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Brenham ISD presents preliminary STAAR 2.0, flags writing prompt and subgroup gaps
Summary
Chief Academic Officer Sarah Beauxhart told the board that preliminary STAAR/EOC raw data show notable rigor changes under STAAR 2.0 and that Brenham ISD saw higher nonresponse rates on a third-grade extended constructed-response prompt than the state; the district will publish disaggregated results after state accountability releases and use findings to target supports.
Chief Academic Officer Sarah Beauxhart presented preliminary STAAR (STAAR 2.0) and end-of-course results to the Brenham ISD board, stressing that the figures shown were raw data and not the state’s final accountability snapshots. She told trustees the district will perform deeper disaggregation and report detailed findings after the Texas Education Agency releases accountability ratings on Aug. 15.
Beauxhart said STAAR 2.0, redesigned in 2023, integrates more writing and multiple question types across grades and therefore is not directly comparable with pre-2023 results. “STAAR and EOC data is one point of time, one day, one test,” she said, noting the district uses multiple measures — classroom data, district progress measures and industry certification results — to guide instruction. She added that scale cuts were not set until September 2023, which affects year-to-year comparability.
The presentation highlighted a third-grade extended-constructed-response (ECR) writing prompt that the state reported as yielding a zero score for 52% of tested students statewide; Brenham ISD showed 57% of its third-graders scored a 0 on that prompt. Beauxhart said that result signals a need to strengthen teachers’ and students’ skills for complex text-based responses and cited increased instructional supports and professional development as next steps.
The district will return with a fuller, disaggregated report at a later board meeting; Beauxhart said trustees should expect a more detailed analysis of subgroup performance, cohort tracking and recommended interventions in September.
