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San Angelo ISD outlines early-literacy gaps, cites cohort progress and community partnerships
Summary
Superintendent staff presented early-literacy and MAP cohort data showing a high share of kindergarteners entering well below grade level; the district described partnerships (Head Start, San Angelo Reads) and pilot curriculum changes aimed at closing gaps.
Taylor Kingman, president of the San Angelo Independent School District Board of Trustees, opened the meeting and introduced an academic update from Dr. Farrah Gomez, who presented early-literacy and cohort assessment data the district will use to target interventions.
Dr. Farrah Gomez told trustees that local kindergarten entrants show higher rates of students assessed “well below” grade level than state and national comparisons: "50 percent of our kindergarten students coming in at what the assessment determines is well below grade level as compared to 39 percent for our state and 44 percent for the nation." She said the district is tracking cohorts so gains can be measured as students move from kindergarten into…
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