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McKinney ISD reports strong midyear MAP gains; district says more students in top national quintiles
Summary
The district’s director of data reported Winter MAP results showing increased numbers of students in top national quintiles, highlighted eighth-grade gains (quintile‑1 share rising from 52% to 64% in a cited comparison) and described plans to use MAP as a diagnostic tool to meet House Bill 1416 accelerated-instruction requirements.
Becky Jackson, McKinney ISD’s director of data and analytics, told trustees on Jan. 20 that the district’s Winter MAP results show notable movement of students into the higher national performance quintiles across grade levels.
Jackson explained the quintile system used for national comparison and said MISD consistently has a larger share of students in quintiles 1 and 2 than a typical national distribution. She drew the board’s attention to eighth-grade math, telling trustees the proportion of eighth-graders in quintile 1 increased from about 52% to 64% between the earlier reporting period and the winter MAP. "Just in the first semester of instruction. It's phenomenal," Jackson said.
Trustees also heard district comparisons for Algebra I and growth percentiles across content areas. Jackson explained how the district uses MAP to monitor students who are subject to House Bill 1416 accelerated-instruction requirements (15 or 30 extra hours depending on prior STAR performance) and described district efforts to provide approved resources and systems to support accelerated instruction.
Board members asked clarifying questions about whether some graphs compared cohorts or program-year groups. Jackson clarified that some charts compare program-year groups (for example, this year’s third-grade program compared with last year’s third-grade results) while other comparisons track cohort progress where noted.
Next steps: District staff said they will continue to use MAP data to identify where to pivot instruction in the second semester, monitor growth for students receiving additional accelerated instruction, and report back on interventions tied to HB1416 requirements.
