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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 8/10/2006 |
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FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT: Judy Everett Ramos, 817-399-2025 |
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| District officials got some great news from the Texas Education Agency, just in time to begin the new school year: the excellent student performance during spring 2006 has led to higher ratings from TEA.
Students outperformed their peers across the state and in neighboring districts on the 2006 Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) exams, illustrating that HEB ISD continues to be a dominant force in the public education landscape. The Texas Education Agency recently released official state ratings, and in the HEB ISD, 17 of the district’s schools received a “Recognized” rating based on student performance on 2006 state exams, eight received an “Academically Acceptable” rating, and for the first time under the more rigorous accountability standards, two schools received a rating of “Exemplary.” The district maintained its overall rating of “Academically Acceptable.” These incremental increases will pave the way for the district to prepare students for a competitive future when they leave HEB ISD. "We are proud of our scores and pleased at the dramatic improvement our schools have made,” Steve Chapman, deputy superintendent for instruction, said. “We are especially proud of the fact that we had improvement in every single area of TAKS for all student groups over the previous year. We also made significant improvement in science, where most of our student groups made double-digit gains." “We missed becoming a ‘Recognized’ rated district by eight students,” Chapman said, underscoring the importance of providing that academic “edge” to all students, so they are empowered to take responsibility for their own learning. Dr. Buinger, superintendent of schools, said that HEB students outperformed their peers in several categories. “We outperformed the state in every grade level in math,” he said, “and we also outperformed the state in every grade level in writing, science, and social studies. We are preparing our children for a very competitive future.” Board members were pleased with the results, and Dr. Jeff Burnett said, “The improvement that has taken place in this district is dramatic, and we want to commend you.” School List and State Ratings (in campus number order, as designated by state) LD Bell HS - Academically Acceptable Trinity HS - Academically Acceptable KEYS Learning Center - Academically Acceptable Central JH - Academically Acceptable Euless JH - Recognized Hurst JH - Academically Acceptable Bedford JH - Recognized Harwood JH - Recognized Bellaire ES - Academically Acceptable Harrison Lane ES - Academically Acceptable North Euless ES - Recognized Oakwood Terrace ES - Recognized Shady Oaks ES - Recognized South Euless ES - Recognized Stonegate ES - Recognized West Hurst ES - Academically Acceptable Wilshire ES - Recognized Donna Park ES - Recognized Midway Park ES - Recognized Hurst Hills ES - Recognized Bell Manor ES - Recognized Shady Brook ES - Recognized Lakewood ES - Recognized Bedford Hts. ES - Exemplary Transition Program - Academically Acceptable Spring Garden ES - Recognized Meadow Creek ES - Exemplary River Trails ES - Recognized ### HEB - Empowering Today to Excel Tomorrow |
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