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Superintendent stresses third-grade reading and math proficiency as district priority; SBISD cited No. 1 in Good Reason Houston report
Summary
Superintendent Jennifer Blaine told trustees the district is prioritizing grade-level proficiency in reading and math by third grade and cited the Good Reason Houston report ranking Spring Branch ISD No. 1 in the Houston area for college readiness in those subjects.
Superintendent Jennifer Blaine told the Board of Trustees on Nov. 4 that ensuring students reach grade-level proficiency in reading and math by third grade is a district priority because early proficiency strongly influences later academic success.
Blaine reported that the Good Reason Houston report ranked Spring Branch Independent School District No. 1 in the Houston area for college readiness in reading and math. She also noted that the School Finance Advocacy Team (SFAT) and the Athletics, Arts Stakeholder Committee (AASC) had held recent meetings related to district priorities. The minutes do not provide additional data, targets, or timelines for achieving the third-grade proficiency goal.
