Education
BY KARLA PEREZ
RISD results show academic growth
PISD to launch engineering academy Plano ISD will launch a new Electrical Engineering Academy in partnership with East Texas A&M University, according to a news release from the district. What you need to know The academy will launch in 2026-27 school year, and students will begin at Jasper High School and complete it at Plano West Senior High School, where they can earn high school and college credit simulta- neously, starting in 11th grade. The program will offer students hands-on learning and career readiness opportunities in engineering, as well as the ability to complete the Texas College Core through East Texas A&M dual credit courses.
Richardson ISD MAP scores
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Richardson ISD students from kindergarten through eighth grade performed above national norms in the beginning-of-the-year Measure of Academic Progress, or MAP exams. The results, presented at an Oct. 9 board of trustees meeting, show that all of these grade levels surpassed national averages in the MAP Reading English assessment. According to RISD Superintendent Tabitha Branum, this is the first time in a few years that the district has had every single grade level above national norms in one of these exams. The big picture The data collected by the exams—which were administered in September—shows growth compared to the beginning of the 2024 school year in Reading English and Mathematics.
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NOTE: KINDERGARTEN SCORES FOR 2024 WERE NOT AVAILABLE
SOURCE: RICHARDSON ISD/ COMMUNITY IMPACT
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