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Tyler ISD officials present preliminary STAR and EOC test results; English I score dip mirrors state trend
Summary
District leaders reported preliminary STAR and EOC results showing gains in elementary reading and math and math meeting/mastery, but noted a drop between eighth-grade STAR reading and high-school English I that reflects statewide patterns.
Tyler ISD staff presented preliminary STAR (Grades 3–8) and EOC (end-of-course) results to the Board of Trustees, saying the district saw gains in several areas but also a notable drop when eighth-grade STAR reading results transition to the English I EOC.
Dr. Lance Gropel, deputy superintendent for administration, and Dr. James Cureton, lead psychometrician, told trustees that preliminary STAR data show Tyler ISD met its third-grade reading goal this year, with “about 72.5%”…
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