Del Valle ISD reports uneven midyear MAP growth; early math lags while seventh‑grade shows gains

Dr. Katrina Bailey presented midyear progress monitoring for Del Valle ISD's Goals 2 and 3, focusing on early mathematics and seventh‑grade math. She told trustees that third‑grade MAP growth at midyear was 16.8 percent against an annual target of 32 percent and emphasized that many campuses remain more than five percentage points below target.

Bailey highlighted that kindergarten and first grade are notably off track (midyear kindergarten MAP growth at 14.9 percent), while second grade showed some promising acceleration and seventh grade exceeded its midyear target. "When tier 1 instruction is strong, interventions are aligned, growth translates better to student outcomes," Bailey said. She noted that a relatively small number of students need targeted interventions at each grade level (for example, 114 third‑grade students were identified as needing specific supports to meet the annual goal).

Bailey attributed pockets of success to stronger campus leadership and targeted coaching: campuses such as Gilbert, Hillcrest and Collins were cited as examples where leadership and coaching are producing better outcomes. Trustees asked about replicating those practices and about supports for lagging campuses; Bailey and other administrators described site‑level coaching, technical partners (Carnegie Learning at middle schools) and weekly coaching at targeted campuses.

The presentation concluded with action recommendations: prioritize districtwide Tier 1 instruction and explicit systematic instruction, strengthen MTSS processes for identifying and supporting students, expand small‑group instruction and deepen classroom‑level coaching and calibration. Bailey said the district will continue monitoring benchmark and MAP data and return with updates.