Gatesville ISD reviews accountability data, approves five‑year HB3 goals

District staff delivered a detailed presentation on Texas accountability changes and local campus performance, then asked the board to adopt the required five‑year long‑range plan aligned with House Bill 3.

The accountability presentation explained the three domains used for state ratings — academic achievement, school progress (growth) and closing‑the‑gaps/federal indicators — and how component scores (for STAAR performance, CCMR and graduation rates) are combined. Staff noted recent appellate activity and redesigns that made calculations and comparisons more complicated for districts statewide.

Staff reported campus‑level ratings for 2023–25 (examples given: elementary B in ’23–’24 with an 81 this year; junior high 87, 75, 80 across years; high school 78, 86, 86) and described targeted interventions, use of data, and a local improvement plan intended to lift weaker subpopulations. Angie (teacher/staff lead on data work) described steps taken to give students actionable data points to reduce test anxiety and support incremental growth.

Under the compliance item for House Bill 3, staff proposed year‑by‑year targets: 3 percent annual increments for third‑grade reading and math (starting from current levels) and a 1.5 percent annual increment for high‑school CCMR, with periodic review and adjustment. Trustees moved and seconded the recommendation and approved the HB3 five‑year goals by voice vote.

The board heard that the district scored about 93 percent on the CCMR indicator for 2025 and outperformed regional and state averages by roughly 7–8 points; staff cautioned that high‑level numbers would continue to require disaggregated work to close gaps for targeted student groups.