Publications

Focus on Hispanic Seniors: 2011 High School Exit Survey and Postsecondary Enrollment
This report uses the High School Exit Survey as a vehicle to explore explanations for the consistent postsecondary enrollment gap between Hispanic seniors and students of other races/ethnicities.

Performance of AISD Students with Disabilities on NAEP Reading and Mathematics, 2011
This report analyzes how students with disabilities (SDs) performed on 2011 NAEP reading and mathematics compared (a) with their peers in similar TUDA districts, (b) over time, and (c) with AISD non-SD students.

2011 Response to Intervention (RTI) Implementation
This report describes teacher concerns regarding the introduction and implementation of the district’s Response to Intervention (RtI) framework in AISD middle schools during the 2010-2011 school year.

Career and Technical Education 2010-2011: College Readiness and Cost-effectiveness
Seniors in 2011 who concentrated in Career and Technical Education (CTE) were as college ready as non-CTE seniors. However, significant differences were found in the college readiness of CTE and non-CTE seniors based on ethnicity and income.

2011 Senior FAFSA Submission Summary
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is completed by students annually to determine eligibility for federal student financial aid. This report describes FAFSA completion outcomes for seniors in 2011.

National Wildlife Federation Schoolyard Habitat: Year 1 Implementation
The National Wildlife Federation assists schools in developing Schoolyard Habitats®, where educators and students learn how to attract and support local wildlife. This report describes results in the first year of program implementation.

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Evaluation 2009-2011
AISD used $16 million to support 25 ARRA IDEA projects to reduce the student academic achievement gap, reduce disproportionality, reduce dropout, improve district processes, improve teacher quality, and evaluate programs.

NCLB Title I, Part A Program Summary, 2010–2011
This report summarizes compliance and service data from the more than $31 million in federal Title I, Part A grant funds to AISD in 2010–2011 which was used to serve more than 43,000 students at 67 Title I schools.
High School Exit Survey, Class of 2011
The ninth annual High School Exit Survey was administered online to seniors in every AISD high school during Spring 2011. In total, 3,793 seniors completed the survey, for an adjusted response rate of 87.3 percent.

ACT Test Results Summary, 2010-2011
The ACT is a national college admissions examination. ACT, Inc. provides an annual summary of student performance at the end of each academic year. Results from that annual summary are described in this brief.