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Superintendent: HISD cut percentage of IGC diplomas and reported gains in graduation and teacher retention
Summary
Superintendent Mike Miles told the board that the district reduced Individual Graduation Committee diplomas to 5% of graduates, raised the overall graduation rate to 86.6% in 2024 and is retaining a high share of its top-rated teachers, while acknowledging remaining campus-level work.
Superintendent Mike Miles told the Houston ISD Board of Managers on Oct. 9 that the district reduced the proportion of diplomas awarded through Individual Graduation Committees — a state provision for students who do not pass end-of-course exams — from levels above 10% at many campuses to a district average of 5%.
Miles said the reduction came with an overall increase in the graduation rate. “In 2021, it was 85.7%. In 2023, it was 85.1%. And in 2024, the graduation rate was 86.6%,” he said,…
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