The board of trustees approved turnaround plans for Mitchell and Purl Elementary schools at a Nov. 17 meeting. Both campuses received a second unacceptable rating from the state’s A-F accountability system in 2024, according to scores released in August.
Additionally, the board approved targeted improvement plans for Frost and Williams Elementary schools, which have each received one unacceptable rating from the TEA.
The district was required to submit these plans to the TEA by Nov. 21 and is awaiting approval from the state agency.
The update
GISD is planning to implement the TEA's Effective Schools Framework at Frost, Mitchell, Purl and Williams elementaries, which includes providing:
- Effective instruction
- High-quality instructional materials and assessments
- Strategic staffing
- Positive school culture
- Strong school leadership and planning
GISD would give campuses access to student data on academics, behavior and progress toward graduating, according to district documents. The district would use a platform to capture assessment data and provide campuses with detailed reports on assessment results within two instructional days.
How we got here
Each school year, the TEA’s accountability system rates districts from A-F based on student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps for certain student populations, such as racial and socioeconomic groups. The ratings factor in State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness scores; student preparedness for college, career and military service; and graduation rates.
Texas school districts are required to create turnaround plans for campuses that have received two consecutive years of unacceptable ratings and targeted improvement plans for campuses with one unacceptable rating, according to TEA information. The TEA considers one unacceptable rating to be an F or three consecutive D ratings.
Both Mitchell and Purl elementaries required turnaround plans after receiving two F ratings in 2023 and 2024 followed by a D rating in 2025. Frost elementary has received three consecutive D ratings, and Williams received an F rating in 2025, requiring these campuses to implement a targeted improvement plan.
In case you missed it
This summer, Georgetown ISD adopted turnaround plans for Cooper Elementary and Wagner Middle School after each campus received a second consecutive failed letter grade. The plans involved changing curriculum and how instruction was delivered, providing intervention for struggling students, offering professional learning for staff and monitoring student progress related to behavior and academics.
Both Cooper and Wagner received a passing C rating in 2025. In August, Superintendent Devin Padavil told Community Impact that the district is projecting that zero campuses will receive D or F ratings in 2026.
“Next year, you're going to see we will have no D and F schools in Georgetown,” Padavil said in an interview with Community Impact. “We're committed to it.”
