Lancaster ISD reports progress toward HB3 goals, emphasizes Tier 1 instruction and assessment monitoring

Lancaster ISD staff provided the board with a status update on goals adopted under House Bill 3, outlining targets and the tools the district uses to track progress.

Doctor Barker said the board-adopted HB3 targets include a 45% goal for third-grade math, a 50% goal for third-grade reading and a 90% goal for cohorts meeting the college, career and military readiness (CCMR) indicator. Barker described the district’s use of NWEA MAP data at the beginning of year and noted the district will present mid-year comparisons after the January assessments.

Barker said the district focuses on strong Tier 1 instruction as the primary lever for student growth and cited the transition to the Bluebonnet curriculum for math to develop conceptual skills. She also outlined monitoring practices — data walls in classrooms, collaboration and calibration walks, interim assessments and student-facing data practices that let students articulate what they need to reach the next level.

Barker noted the district tracks CCMR through AP coursework, dual credit and SAT/ACT/TSI results, and said staff would return with mid-year benchmark data in the winter to show progress toward the HB3 targets.

Trustees asked clarifying questions about how the district supports students who are at the 'meets' level to avoid regression and about strategies to move students by a full year of growth.