>Day 62: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/oct/23/city-looks-to-buy-sprinkler-controls-for-160000/">City looks to buy sprinkler controls for $160K</a></p><p>Day 63: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/oct/24/housing-after-harvey-heartbreaking-for-everyone/">Housing after Harvey (w/video)</a></p><p>Day 64: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/oct/25/city-looks-to-help-with-hefty-water-bills/">City looks to help with hefty water bills</a></p><p>Day 65: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/oct/26/mens-shelter-soup-kitchen-closed-because-of-harvey/">Men's shelter, soup kitchen closed because of Harvey</a></p><p>Day 66: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/oct/27/watt-routes-almost-1m-to-crossroads-hungry/">Watt routes almost $1M to Crossroads' hungry</a></p><p>Day 67: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/oct/28/recovery-group-seeks-members-community-leaders/">Recovery group seeks members, community leaders</a></p><p>Day 68: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/oct/29/habitat-volunteers-help-harvey-victims-rebuild/">Habitat volunteers help Harvey victims rebuild</a></p><p>Day 69: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/oct/30/lawmakers-counties-to-discuss-harvey-response/">Lawmakers, counties to discuss Harvey response</a></p><p>Day 70: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/oct/31/oyster-season-opens-after-harvey-new-rules-adopted/">Oyster season opens after Harvey; new rules adopted</a></p><p>Day 71: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/nov/01/crossroads-leaders-talk-storm-damage-to-lawmakers/">Crossroads leaders talk storm damage to lawmakers</a></p><p>Day 72: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/nov/02/victoria-symphony-to-host-opening-of-concert-seaso/">Symphony to open concert season after Harvey delay</a></p><p>Day 73: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/nov/03/harvey-recovery-group-works-to-measure-unmet-needs/">Harvey recovery group works to measure unmet needs</a></p><p>Day 74: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/nov/04/city-considers-ways-to-shore-up-water-system/">City considers ways to shore up water system</a></p><p>Day 75: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/nov/05/county-officials-mobile-homes-need-more-oversight/">County officials: Mobile homes need more oversight</a></p><p>Day 76: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/nov/06/recipient-of-state-honor-persists-despite-harvey-s/">Recipient of state honor persists despite Harvey setbacks</a></p><p>Day 77: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/nov/07/heroes-lessons-emerge-in-harveys-wake/">Heroes, lessons emerge in Harvey's wake</a></p><p>Day 78: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/nov/08/harvey-budget-shortfalls-challenge-local-leaders/">Harvey, budget shortfalls challenge local leaders</a></p><p>Day 79: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/nov/09/salvation-army-traditional-holiday-meal-to-continu/">Salvation Army traditional holiday meal to continue</a></p><p>Day 80: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/nov/10/officials-drink-up-the-waters-safe/">City water had no bacteria despite Harvey outage</a></p><p>Day 81: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/nov/11/leaders-still-dont-have-harvey-recovery-details/">Leaders still don't have Harvey recovery details</a></p><p>Day 82: <a href="https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/nov/12/devereux-officials-remain-hopeful-despite-hurrican/">Devereux officials remain hopeful despite hurricane damage</a></p><p>Day 83: <a 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