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Parents, alumni and students raise instructional time, graduation seating and CTE support during Manor ISD public forum
Summary
Residents and students used the Feb. 18 public forum to urge the Manor ISD board to address lost instructional minutes from testing, increase graduation ticket allocations and continue support for CTE and student leadership programs.
Several residents and students spoke during the public forum at the Manor Independent School District board meeting Feb. 18, addressing instructional time lost to testing, graduation seating limits, CTE/FFA recognition and a call for greater community engagement on juvenile justice.
Instructional minutes and testing: Michelle Ponish, a middle school teacher, told the board testing and mandated digital programs are eroding instructional time. Ponish said eighth graders at her campus have taken multiple assessments (beginning- and mid-year I-Ready, fall interim assessments, PSAT and February interims). She estimated that concentrated testing has cost…
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