Following the recent release of Texas Education Agency preliminary end of school testing results for the San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District, SMCISD Superintendent Michael Cardona said he had some thoughts to share regarding the high points in those statistics, as well as some of the varying achievements of district schools. He also noted areas where he said there is additional support needed.
First, Cardona said that there were changes to the way the testing was conducted in the year under assessment and this needed to be taken into consideration.
“I believe that all of our schools showed progress, though the Commissioner of Education for the Texas Education Agency on June 21, 2023 said they are changing the way [they calculate] metrics for both 2022 and 2023. Our elementary teachers implemented a new reading and math curriculum, and should be commended, while also having to adapt to the test being online. And for that matter, a new test brought to us by TEA,” Cardona said.
