Education
BY CATHERINE WHITE
Clear Creek ISD launches Clear Tech virtual program
CCISD adopts new math materials
Elementary to ninth-grade students at Clear Creek ISD will have the opportunity to enroll in online courses through the Texas Tech K-12 program for the 2026-27 school year. The program is part of an initiative to target students living within CCISD boundaries but not attending CCISD schools due to their enrollment in other virtual programs. About the program Students enrolled in the program, called Clear Tech, will complete asynchronous, Texas Essential Knowledge of Skills-aligned, or TEKS, coursework through the Texas Tech K-12 program. The full-time and tuition-free virtual learning model is ideal for: • Students with demanding schedules due to competitive sports and club programs • Homeschool families seeking curriculum with exible in-person support
Students transferring out of districts
Clear Creek ISD Dickinson ISD Pearland ISD
Clear Creek ISD elementary and secondary students will have access to new mathemat- ics instructional materials following board approval at its March 23 meeting. Why now? With mathematics instructional materials expiring this year, the district compiled three separate committees with more than 65 members, around 80% of whom were classroom teachers, according to district documents. The committees’ recommendations include Bluebonnet Learning materials from Great Minds for kindergarten through fth grade, and Bluebonnet Learning materials from Carnegie Learning for courses span- ning sixth grade through Algebra II, accord- ing to district documents.
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• Families looking for a non-traditional school day option Those interested in the program are encouraged to apply by May 15.
Clear Creek ISD approves alternative methods to earn credit, grade acceleration Clear Creek ISD approved new options for stu- dents to skip a grade or earn course credit without prior instruction at its March 23 meeting. What you need to know by scoring at least 80% on district-approved readiness tests or CBEs in English language arts, mathematics, science and social studies.
Steps to earn credit or accelerate: Con rm eligibility with school counselor Submit application for acceleration or CBE Take required assessment(s) Achieve qualifying score Student advances a grade or earns credit Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5
Students can earn world language credit through CBEs, advanced placement exams or assessments including the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Assessment of Performance toward Pro ciency in Languages or the American Sign Language Pro ciency Interview.
First- through eighth-grade students can test to accelerate, and sixth- through 12th-grade students can earn course credit by exam, or CBE. Kindergartners may qualify for rst grade
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