‘A lot to be proud of:’ Mid-year proficiency data shows HISD teachers, principals demonstrating strong performance

HOUSTON – The Houston Independent School District said instructional staff of the district received their mid-year proficiency data Friday.

The data shows teachers and principals their performance to date and lets them know whether they are eligible for a teaching position at a NES school.

The district said the data shows 125 principals found out they have already demonstrated the quality of instructional leadership necessary to retain their positions for the next school year.

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In addition, 120 other principals learned they are making good progress and that if they continue to work hard, focus on strong instructional leadership, and demonstrate their ability to support student success they will achieve the level of proficiency necessary to return in the next school year.

“We are confident most of our instructional leaders will meet our performance expectations and return to HISD in the 2024-2025 school year,” the district said.

The district said of the 5,494 teachers who asked to teach in an NES school, 3,636 teachers (66%) found out Friday that they are already eligible to teach in an NES school.

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1,526 (28%) teachers will be eligible to teach by the end of the year if they finish the year strong and demonstrate the instructional proficiency necessary to qualify for NES.

“This is good news for both our staff and students and is a clear indication our educators are rising to the challenge of a high-performance culture,” the district said.

KPRC 2 has been reporting on the New Education System (NES) model since it was first announced by Superintendent Mike Miles following the state’s takeover of HISD. KPRC 2 has been chronicling a year inside one such NES campus, Fleming Middle School. The series is called Focus On Fleming. You can read more coverage on Fleming Middle School here.

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