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Federal Report Card on Clear Creek ISD
Clear Creek Independent School District
Office of Communications
2425 East Main Street
League City, Texas 77573
Contact: Elaina Polsen, Director
(281) 284-0020 or epolsen@ccisd.net
August 8, 2012
Federal Report Card on Clear Creek ISD
League City, Texas- Strong student performance, graduation and attendance rates are reflected in the federal report card issued for the Clear Creek Independent School District. Under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, school districts must demonstrate “Adequate Yearly Progress” in 36 areas. Of the 36 indicators, the Clear Creek Independent School District met 34. The two areas in which the District missed AYP were in mathematics as a result of the federal cap on the number of students who can take a special education assessment. This is not because special education students did not perform well on the recent State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) but rather the District exceeded the federal cap on how many special education students can take an alternative or modified state assessment. “The AYP rating does not reflect the true improvement of students in our special education program. CCISD has seen a 14% improvement in special education test scores between 2011 and 2012. We are proud of our student performance,” said Dr. Greg Smith, Superintendent of Schools. “As I have said before, decisions on what type of test a child receives will remain in the hands of those who know the child best- his teachers, parents and campus administrators. Those decisions will not be driven by a federal cap.”
Under the NCLB Act, only 2% of the passing scores can result from students in special education taking a modified STAAR test. As a district of more than 39,000 students, the federal cap was exceeded by 1.3% in mathematics. Passing scores of students in special education that exceeded the cap counted as failing, bringing the actual passing rate of 79% to 66% for special education performance in mathematics.
The law, and good practice, states a committee determine the testing environment for a child. The committee is known as the Admissions, Review and Dismissal and often consists of the parents, teachers, special education staff and administrators.
The Clear Creek Independent School District made AYP in all other criteria. To view the full AYP report, visit http://www.tea.state.tx.us/ayp.