Superintendent Mike Miles Houston ISD HISD

Superintendent Mike Miles. Photo from Houston ISD.

Houston Independent School District (HISD) Superintendent Mike Miles announced that the district has decreased its usage of Individual Graduation Committees (IGC), which allow students to graduate without passing up to two of their end of course (EOC) exams in Algebra 1, English 1, English 2, Biology, and U.S. History.

In 2015, state education code established IGCs for qualifying students “at the end of or after the student's 11th grade year” to determine whether they may graduate by completing additional remediation and either a related project or portfolio of work in the failed subject areas.

HISD Campuse IGC rates from 2023-2025 - 2
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Meridith Dyer is a reporter for The Texan. She previously taught for 11 years in Washington, Texas, and East Africa. She has a Bachelor’s in Politics from Hillsdale College and a Master’s in Education. In her free time, you will find her in a coffee shop or thrift store.

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