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HISD reports gains for students with disabilities, outlines priorities for compliance and parent supports
Summary
District officials told the board that special education students showed rising MAP/NWEA percentiles and median growth in many grades; staff outlined five strategic priorities including instruction quality, compliance, data systems and enhanced parent communications.
Houston — Houston ISD administrators presented the district’s 2025 special-education progress-monitoring report on Dec. 11, saying MAP/NWEA data show rising achievement percentiles and median growth for many students with disabilities and outlining next steps to strengthen supports.
Chief Holt said the district is reporting beginning-of-year achievement and median-growth percentiles for students with disabilities; many grade levels and school types showed gains and several grades were…
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