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NEISD showcases 'Moonshot' classrooms and new program blueprints as district pilots show preliminary gains
Summary
District leaders briefed the board on the Moonshot elementary pilot, plans to expand an agriscience PEK pathway and a virtual summer-school blueprint; staff reported early assessment growth at pilot campuses and said TEA is collaborating on scaling and waivers.
District leaders described three innovation initiatives — the Moonshot pilot (multi‑adult elementary classrooms), an agriscience PEK pathway (6–12) and a virtual summer-school blueprint — during an extended presentation and trustee Q&A.
Moonshot: Administrators said two Cerna and Royal Ridge third‑grade cohorts piloted the Moonshot model this year: each classroom uses a master teacher, an apprentice teacher (student teacher partner via Texas A&M San Antonio), and an associate teacher (paraprofessional). Staff reported comparisons of NWEA MAP growth that showed improved growth percentiles for grade-level cohorts…
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