Uvalde CISD School Board: Standardized test scores presented at September 18th meeting

Executive Director Curriculum and Instruction K- 12 Elementary Education Jennifer Griffin She is accompanied by Dr. Becky Reinhardt, Norma Carranza and Tammy Coggins who presented the results of the cummulative standardized test scores from the previous school year to school board members.

by Michael Robinson | Uvalde Hesperian Pictures by Robinson unless otherwise noted ; Slides by Uvalde CISD

The Uvalde CISD Board heard a presentation on standardized testing results to board members by Uvalde CISD Curriculum and Instruction staff accompanied by District Testing Coordinator Tammy Coggins. The cumulative test results for the STAAR Accountability Report, AP, and SAT Scores were addressed for each campus and the results from 2022-2023 were compared to preceding school years.

“Overall the district is improving in many areas but some areas still below the State,” Assistant Director of Curriculum and Instruction Dr. Becky Reinhardt said.

“The SAT Tests we had increased students taking the test and our scores are coming up,” Reinhardt said.

In reviewing the STAAR Test data from the previous school year, Dr. Reinhardt said, “We are below the state in many of the areas, but looking at how we did last year and 2 years ago as how our kiddos did last year, we did go up on the Approaches range.”

The District’s STAAR Test Meets and Masters numbers in Mathematics, Reading Language Arts, Social Studies and Sciences fell behind the State numbers according to the data presented at the board meeting.

District Testing Coordinator Tammy Coggins spoke on the AP Summary Report. “The total of AP students has increased as well as the number of tests that they have taken. The number of students with a 3 or higher has decreased,” Coggins said. She accounts for fewer students with a 3 or higher due to the number of students taking Spanish which has decreased.

According to Board Member Anabel White, she stated the STAAR Scores weren’t as bad as she thought they would be considering Covid-19 and the shooting. ” I have to commend our teachers, our parents and our students for how they prevailed on these STAAR scores.” White said.

“Our AP numbers were in the teens before Covid. If the kids aren’t passing due to the rigor of the classes, what are we doing?” White asked.