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Magnolia ISD presents 2023–24 performance and audit results; board hears staffing challenges for bilingual teachers

Magnolia Independent School District Board of Trustees · October 31, 2025
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Summary

District staff reported high audit/financial indicator ratings and reviewed STAAR and TELPAS outcomes, noting strengths in several grade spans and exit-monitor gains; trustees and staff emphasized bilingual teacher shortages and professional learning initiatives.

District staff presented Magnolia ISD’s 2023–24 academic and audit indicators, reporting strong audit results and mixed assessment outcomes across grade spans while flagging a statewide shortage of bilingual-certified teachers.

A district presenter summarized assessment data: one slide showed a 74% mastery figure in an elementary measure, intermediate pass rates near 63%, and varied results at junior high and high school levels. The presenter also reported that, in 2025, the district exited 63 students from a targeted program after those students achieved advanced proficiency on state assessments.

The presenter walked trustees through TELPAS holistic scoring (listening, speaking, reading, writing) and described professional learning and targeted training for teachers, administrators and principals to support multilingual learners. The presenter said the district is expanding services and training to help sustain student progress after students exit intervention programs.

Board members asked whether reported jumps in staff counts were artifacts of reporting changes. District staff clarified that intermediate-grade teachers had been newly included in some counts, explaining an apparent increase in teacher numbers. Trustees praised the finance and instruction teams for strong performance on audited financial indicators and for presenting comparative data showing Magnolia’s property-tax rate relative to peers while achieving positive financial outcomes.

No members of the public provided testimony during the public hearing on the report.

The board did not take substantive action on assessment or staffing policy at the meeting; trustees requested continued focus on recruitment and training to address bilingual certification shortages and on sustaining students who exit targeted programs.

All quotations and figures in this article are drawn from the public meeting transcript and staff presentation.