Plainview ISD staff presented the district's annual TAPER report during the board's January 2025 meeting and emphasized that accountability ratings and distinctions are not included because the Texas accountability system has withheld current ratings while litigation proceeds.

Why it matters: The TAPER report compiles PEIMS and student-assessment data used for federal and state reporting. Local leaders use the report to review long-term trends in enrollment, testing participation, attendance and college- and career-readiness measures.

What the report covers
Ms. Carrasco, who guided the board through the packet, summarized the TAPER's eight sections: the TAPER performance pages (STAR performance and assessment-level outcomes), the TEAMS financial standards report (22'3 data), district accreditation status (carried from 22'3 given the lack of current ratings), campus improvement plans and the district improvement plan, federally reported violent and criminal incidents, postsecondary enrollments for recent graduates, House Bill 3 goals tracking, and a glossary that explains each data source.

On accountability ratings, Carrasco told the board: "As of December 2024, we do not have any distinction designations or accountability ratings on our cover pages for any of our reports." She said portions of the TAPER rely on lagging data (often two years behind) since state reporting cycles and data compilation take time or are delayed.

Postsecondary outcomes for the Class of 2023
Carrasco read the district's postsecondary placement counts for 2023 graduates as reported in the packet: 65 students enrolled at South Plains College (SPC), 13 at WT, 13 at Wayland Baptist University, 24 at Texas Tech University, 7 at Angelo State University, 10 at other public four-year institutions, 6 at two-year institutions, 19 not trackable and 164 not found — for a total of 321 graduates in the dataset.

Participation, attendance and federal reporting
The report includes STAR participation rates (federal testing), attendance rates, chronic-absence measures, dropout and graduation cohorts and CCMR (college, career and military readiness) indicators. Carrasco noted that the district aims to maintain STAR participation above the federal 95% threshold and that FERPA protections require masking small counts at some campuses when necessary.

Availability and next steps
Carrasco said the district will post the annual report to the district website within two weeks and that a Spanish-language version is expected this winter. Paper copies will be available on request.

Ending
Board members asked no substantive questions during the presentation; the report will be posted for public review as district staff complete publication steps.