Buna ISD Poor Scores?

 So, to get the Buna ISD patrons and community ready for the upcoming scores for the district, there was a memo sent out to the community, getting people ready for what they expect to be a lower scores for the district. 

And perhaps, the letter grades may have gone down at least 2 letter grades. 

Now, the Texas Education Agency has changed their scoring of schools and school districts in the last school year, and Buna ISD is expecting Buna ISD to go down in their scores. 

And there is a number of questions concerning the TEA's new scoring system. So much so, there are districts suing the TEA. 

So much controversy surrounds the new scoring system, the TEA has announced a delay in the release of the school scores.  

The question is this, Is Buna ISD expecting a lower score, even more than expected? They're trying to lessen the blow of a poor score?

Some in the community are wondering if it is because there are lower scores because there are fewer and fewer certified teachers now being hired? This " District of Innovation" business?

While there has always been teachers getting their certificate AFTER they are hired by a school, it seems, even more people now are are getting certified, many teaching in a field not even related to their original degree, after teaching school for a while. 

To gauge what is going on, look at comparable school districts in the area, heck in the state of Texas. 

When I was teaching I tried to gauge our scores with Bridge City, Orangefield, LCM, Lumberton. Hardin-Jefferson.....See if you are hanging with PNG ISD.

Heck, look at what the districts are doing in Llano ISD or other schools 3A-4A in size near Austin.

If we were scoring as well, or better, I was pretty happy. ( I remember at couple of years Buna ISD had the highest scores in Social Studies in Region V. Heck, we scored 100% pass a couple of years, and Region V had the nerve to ask, " Don't you want to improve your Social Studies scores?" They asked the same of Science and the Buna High  Science scores were 100%. Region V couldn't believe we were doing that well.

So, look at other school districts. If Buna is not better than or at least equal to, I would worry. 

But, I am worried if the district is already making excuses, and the scores are not out yet. As I have said for years, I want Buna ISD to do well.