3. The percent of students in grades three through eight and grade ten passing the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) reading test will increase from 1996-1997 to 1997-1998 for each group of students as identified below:

Group	Past Performance	Current Objectives
	96-97	97-98
All students	65.9%	70.7%
African American	61.2%	67.0%
Hispanic	65.6%	70.5%
White	83.2%	86.6%
Economically Disadvantaged	64.3%	69.4%

The following table is a summary and comparison of the TAAS reading scores for 1996-1997 and 1997-1998 objectives and actual scores:

Group	1996-97	1997-98 obj	1997-98 passing	Improvement
All Students	65.9%	70.7%	71.6% *	5.7%
African American	61.2%	67.0%	65.2%	4.0%
Hispanic	65.6%	70.5%	71.8% *	6.2%
White	83.2%	86.6%	85.0%	1.8%
Economically Disadvantaged	64.3%	69.4%	70.6% *	6.3%

^* met or exceeded the objective

Two subgroups did not meet the objectives set for reading. African American students improved 4% from the 1996-97 to 1997-98 and had improved 8.3% the previous year but failed to meet the current objective by 1.8%. White students also improved for the past two years but missed the current objective by 1.6%. There was a significant improvement (12.6%) by Hispanic students for the last two years.

4. The percent of students in grades 3-8 and grade 10 passing the TAAS mathematics test will increase