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Bay City ISD reports strong CCMR results but flags pre-K growth, staffing and substitute shortages
Summary
Administrators told the board that college, career and military readiness metrics remain high but district data-tracking limits, pre-K/kindergarten readiness and substitute coverage shortfalls are constraining progress; staff outlined planned Title-funded hires and curriculum changes.
Bay City ISD administrators told the board they remain on track for high college, career and military readiness (CCMR) outcomes while flagging concerns about pre-K and kindergarten readiness, staff reductions and substitute coverage during a monthly report.
District staff said the previous year’s recorded CCMR results were well above the state average and that the current graduating class appears on track to match those levels. College-and-career liaison Lorraine Lopez described efforts to track each student’s CCMR credits and reported that the senior cohort includes 25 students with associate degrees and roughly 75 seniors who have earned 15 or more college credit hours.
The district’s pre-K and kindergarten presenters reported mixed progress. Staff cited multi-year pre-K growth and said incoming kindergarten readiness has fluctuated; one presenter reported kindergarten letter-naming growth that rose from the low 20s to the high 60s–low 70s in different years, while noting this year’s letter-naming gains were smaller than hoped. Presenters attributed part of the pre-K decline this year to staff reductions and fewer classroom adults; they said some campuses had to redeploy staff or use subs, reducing the usual pre-K adult-to-child ratios.
Administrators described substitute coverage issues: September had dozens of teacher absence days and a reported 31–41% coverage rate by paid subs or parent coverage in one month. District leaders said they have a substantial substitute pool but that many substitutes limit assignments (for example, avoiding pre-K) or do not pick up available jobs.
To address staffing and behavior challenges, staff outlined planned uses of federal Title funds to add personnel at campuses and said the district will implement High-Quality Pre-K (HQPK) curriculum next year and expand targeted behavior incentives. The district also named continued Saturday testing, additional dual-credit opportunities and industry certification testing as strategies to maintain CCMR momentum.
The board approved a motion to accept the LSG presentation as presented; the motion passed 6–0. No staffing contracts were voted in public session at that time.
