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HISD board accepts mid‑year academic progress updates; district reports mid‑year NWEA gains
Summary
The Houston ISD Board of Managers voted 9‑0 to accept mid‑year monitoring updates on career and college credit goals. District officials reported mid‑year gains on NWEA (MAP) growth metrics and said scheduling and centralized monitoring are key to meeting end‑of‑year targets.
The Houston Independent School District Board of Managers voted 9‑0 on Feb. 13 to accept a mid‑year monitoring update covering Goal 3 progress measures — career and technical education completer status (3.2) and percent of 11th graders who qualify for college credit (3.3).
Superintendent Mike Miles and Chief Kristen Hall presented the update and a separate mid‑year NWEA (MAP) report. Hall told the board that, at mid‑year, 46 percent of students were on track to meet CTE completer status, above the district’s end‑of‑year target of 36 percent. She said the district is focusing on centralized scheduling and counselor training so students can remain in program sequences from grade to grade.
“For CTE, one…
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