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Fort Bend ISD to Conduct Public Meeting to Discuss Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) Report on Feb. 13 at 5 p.m.

FORT BEND ISD —  The Fort Bend ISD Board will conduct a public meeting to discuss the district’s Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) Report for the 2010-2011 school year on Monday, February 13, at 5:15 p.m., in the Board Room of the FBISD Administration Building, 16431 Lexington Blvd., in Sugar Land. The public meeting will be followed by a regular Board Meeting at 7:00 p.m.

Every year, the AEIS report details a wide range of information on the performance of students in each school and district in Texas. The performance indicators are:

• Results of Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS*); by grade, by subject, and by all grades tested
• Participation in the TAKS tests
• Exit-level TAKS Cumulative Passing Rates
• Progress of students who did not pass the TAKS in the Prior Year
• Results of the Student Success Initiative
• English Language Learners Progress Measure
• Attendance Rates
• Annual Dropout Rates (grades 7-8, grades 7-12, and grades 9-12)
• Completion Rates (4-year longitudinal)
• College Readiness Indicators

Performance on each of these indicators is shown disaggregated by ethnicity, sex, special education, limited English proficient status, at-risk status, and bilingual/ESL. The reports also provide extensive information on school and district staff, finances, programs and student demographics. For additional information, please go to the Texas Education Agency website:  http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/aeis/about.aeis.html

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