The gist
The HCISD board of trustees approved the district improvement plan, or DIP, at an Oct. 27 meeting, with outlined goals and action steps, including:
- Student achievement
- Safety and security
- Community, parent and staff relations
By the numbers
State Compensatory Education funds totaling $16 million will be used to support an intervention teacher at each campus, who will aid the academic needs of at-risk students, as well as an outreach counselor at each comprehensive high school.
The intervention teacher will provide small-group instruction to students identified by STAAR results and the Multi-Tiered System of Support process.
Digging deeper
The Texas Academic Performance Report will be used as accountability data and will help to track the progress and success of the DIP.
TARPs also help inform TEA accountability ratings. HCISD received B accountability ratings for overall performance from TEA since the 2022-23 academic year, according to previous reporting by Community Impact.
- Student achievement domain
- Student progress domain
- Closing the gaps domain
- Comprehensive, Targeted, and/or Additional Targeted Support Identification data
- Accountability Distinction Designations
- Federal Report Card and accountability data
What they’re saying
“Our hope is always that our accountability scores are increasing, or rising, [and] that we’re doing better every year,” HCISD Director of Federal Programs Stephanie Norris said. “It’s a continuous improvement cycle.”
