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Lubbock ISD lays out 'North Star' targets and instructional plans as reading scores show tighter grading
Summary
District leaders told trustees the 'North Star' goal aims to boost students in A/B-rated schools from 42% to 80% by June 2026 and said recent drops in early-reading measures reflect tighter grading calibration and renewed focus on writing instruction and HQIM rollout, not solely learning loss.
Lubbock ISD officials on Wednesday reviewed district progress measures and a multiyear goal they said will guide instruction and resource decisions.
"The North Star goal, which is by June 2026, the percentage of students serving in A and B schools will increase from 42% to 80%," presentation lead Chris Lopez told the board, walking trustees through year-by-year benchmarks and current first-9-weeks data.
Why it matters: trustees and staff said the benchmark will shape where the district targets professional development, curricular investments and grant applications. Lopez and colleagues presented specific content goals — for example, increasing the share of third graders meeting reading expectations from 52% to 56% by June 2025 — and described work underway to…
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