Austin ISD emphasizes data disaggregation, scorecard and SRI to target support for historically underserved students

Superintendent Matias Segura and district leaders explained at the convocation that Austin ISD is using a board-approved scorecard and a Support and Resource Index to identify student groups and campuses needing targeted interventions.

Segura said the board approved a district scorecard in June 2024 and that the district “desegregate all data” so disparities among student groups — including disciplinary placements, absenteeism and achievement — are visible and can be addressed.

The nut graf: the scorecard and SRI are intended to make resource decisions more transparent and needs-driven, not strictly historical, so that campuses with higher concentrations of need receive proportionally greater supports.

Segura described how disaggregated metrics let the district detect gaps for particular student populations and then deploy coaching, curriculum review and other supports. He said the district “present[s] on that at least once a year” and that when a variance appears the district uses coaching of principals and executive directors to respond.

During the convocation Segura and other leaders also described SRI, or the Support and Resource Index, as a rubric that bands campuses based on current student need. He said SRI is in use across staffing and consolidation conversations and factors into decisions about allocations and targeted supports.

Separately, assistant superintendent Dr. Latonya Emerson and other school-improvement staff emphasized culturally relevant curriculum procurements and bringing multilingual and special education teams into curriculum reviews so students “see themselves in the text.”

Segura said the district has seen movement on outcomes but acknowledged gaps remain for some student groups, notably African American and Black students: “Not every student group is moving at the rate they need to,” he said.

The district said it will continue publishing metrics and presenting progress to trustees and staff as part of annual reporting and scorecard reviews.