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Canutillo ISD presents 2023-24 academic report; district cites automated scoring changes and mixed results
Summary
District staff briefed the board on 2023-24 assessment outcomes, noting TEA accountability classifications for special education, impacts from an automated scoring engine on writing/constructed responses, and strengths on EOC exams and CCMR measures.
District administrators presented the Canutillo ISD 2023-24 district annual report during the board meeting, outlining student performance across STAAR/STAR assessments, end-of-course (EOC) exams and college, career and military readiness (CCMR) indicators.
Superintendent office staff said the district's special education determination from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) is "Needs Assistance," and administrators described active work with campuses to address that finding. The report covered districtwide performance: approaches/meets/masters breakdowns, comparisons to Region 19 and statewide percentages, and specific campus-level results.
A central point of discussion was TEA's automated scoring engine for constructed responses that the administration said scored roughly 75% of written responses in 2024. District presenters said the automated scoring change, adopted statewide for 2024, is likely a factor in shifts in writing and short/extended constructed-response outcomes. District staff said they are training teachers across subjects to increase students' experience with electronic constructed responses and to practice timing and response structure so students meet scoring rubrics.
Administrators highlighted steady strengths in certain EOC subjects: biology and U.S. history pass rates were high, with district-level passing around the high 80s to 90s for some subjects. The report said about 90% of students pass biology on first attempt; Northwest Early College High School and the district's other high school reported strong EOC and TSI (Texas Success Initiative) indicators.
The presentation included information about TELPAS (Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System) results and district strategies to improve speaking components for emergent bilingual students, including practice strategies and targeted staff development.
On graduation and CCMR metrics, the board was told the class of 2023 produced a high percentage graduating on the Distinguished Level of Achievement and that the district outperformed the state percentage in that category. Staff noted that some CCMR points come from dual-credit and associate-degree completions at Northwest Early College.
Trustees asked for follow-up information, including the TEA scoring rubric for constructive responses, campus-level comparison slides against Region 19/state, and updates on targeted plans for students identified as "accelerated learners" who were unsuccessful the prior year.
The district said supplemental slides and a detailed board packet would be posted online and that administration would return in September with end-of-window assessment results and additional comparison data.
Direct quotes in this summary are attributed to district presenters identified in the meeting transcript; specific numerical comparisons in the presentation (percentages by campus and subject) were discussed slide-by-slide during the meeting packet review.
