Mission, Texas- Mission Consolidated Independent School District (CISD) officials have been notified that four district schools have been named to the 2018-2019 Honor Roll for their high achievement in student success. The program, presented by Educational Results Partnership (ERP), is part of a national effort to identify higher-performing schools and districts that are improving student outcomes. The Mission CISD schools included in the Honor Roll are: Alton Elementary School, Midkiff Elementary School, Salinas Elementary Fine Arts Academy, and Mission Collegiate High School. They are among 855 public schools in Texas to be recognized.
The 2018-2019 Honor Roll is developed by ERP, a nonprofit organization that applies data science to help improve student outcomes and career readiness. ERP maintains the nation’s largest database on student achievement and utilizes this data to identify higher-performing schools and districts.
Schools that receive the Honor Roll distinction have demonstrated consistently high levels of student academic achievement, improvement in achievement levels over time, and a reduction in achievement gaps among student populations. For high schools, the Honor Roll recognition also includes measures of college readiness.
“We are proud of efforts that are resulting in real-world results at these schools,” said Dr. Carol G. Perez, superintendent. “We are continually striving to increase academic achievement and improve educational outcomes at all our Mission CISD schools. Our students deserve nothing but our best in the classrooms. To know that our schools are being held up as among those to be looked at as examples of what works says a great deal about the hard work going on in our schools.”
“The Honor Roll is the only school and district recognition program in Texas based solely on objective achievement data,” said Marilyn Reznick, ERP board chair. “Our goal is to guide other educators to data-informed best practices for raising student achievement.”
“ERP is all about improving educational equity and promoting career readiness for all students, regardless of their family income, background or zip code,” said James Lanich, Ph.D., ERP president and CEO. “These Honor Roll schools and district are living proof that our students can succeed when schools are committed to removing educational obstacles and accelerating student success. By focusing on these bright spots among our schools, we hope to change the conversation from “what’s wrong” to “what’s working,” and encourage others to replicate their success.”
In Texas, the Honor Roll program is supported by numerous businesses and organizations, including the Texas Business Leadership Council, American Automobile Association (AAA) Texas, Macy’s, Wells Fargo, Chevron Corporation, and Enterprise Holdings Foundation.
More about the Honor Roll can be found online at, www.edrsults.org.
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