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Galena Park ISD updates early-childhood literacy, math and CCMR goals; third-grade gains lag
Summary
District leaders reported year-to-year gains in early childhood reading and math and described steps to raise college, career and military readiness (CCMR) after state rule changes; third-grade performance remains below board targets.
Galena Park ISD presented an update to board outcome goals for early-childhood literacy and math and on college, career and military readiness during the Oct. 6 board meeting.
The update, led by Holly Malloy, assistant superintendent for academic support, and Dr. Kimberly Martin, executive director for accountability and academic support, summarized assessment measures and reported where the district did and did not meet board targets. The presentations emphasized year-to-year improvements in many early grades and described changes in state reporting that district officials said complicate CCMR measurement.
Malloy told trustees the district sets early-literacy goals using different assessments by grade: the STAR reading assessment for third grade at the “meets grade level” indicator; the CIRCLE assessment for prekindergarten; and BAS/I-Ready for kindergarten through second…
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