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VISD holds public hearing on Texas Academic Performance Report; trustees press for reading and math gains
Summary
Victoria ISD held a Feb. 20 public hearing on the district’s 2023–24 Texas Academic Performance Report, which showed the district lagging the state on STAAR results while reporting high graduation and CCMR rates and growth in special‑education enrollment.
Victoria Independent School District presented its 2023–24 Texas Academic Performance Report during a public hearing Feb. 20, outlining student performance, attendance, graduation rates, and special‑education indicators and prompting trustees to press staff for multi‑year trend data and clearer literacy and numeracy targets.
District staff said the TAPR is a lagging report compiled by the Texas Education Agency using PEIMS and student assessment data. The district’s STAAR results for 2024 were below the state average: the district’s combined reading score (all grades) was presented at about 64 percent compared with a Texas average of about 76 percent. Staff emphasized STAAR progress data, attendance trends and postsecondary readiness (college, career and military readiness, CCMR).
Why it matters
The TAPR aggregates academic outcomes, attendance, graduation and program data used by the board and administration to set priorities, measure progress and comply with state reporting requirements. Board members told staff the district must raise reading…
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