Eagle Pass Independent School District Statement on Senate Bill 149

Eagle Pass Independent School District Superintendent of Schools, Gilberto Gonzalez, released the following statement today regarding the Legislation SB 149 being considered on Thursday May 8:

 With the governor’s signature, if he so chooses to sign on May 12, the bill would take immediate effect, helping students who have passed all the required courses needed to graduate but who are at risk of not graduating in 2015 because they failed one or two EOC exams.  This bill would allow students to participate in the graduation ceremony, but they are still required to pass all EOC’s in order to receive a diploma.

This bill does give educators, parents and ultimately students the chance to be successful using a variety of academic indicators — instead of just one.  SB 149 creates graduation committees to look beyond one graduation requirement and truly looks at the “total” student.  As for now, we will be actively monitoring the situation.