School Board hears report on TEA’s test result findings

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By Jeremy Weber
 
The Pittsburg ISD Board of Trustees met for its regular January meeting Monday, Jan. 13. The agenda largely consisted of informational reports and action was only taken on the consent agenda. 
The main topic of the evening was Pittsburg ISD’s inclusion on the controversial Performance Education Grant (PEG) list that was issued by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) two weeks ago. As reported in last week’s Gazette, the Pittsburg Elementary and High School campuses were included on the list of 862 schools in Texas that were found lacking under new state benchmarks. 
Assistant Superintendent, Beth Anne Dunavant, presented the board with a report on what this means and how it will affect the schools. She cited unreasonable changes in state improvement benchmarks that make it essentially impossible for schools to meet required standards. 
Despite the fact that Pittsburg ISD test scores were consistent with or above state averages, the elementary and high school failed to improve sufficiently over last year’s scores - landing them n the PEG list. 
 
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