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Board approves 2025–26 grading guidelines and expands K–2 reading reporting with AMIRA
Summary
The board approved grading guidelines for 2025–26 and heard that the district will roll out revised standards‑based report cards for K–2 aligned to the AMIRA reading assessment, which district staff said is TEA‑approved for accelerated instruction.
The school board voted 4–0 to approve the district's grading guidelines for the 2025–26 school year and to adopt related reporting changes for kindergarten through second grade tied to the AMIRA reading assessment.
Why it matters: district leaders said the revised grading guidelines and standards‑based report cards will provide parents clearer, monthly, actionable reports about early literacy skills and link assessment data to teacher supports.
Dr. Richland, who presented the guidelines, described changes to K–2 standards‑based report…
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