El Paso ISD officials report midyear MAP growth and outline expansion of Algebra for All and spring intervention

El Paso ISD academic staff told the school board at a workshop that midyear NWEA MAP Growth results show measurable student growth across grade bands and that the district will scale its Algebra for All program while offering a new spring intervention called Impact to reduce summer remediation needs.

Officials said the MAP Growth assessment—an adaptive, norm-referenced screen—gives projections that are predictive of end-of-year STAAR/STAR results and helps the district target instruction and interventions. "MAP Growth is an online adaptive assessment that El Paso ISD is using as a universal screener for all students regardless of achievement levels," NWEA representative Miss Araceli said during the presentation.

The presentation stressed that growth is the key metric for predicting summative performance: when students meet or exceed their MAP growth projections, district staff expect corresponding gains on STAAR/STAR. Al Garcia, the district's chief academic officer, cautioned that the spring MAP administration can…