Humble Independent School District officials told the board on Oct. 23 they are shifting focus to state college, career and military readiness (CCMR) indicators and have put new systems and program supports in place to raise the district’s scores in coming accountability reports.

Doctor Melissa Lee and CTE and counseling leaders described CCMR as a ‘‘lagging indicator’’ that uses prior‑year graduate outcomes; the board was shown 2023–24 outcome data that will appear on the state’s 2025 accountability reports. District staff said Humble ISD lagged the state in some CCMR measures for that year but has implemented multiple programs in 2024–25 expected to materially improve results for the 2026 accountability cycle.

Key changes staff described:
- Texas College Bridge: districtwide implementation in 2024–25 to provide college‑prep coursework accepted by more than 100 institutions; students who complete designated Texas College Bridge courses may avoid remedial coursework at partner colleges.
- Dual‑credit summer academy and a designated summer dual‑credit counselor to support students taking college classes over the summer (administration said this helped improve success rates in dual credit).
- Standardization and expansion of industry‑valued credentials (IVCs/IBCs) and required IVCs in select courses; district leaders reported 6,300 students currently enrolled in an aligned IVC course this school year.
- A new district CCMR/dual‑credit specialist position and other supports to increase alignment to state indicators.
- School Links deployment: a districtwide CCMR tracking platform that replaces spreadsheets and the district’s legacy Naviance account, intended to show counselors and principals a student‑level view of CCMR markers and to flag students who change course pathways.

Staff cautioned trustees that CCMR is reported with a one‑year lag and that recent policy changes at the state level (variable CCMR ‘‘refreshes’’ and forthcoming changes such as tiered IVC values and TEA‑approved college‑prep courses) will affect how indicators are counted in future years. Trustees asked for a plain‑language acronym glossary for parents and for regular updates as data are populated into School Links.

Trustees and staff highlighted early gains: the district reported it was at or above the state for Advanced Placement/IB, dual credit and OnRamps in the 2023–24 data, and staff said they expect CCMR totals to rise in published accountability reports after the 2024–25 program rollouts are reflected in the data.

Board members asked questions about military enlistment data and future accountability changes; staff said new data feeds and forthcoming legislation will add measures such as ASVAB results and improve capture of enlistments. Superintendent Dr. Brown and trustees praised the staff for rapid implementation of the tracker and program expansions.

The district said School Links is live for counselors and principals now and will be populated with student course selections when students enter their plans in January and February; officials said the platform includes an actual and a predicted view for student CCMR progress.