Progreso ISD presents 2024–25 academic performance report; board approves TAPR after public hearing

Progreso Independent School District officials presented the district's 2024–25 Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) at a public hearing Tuesday, highlighting strengths in math performance, accelerated growth and college-credit participation while noting continued deficits in social studies and CCMR measures.

The presenter told the board the district met all special education compliance requirements and that math scores exceeded state and regional averages. "One of the greatest accomplishment we had is we met all requirements for special ed," the administrator said during the presentation. Officials also said accelerated growth—where students who did not pass previously show measurable growth—exceeded state and regional rates, and that associate-degree attainment and dual-enrollment participation were notably higher than comparable districts.

Board members pressed staff about actions to improve college readiness (CCMR) and TSI completion. Administrators described several changes intended to raise next year's CCMR numbers: a newly offered college-prep course that generates CCMR points, weekly TSI testing with preparatory camps, expanded AP and dual-enrollment offerings, and a restructuring of high school schedules to add intervention periods. Staff cautioned that CCMR is reported with a one-year lag and that many of the reforms will appear in accountability data next year.

After the public hearing (which included a parent comment about autism resources) the board moved, seconded and approved the TAPR item (C1).

The district said TAPR documentation is posted on the state website and will be available through campus principals. No new policy was adopted as part of the presentation; the vote approved the required report and closed the public hearing.