These two sections are reprinted in their entirety. All emphasis has been added by the USP editors. The auditors found an inadequate assessment data base and insufficient staff for effective quality improvement within the system. No comprehensive plan for assessing the progress of students was in place, and assessment approaches do not represent best practice. Assessment data, limited in scope, is not used effectively to determine if programs, services, teaching, or school conditions are good or not.
Test scores exceed state averages.
Plano Independent School District Board of Trustees policies require an assessment program to monitor student achievement and program effectiveness, but the auditors found lacking a comprehensive program that assesses all aspects of preK-12 curriculum. The auditors found that the existingtesting data show student achievement well above state and national averages, but achievement results for lower socioeconomic pupils are lower. Assessment data is not adequately available or effectively used in decision-making in the Plano Independent School District.