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NEISD presents TAPR and scorecard: early literacy gains and rising college-and-career participation

Northeast Independent School District Board of Trustees · January 13, 2026

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Summary

District staff presented the Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) and NEISD balanced scorecard, highlighting early literacy gains, MAP/STAR goals, growth in OnRamps/AP/dual-credit enrollments, and plans to expand counselor dashboards; trustees requested slide PDFs and benchmarking data.

District leaders presented the TAPR and the NEISD balanced scorecard, describing demographic trends, accountability data and five-year academic goals. Presenters said third-grade STAR reading met and exceeded prior targets (met goal of 59% vs. 56% goal previously), set new multi-year targets for elementary literacy and math, and cited district attendance estimates (95.4% first semester 25/26). The presentation emphasized growth in college-credit opportunities: staff reported that OnRamps course enrollments rose to 2,790 and AP exam registrations increased from about 5,800 to nearly 8,000 year-over-year.

Why it mattered: The presentation frames district priorities in literacy, math and College, Career and Military Readiness (CCMR). Staff tied curriculum, early intervention and counselor-dashboard work to improved outcomes and to TEA reporting requirements. Trustees pressed for additional benchmarking and requested the slides and state comparisons be posted to the board.

Details and follow-up: Staff said industry-based certification counting changed (from "concentrators" to "completers") and that the district estimates over 1,000 IBCs earned in recent years, with over 3,000 industry-based certifications districtwide last year. The district agreed to post a clean PDF of the TAPR materials and provide comparative benchmarks on credit-earning and AP performance on request.