Fort Worth trustees awaiting TAKS results

While most Texas districts have received results on how their students did on state tests, Fort Worth officials are still waiting. Some results are in, but the unexpected school closure due to swine flu concerns interrupted the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills testing. Fort Worth schools should be getting the rest of their results by the end of this week, officials said.
At tonight's board meeting, superintendent Melody Johnson was hopeful that they would show improved student performance. But some trustees expressed frustration that the gains may not be as significant as they want. They briefly discussed the forthcoming results as they asked staff questions about renewing a contract with the College Board for a program aimed at improving math performance. "We're not gaining at the rate we should with the money we have," trustee Christene Moss said. "It doesn't seem as we're moving quickly."
Trustees did approve renewing the $394,346.51 contract for SpringBoard, which was put into all high school and middle schools this year. Administrators said they expect it to increase the number of students taking advanced placement courses and improve test scores over time. Full implementation of the program is expected to take three years.

-Eva-Marie Ayala