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Advisory board flags falling written pass rates; TDLR will send teams to observe schools
Summary
Board members raised concern over declining written exam pass rates for Class A barbering and cosmetology. TDLR said it has deployed a small team to visit schools to assess curriculum delivery, will audit CE providers, and will hold sessions to help instructors align teaching to exam content.
Board members pressed TDLR staff about a sustained decline in written exam pass rates for barbering and cosmetology. "If you look at all four quarters, it looks like our pass rate is continually dropping... at 33% over a whole year, I have some concerns about that," said a board member querying Ray Pizarro and John Schildwachter.
Ray Pizarro said test administration slowed while SHEARS was unavailable and that staff recently sent more than 300 eligibilities…
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