Eventually, all Brazosport schools adopted the same system. Later, that data is broken down into individual student and classroom reports. During the summer, teachers receive folders with TAAS results in math, reading, and writing. Teachers learn results for their previous year's class and for incoming students. Results are distributed to every elementary and middle school classroom teacher as well as upper level math and language arts teachers.
Principals receive folders identical to the ones for each teacher.
Examining last year's data helps teachers identify their weak areas. Having the individual student profiles for incoming students lets them identify objectives children have and have not mastered, Davenport said. Teachers have had intensive training in data interpretation. The state identifies essential learnings for all students and, in Brazosport, every school develops its timeline for teaching these. Based on the schoolwide data available in the spring, grade-level teachers decide how much time to spend on each objective based on student needs.