State leaders have called for targeted intervention after STAAR tests showed students falling behind after making progress in math last year.
Amanda Wilson, a math co-teacher at Southside ISD's Matthey Middle School, walks through an equation with students. Numerous Texas school districts had declines in math and science scores on the STAAR test this year.State leaders chalked up the drop, which was substantial, to the lingering impacts of the pandemic, while some local district leaders pointed to changes to the test and how it is scored.
Third-grade reading, which is seen as a pivotal metric for academic success, improved slightly in Judson ISD, the fourth largest district in the region, as well as San Antonio Independent School District. But the number of students in fifth grade not performing on grade level for science in Judson jumped from 47% last year to 59% this year,The number of students mastering science in the same grade level was halved from 8% to 4% in Judson ISD. Similar trends were seen in eighth grade.
The district will hold a “public conversation” with the board next Monday to share findings, “effective practices and barriers we have encountered,” according to the statement. Ravae Villafranca Shaeffer, executive director for secondary curriculum and instruction for NEISD, said the district takes every STAAR test as an opportunity to learn but also pointed to an upcoming shift in standards for science as part of the reason for the dramatic decline.
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