Saturday, January 12, 2013

80 percent of SE Texas schools fail government report card

Higher federal standards and a tougher Texas standardized test swamped schools in 2012, with 80 percent of local districts flunking what many hope will be their last Adequate Yearly Progress report card.

The only school districts not put on notice by the U.S. Department of Education were Bridge City, Hamshire-Fannett, High Island and Lumberton. The Bob Hope Charter School is Port Arthur also got passing marks.

In 2012, the government agency released new reading and math requirements for U.S. students. The Department of Education now requires that at least 87 percent of students pass reading and 83 percent pass math. Those numbers are expected to increase to 100 percent in 2014.

Texas Education Agency Spokeswoman DeEtta Culbertson said the government grades individual districts and campuses on the federal test standards, attendance and graduation rates, and on scores earned on the STAAR test - the latest in Texas' standardized tests.

Culbertson said the new federal math and reading guidelines hurt a number of Texas school districts.

Adequate Yearly Progress report cards for 2012

To find a list of which schools did not meet requirements and a description of each stage, visit www.tea.state.tx.us

School District, AYP Status, Requirement, Improvement Requirement

Beaumont, Missed, Stage 2, Reading

Bob Hope Charter School, Meet, None

Bridge City, Meet, None

Brookeland, Meet, None

Buna, Missed, Stage 2, Math and Reading

Burkeville, Missed, None, Math and Reading

Chester, Missed, None, Reading

Colmesneil, Missed, None, Math

Deweyville, Missed, None, Math

East Chambers, Missed, Stage 1, Math

Evadale, Missed, None, Reading

Hamshire-Fannett, Meet, None

Hardin-Jefferson, Missed, None, Reading

High Island, Meets, None

Hull-Daisetta, Missed, Stage 1, Math

Jasper, Missed, Stage 2, Math and Reading

Kirbyville, Missed, Stage 2, Math and Reading

Kountze, Missed, Stage 3, Math

La Amistad Love & Learning Academy, Meet, None

Little Cypress-Mauriceville, Missed, Stage 2, Math and Reading

Lumberton, Meet, None

Nederland, Missed, None, Math and Reading

Newton, Missed, Stage 2, Math and Reading

Orangefield, Missed, Stage 1, Math and Reading

Port Arthur, Missed, None, Math and Reading

*Source: Texas Education Agency

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Source: http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/80-percent-of-SE-Texas-schools-fail-government-4187667.php

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