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Lubbock ISD progress update: math gaps persist; district targets middle school math and new curriculum adoption
Summary
District presentation of third nine‑week benchmark shows math performance below last year's STAAR in several grades, with middle school math flagged as the largest area of opportunity; the district plans curriculum shifts and increased coaching.
Kim Callison, assistant superintendent for teaching and learning, delivered the district’s quarterly progress update on the third nine‑week assessment and compared the benchmark results to the 2024 STAAR results.
Callison said the district’s Northstar goal is that "by 2026, 80% of our campuses will be served by an A and B campus," and framed the benchmark as an early indicator ahead of the upcoming STAAR administrations. She told trustees the benchmark replicates the 2024 STAAR form but is administered to a different cohort, and she cautioned that some grade levels had not finished all curriculum content when the benchmark was taken.
Across elementary grades, Callison reported shortfalls in mathematics compared with last year’s STAAR:…
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