In September, Hays CISD was one of seven districts in the state that rolled out a student achievement tracking program that state officials hope will improve the Texas education system. Hays CISD officials said the program's initial launch during the 2012–13 school year was a success.
About 400 educators from throughout the state gathered at the Hays CISD Performing Arts Center on May 16 to hear officials from the district and the Texas Education Agency discuss implementation of the new system.
Brenda Richmond, assistant director of management information systems for Hays CISD, said the Texas Student Data System would aid the district and teachers in tracking state funding, accountability, grades, attendance and disciplinary issues.
"A teacher can sign in and look up Johnny and see on one screen with red and green indicators that he's doing better in his attendance, but his discipline isn't improving, and his grades in this area are improving, whereas in this area they are not," Richmond said.
