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District reports TAPR results to board; CCMR shows strong gains, trustees press for better postsecondary tracking
Summary
District staff presented the annual TAPR report, noting mixed subject-area results, subgroup trends and a reported 99% CCMR figure to be used for upcoming accountability; trustees pressed for clarity on the large "not found" postsecondary category and methods to track graduates who go out of state or into the military.
District staff presented the Stafford Municipal School District's annual report and Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR), reviewing district-level scores and subgroup trends, attendance and graduation measures, and college/career/military readiness (CCMR) metrics.
The presenter explained that the annual report draws on Texas Education Agency and Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board data, and said overall reading held steady while math showed declines in "approaches" categories; science performance had small increases in some areas. The report highlighted district demographics (approximately 74% economically disadvantaged; African American and Hispanic populations both near 40% in the sample cited). On CCMR, staff reported strong progress and presented a district-level CCMR figure described as near 99% for the most recent year, noting lagging reporting in TAPR and that some metrics reflect data from two years prior.
Trustees and community members challenged the "not found" and "not trackable" categories for graduates in the postsecondary table and asked whether those represent students who went out of state or to military service. Staff said the district uses state-provided summarized reports and that more comprehensive tracking would require district-level alumni or K'—16 initiatives. "If we want to go beyond this, we need to do something specific for our district," the presenter said; trustees requested follow-up to explore alumni tracking approaches and better transparency around the not-found counts.
