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Arlington ISD holds public hearing on EOC accelerated instruction; district outlines remediation pathways and retest outcomes
Summary
Arlington ISD presented its annual public hearing on accelerated instruction for End-of-Course (EOC) assessments, detailing remediation pathways, statutory tutoring requirements, budget components, first-attempt pass rates and retest gains for 2024.
Arlington ISD staff on May 20 held the district’s required public hearing on End‑of‑Course (EOC) accelerated instruction, describing how the district supports high‑school students who do not meet standards on state assessments and summarizing 2024 first‑attempt and retest outcomes.
Dr. Wertz, presenting the report on the district’s EOC accelerated instruction, said the hearing reviewed the district’s alignment with Texas Education Code requirements and state laws that govern remediation following EOC assessments. He summarized four EOC pathways offered by the district: remediation courses, credit recovery courses, Read 180 and Math 180 programs, and high‑impact tutoring delivered to students who have not demonstrated satisfactory performance on an EOC assessment.
The district presented 2024 first‑attempt pass rates and retest gains. For example, the presentation showed a 75% first‑attempt pass rate in Algebra I in spring 2024 and cumulative retest gains that showed increases across subjects (algebra up 8 percentage points on retest, biology up 55 percentage points, English I up 7, English II up 4, U.S. History up 3). Dr. Wertz noted the figures reflect spring testing plus June and December retest administrations and that many students receive interventions before first attempts.
State law and recent bills were discussed as the basis for remediation requirements. The presenter cited Texas Education Code section 29.081 and referenced House Bill 4545 and House Bill 1460 as statutes that define remediation/tutoring requirements: students who do not reach “approaches grade level” are eligible for high‑impact tutoring; the law limits remedial services to two subjects per year and requires minimum tutoring hours (a stated minimum of 15 or 30 direct tutoring hours depending on the student’s needs). Group size is limited to four students per teacher unless a parent or guardian provides consent for a larger group. Dr. Wertz also outlined Senate Bill 149’s mechanism for individual graduation committees, which allow a student who meets committee conditions (including passing at least three of five required EOC assessments and completing committee‑designated interventions) to be recommended for graduation.
Dr. Wertz emphasized the district budget line for accelerated instruction includes payroll costs for staff who provide interventions throughout the school year; he cautioned the budget figures reflect system‑wide intervention spending, not only remediation for students who failed EOCs on first attempt.
No members of the public registered to speak on the public hearing item.
Ending: The board closed the public hearing after the presentation and moved to reports on compensation and other agenda items.
