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Public hearing: Waco ISD reports TEA 'needs intervention' special‑education determination; trustees review academic indicators

2174126 · January 25, 2025
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Summary

At a public hearing trustees heard the Texas Academic Performance Report (2324) for Waco ISD: the district’s special‑education determination status is 'needs intervention' and the presentation included STAAR performance trends, chronic absenteeism improvements and graduation/CTE metrics.

WACO — The Waco ISD Board of Trustees opened a public hearing on the campus‑level and district academic performance report for the 2023‑24 school year and were told that the Texas Education Agency (TEA) placed the district’s special‑education determination status at “needs intervention.”

Miss Steele (district assessment/data) reviewed the Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) data, saying the TAPR includes lagging data and that Waco ISD has not received district A–F letter ratings for two years because of pending litigation. The special‑education determination flagged areas including academic…

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