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Gatesville ISD reviews 2024 Texas Academic Performance Report; district outlines interventions
Summary
District staff presented the 2024 TAPR, noting the state accountability grade remains delayed by litigation. The board was shown where local results trail the state (notably in several grade-level math, fifth-grade reading and fifth-grade science measures) and heard plans to use MAP benchmarking, IXL and PLC work to target remediation and growth.
Gatesville Independent School District trustees received the district's annual Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) for 2024 during their meeting. Staff told the board that the district's state accountability grade has not been issued because "it's still **** ** in the courts," and that the TAPR materials and state-provided slides are not directly user friendly.
The presenter said the district's aggregate measure across tested grades and subjects was 76%, compared with 75% for the state and 73% for the region. Staff identified specific areas where the district scored below the state: fifth-grade reading (district 74%, state 79%), eighth-grade reading (district 79%, state 81%), fifth-grade science (district 52%, state 58%) and several math measures, including fifth grade (district 64%, state 77%), sixth grade (63% v. 72%) and eighth grade (68% v. 72%).
School leaders told the board those results frame the district's intervention priorities. The district is using the MAP benchmark system from third through 12th grade and the IXL platform to create individualized learning plans tied to benchmark results. Staff said those tools feed the district's Advanced Instruction Program and other targeted remediation. The presenter summarized: "We have a benchmarking system now from third grade all the way through twelfth grade, called our MAP system...And then we have another software program called IXL that matches with MAP. So you have an individualized plan."
Trustees also heard that professional learning communities (PLCs) will be the vehicle for teams to "dive deep" into the data and use benchmark results to shape instruction and professional development next year. Staff emphasized both remediation and enrichment: students who appear to be performing well will still receive growth-oriented resources linked to MAP and IXL.
Board members and staff discussed test-design changes and concerns about future spring assessments. One speaker warned the board to expect "drag and drop" and other online question types that differ from traditional multiple-choice formats and said the state may change test difficulty and uses of results. The presenter added that testing policy and litigation could influence broader education policy, including voucher proposals, telling the board: "I don't wanna blow anybody's mind, but we also have the Internet AI, artificial intelligence, which is also very a handy tool once we figure it out and lasso it in to say how can it help us do better on lesson planning and lots of different things."
The TAPR materials and the presenter's slide packet will be posted on the district website. Staff invited trustees to request deeper analysis of specific grade/subject areas; hard copies of detailed tables will be provided on request.
