Concerns are rising within Hays CISD after results from a Texas Education Association (TEA) audit showed the district is dropping the ball when it comes to supporting and instructing bilingual and special education (SPED) students.
Hays CISD District 4 Trustee Merideth Keller said district administrators must change their approach to academic management or the district will likely become the Texas Legislature’s “poster child” for charter school vouchers.
Hays CISD is in its third year of an academic management audit by the TEA due to low performance rates. The 2015-16 Texas Academic Performance report revealed that monolingual Hays CISD students scored below the state average on standardized state tests in every academic subject. Students receiving English language learning (ELL) services and SPED scored even lower.
