New Accountability Ratings

Office of Communications and Community Relations

Contact: Nancy Sharp, Director

806-766-1062 office / 806-928-0006 cell

nsharp@LubbockISD.org

August 1, 2008

For Immediate Release:

(Lubbock) Today, Lubbock Independent School District Superintendent Wayne Havens announced dramatic increases in accountability ratings issued by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), based on Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) testing.  The schools that received the highest rating, “Exemplary,” increased by 33 percent over 2007 and the number of schools receiving a “Recognized” rating increased by 80 percent over 2007.

Exemplary rated schools for 2008 are Guadalupe, Hardwick, Honey, Iles, McWhorter, Murfee, Whiteside and Williams Elementary Schools. Recognized campuses increased from 10 in 2007 to 18 in 2008. They are: Bean, Centennial, Harwell, Haynes, Maedgen, Parsons, Ramirez, Roberts, Rush, Smith, Waters, Wester, Wheelock, Roscoe Wilson and Wolffarth Elementary Schools. Secondary campuses with a Recognized rating included Evans, Hutchinson and Irons Middle Schools. As a district, LISD is measured on 25 academic accountability indicators. Seventy-two percent of the district indicators were in the Exemplary or Recognized ranges.  Lubbock ISD showed academic growth in all subject areas and in all student groups. The subject areas include reading/language arts, math, writing, social studies and science. The student groups are: All Students, African American, Hispanic, White and Economically Disadvantaged.

Schools are given an “Academically Unacceptable” rating if any student group indicators are unacceptable. Elementary and high schools have up to 25 indicators and middle schools have up to 30 indicators. Estacado and Monterey High Schools did not receive an acceptable rating. Monterey was rated “Academically Unacceptable” due to two student groups, amounting to fewer than three percent of students tested, failing to meet the standard in math. Estacado and Monterey High School campuses worked over the summer to assess the needs of students who did not attain the standard and will continue to monitor individual student progress. In addition, new scheduling options at Estacado and Monterey will allow students with deficiencies to access additional class time in subjects needing improvement.

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