Districts in Gonzales County ‘meet standards’

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The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released its 2017 accountability summaries for the Gonzales, Nixon-Smiley and Waelder school districts on Tuesday.

Under the state accountability system, districts, campuses and charters receive one of three ratings: met standard, met alternative standard or improvement required.

The report indicated that all three districts met overall standards on their accountability ratings.

GISD and NSCISD met standards on student achievement, student progress, closing performance gaps postsecondary readiness, and WISD met standards on student progress, closing performance gaps and postsecondary readiness.

The report said GISD scored 65 out of a possible 100 on student achievement (target score 60), 35 out of a possible 100 on student progress (target score 22), 33 out of a possible 100 on closing performance gaps (target score 28) and 75 out of a possible 100 on postsecondary readiness (target score 60).

NSCISD scored 70 out of a possible 100 in student achievement (target score 60), 36 out of a possible 100 in student progress (target score 22), 43 out of a possible 100 in closing performance gaps (target score 28) and 64 out of a possible 100 in postsecondary readiness (target score 60).

WISD scored 55 out of a possible 100 in student achievement (the district was five points short of the target score of 60), 28 out of a possible 100 in student progress (target score 17), 30 out of a possible 100 in closing performance gaps (target score 30) and 71 out of a possible 100 in postsecondary readiness (target score 60).

“We are pleased to report that we have MET Standards per TEA criteria on all four indices,” GISD Superintendent Dr. Kim Strozier said. “We commend the students and staff for their successes and congratulate the recipients of distinction level recognition. For the 2017 Accountability Report, Gonzales Junior High earned Distinctions in Academic Achievement in English Language Arts and the Top 25 percent Student Progress. Additionally, Gonzales High School earned Distinction in Academic Achievement for Science.”

“We are very proud to have met all standards, particularly in student achievement,”  NSCISD Superintendent Cathy Lauer said. “We are also thrilled with the distinctions earned at elementary and middle school. However, we remain frustrated that the measure of school success in the eyes of the state accountability system remains heavily focused on high-stakes, once a year testing that is rarely a true measure of a student, teacher, or district success.”

New WISD Superintendent Jon C. Orozco said, “Overall, we’re pleased with the growth we see in our assessment scores. [Former] Superintendent, Daniel Fuller ​and the administrative staff, teachers and students worked extremely hard to overcome some deficits.  We will expect to continue to work hard in order to improve and see growth in each​ grade level, K-12.”

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