TEA: LAKE HIGHLANDS SCHOOLS FALL TO BOTTOM OF RISD RANKINGS

IN AUGUST, THE ADVOCATE REPORTED that Lake Highlands has the lowest performing schools in Richardson ISD.

We said: “The Texas Education Agency has released accountability ratings under their new A-F grading system, and Richardson ISD has earned a solid B with an overall score of 88. But with the lowest ranking high school, the lowest ranking junior highs and seven of the nine elementary schools which scored below 78 in RISD, Lake Highlands has a serious case of sibling rivalry.”

The story prompted a response from Richardson ISD, which posted a statement to their website. RISD claimed the article was not comprehensive and failed to mention improvements the district has made. They said: “Making judgments about schools based solely on the state’s new, one-time snapshot without reporting the growth that has been made the past several years is only telling part of the story.”

Carol Toler, who wrote the article, explained why the rankings are worth noting. She said: “I said that RISD earned a solid B, and I said the district’s grade is worth crowing about. I also indicated something I believe Lake Highlands residents ought to know: Schools in our feeder pattern were outperformed by schools in the other three areas based on this measure. As a parent, a homeowner and a person who cares deeply about my community, this concerns me.”

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You said:

“As voters: Call your representatives and demand more funds for public education! Say no to vouchers! Join your PTA and come to Rally Day with us! Vote in November for those who support public education! We need the state to invest more into our teachers and students!” —Meredyth Childress

“Zero parent involvement at most of the schools. Kids being sent to school dirty, hungry and exhausted, or they don’t know a word of English. Or all of the above. That’s Lake Highlands.”

—Stephanie Oulundsen

“Please, PLEASE do not overreact to these rankings. I can already feel my blood pressure rising at the mere thought of this utter garbage. It is pretty easy to look at the range of scores and understand why they are what they are. Ranking schools like this, against each other and using standardized testing, does a huge disservice when trying to get young families to move into certain school areas.”

—Matt Fulls

—Angela Petersen Lee

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