Education
BY JARRETT WHITENER
2025 TELPAS progress comparison The state progress rate for TELPAS is 50%. Of the surrounding school districts, Boerne ISD had the highest progress rate.
Progress
State progress: 50%
SOURCE: BOERNE ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
In the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System, or TELPAS, Boerne ISD emergent bilingual students exceeded the target rate at every grade level. On Sept. 15, Director of Multi- lingual Programs Triana Fontecha said BISD is home to 33 languages other than English, with the top three being Spanish, Telugu and Mandarin. The breakdown Results from the State of BISD bilingual students exceed state targets
Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, show 70% of emergent bilingual students are approaching grade level in reading, while 73% of students are approaching grade level in math. According to the Texas Education Agency, students who approach grade level are likely to succeed in the next grade. Overall, the district achieved a 61% progress rate in the 2024-25 school year, surpassing the state’s 50% progress rate. “These results show that our students are meeting and sur- passing the federal expectations at every level, indicating that the strategies that we are imple- menting are making a measurable difference...” Fontecha said.
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BISD highlights talent acquisition
therapists. “These are some areas where we know we have had some challenges with staffing in the past,” she said. The details Rhodes Pruin said district staff is focused on improving retention and ensuring staff stay with the district each school year.
Over the last year, Boerne ISD has improved staff retention and reduced the number of open positions from more than 60 in September 2024 to less than 10 as of Sept. 3. Chief Human Resources Officer Jill Rhodes Pruin discussed staff positions during the Sept. 15 board of trustees meeting, including custodians, bus drivers, teachers and speech and language
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