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District presents early-year assessment results; some elementary grades off track for third-grade math goal
Summary
District staff presented kindergarten-through-second-grade progress tied to the district's third-grade STAR Math goal, reported Panorama survey gains for student emotional regulation and staff climate, and recommended a district-aligned K'8 curriculum adoption for stronger tier-1 instruction.
WESLACO, Texas — District staff presented early-year assessments and Panorama climate-survey results at the board meeting and said the data show mixed progress toward the district's multi-year goal of raising the share of third graders meeting grade level in STAR Math.
Mr. Solano, a district academic presenter, said the board's third-grade goal is to raise the percentage of third graders scoring at the "meets" level (or higher) from earlier baselines toward a 2028 target. The district is monitoring kinder-through-second progress as predictors of third-grade outcomes.
Nut graf: The presentation framed the district's academic strategy around intervening earlier (K'2) and improving tier-1 instructional materials, professional learning communities (PLCs) and fidelity of curriculum implementation to meet multi-year STAR…
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