The Division of Program Monitoring and Interventions implements the Data Validation Monitoring (DVM) System for Student Leaver Records to monitor the accuracy of data submitted by school districts and used in the state's accountability rating and performance-based monitoring (PBM) systems.

Texas Education Agency Performance-Based Monitoring staff is responsible for developing and reporting on a variety of data validation indicators, including indicators to examine leaver/dropout records, disciplinary data, and student assessment data.

TEA 2016 Leaver Validation Manual