Miss Holcomb, a district staff member, told the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD Board of Trustees on Sept. 4 that the district exceeded several interim House Bill 3 targets for 2025 and reported strong preliminary college-, career- and military-readiness results. "In 2025, 57% of STAR scores were at the meets grade level or above for all third grade RLA tests," Miss Holcomb said. She later said the district's most accurate estimate for the class of 2025 CCMR percentage is 95 percent. The presentation reviewed the district's House Bill 3 board goals for third-grade math and reading and CCMR, and explained how progress is monitored with MAP interim assessments and STAAR red-column accountability measures. The superintendent, Doctor Eldridge, and trustees praised staff for the gains and the new SchoolLinks dashboard that provides near-real-time CCMR tracking. Miss Holcomb described the district targets: 50% for third-grade math and reading for the 2025 year and a 2025 CCMR interim target of 79% on the path to long-term goals. She said the district's 2024 final CCMR percentage was 87% and the preliminary 2025 projection is 95%, noting that CCMR is a lagging indicator that TEA verifies over time. Trustees asked about recent and pending legislative changes to statewide tests. Miss Holcomb and Doctor Eldridge said legislation will replace the STAAR test with a different stand-alone test and a growth measure beginning in the 2027–28 school year, and that the accountability system will be adjusted accordingly. The administration said the changes are still being defined and that the district is monitoring guidance and webinars from the Texas Education Agency. The presentation included campus-by-campus highlights: multiple campuses moved from C/D to B or A ratings, several earned TEA distinction designations, and the district as a whole earned a B rating for 2025. Doctor Eldridge and trustees emphasized that while STAAR results and accountability ratings are important benchmarks, the district's broader aim is to prepare students for postsecondary success. "...our ultimate goal is to send them out into the world," Doctor Eldridge said. The board did not take formal action on the presentation; it received the update and discussed next steps for monitoring and reporting progress.