Education
BY CONNOR PITTMAN & SHELBIE HAMILTON
Plano ISD STAAR scores outpace state averages With the exception of seventh grade math, Plano ISD students performed better than the state averages on the STAAR, according to results released in June. The gist This was the second year of a redesigned STAAR, which aimed to more closely align with how students are taught in the classroom. The new assessment is administered online. By the numbers Plano ISD students scored higher than the state averages across the board. With the exception of fourth grade reading, scores were lower than 2023. Science scores dipped below 2023 results while social studies scored stayed the same, but both remained above the state averages.
PISD standardizes GPA for all college credit courses Changes are planned for how Plano ISD courses that provide college credit will count toward students’ cumulative grade point averages, or GPAs, which have no
Passing score changes, 2023 vs. 2024 The data shows the di erence in the percentage of students who are considered passing between the spring 2023 and spring 2024 STAAR tests.
Plano ISD
Statewide
-20 -15 -10
-5 0 +5
3rd grade 4th grade 5th grade 6th grade 7th grade 8th grade 3rd grade 4th grade 5th grade 6th grade 7th grade 8th grade
impact on class rank. Two-minute impact
The weight of dual-credit courses will increase, and the change will take e ect for the 2024-25 school year. The change will impact members of the class of 2028 and beyond, said Kristyn Edney, executive director of counseling, career and military readiness. “The majority of students won’t feel the impact of this change [until] they become juniors,” Edney said.
SOURCE: TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY COMMUNITY IMPACT
Collin College sees investment in adult education A grant from the Texas Workforce Commission will support the expansion of adult education and literacy programs at Collin College, according to a July 30 news release.
The details The services supported by the grant will be avail- able at no cost to participants, the release states. Over 1,500 students are expected to be served by Collin College in the coming year. The college is actively recruiting nine positions to support the grant program and eight positions for the English as a Second Language program.
The grant will provide $2.1 million annually for the next two years, and will contribute funding towards free services for adults in Collin and Rockwall counties.
The grant will provide funding to support English as a second language courses for adults in Collin and Rockwall counties, the release stated.
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