Dr. Norgard told the board the district reviewed college-readiness measures for the 2025 graduating class, focusing on the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) exemption pathways: SAT, ACT and the TSIA (TSI assessment).

She said the district's SAT dataset for the 2025 graduates included about 1,888 students and showed steady gains in reading and writing performance across three years, while math performance dipped in 2024 after the SAT moved to a fully online, adaptive format and is now rebounding. The district’s average SAT reading and writing score is above the 480 TSI threshold, she said, whereas average SAT math remains below the threshold for TSI exemption for many students.

Dr. Norgard described ACT use in the district: a subset of juniors (133 students in the dataset presented) take the ACT — primarily students in an eighth-grade biology pathway who later need a high-school science measure — and some additional students elect to take the ACT independently. She said ACT takers are a small percentage of the graduating class and that the district is discussing whether to subsidize additional ACT registrations.

On the TSIA 2 (TSI assessment) pathway, Dr. Norgard said the district is shifting administration to align with high-school geometry instruction because much of the tested math content is taught nearer to geometry (measures of central tendency, probability, etc.). The district has prepared targeted materials and professional development for geometry teachers and will monitor students who do not meet benchmarks to provide interventions and retesting opportunities.

In aggregate, Dr. Norgard said two-thirds of the graduating class met ELA TSI exemption measures across pathways; fewer students met the math TSI exemption but the district has seen notable improvement year over year. She said the CCMR steering committee continues to explore how to guide students to the most appropriate test pathway and whether to pay for select ACT attempts.