4. The percent of students in grades three through eight and grade ten passing the TAAS mathematics test will increase from 1995-1996 to 1996-1997 for each group of students identified below:

Group	Past Performance	Current Objectives
	96-97	97-98
All students	58.2%	64.6%
African American	50.3%	58.2%
Hispanic	58.3%	64.6%
White	74.6%	77.7%
Economically Disadvantaged	56.9%	63.5%

The following table is a summary and comparison of the 1996-1997 and 1997-1998 scores as well as the objectives for 1997-1998:

Group	1996-97	1997-98 obj	1997-98 passing	Improvement
All Students	58.2%	64.6%	65.4% *	8.8%
African American	50.3%	58.2%	54.2%	3.9%
Hispanic	58.3%	64.6%	66.0%*	7.7%
White	74.6%	77.7%	78.7%*	4.2%
Economically Disadvantaged	56.9%	63.5%	64.4% *	7.5%

^* met or exceeded the objective

Three subgroups and the collective group met the objectives for mathematics with TAAS scores improving by between 3.9 & 7.7 percent for the different subgroups. While African American students made the greatest improvement in 1996-97, they had only a 3.9 percent improvement in 1997-98 and did not meet the objective.

5. The percent of students in grades 4, 8, and 10 passing the TAAS writing test will increase