Bryan ISD trustees approved the district’s 2026-27 improvement plan Sept. 28, outlining goals for student achievement, college and career readiness, teacher support and retention through 2031.
District officials said the plan was developed through a comprehensive needs assessment and feedback from the District Educational Improvement Committee. This year, officials said they focused on using student growth data to guide instruction and strengthen how teachers are coached and supported.
Mapping it out
According to agenda material, the district aims to increase Meets Grade Level performance in math, reading, science and social studies by 10 percentage points by June 2031. It also seeks to increase the percentage of graduates meeting at least one College, Career and Military Readiness indicator by 10 percentage points.
Other goals call for all campuses to implement a coaching and accountability framework and for teacher retention to increase by at least 8 percentage points.
50% of Bryan ISD students performed at Meets Grade Level or above across all grades and subjects in the 2024-25 school year, according to the plan. Meanwhile, 81.8% of 2023-24 graduates were identified as College, Career or Military Ready.
The district improvement plan identified inconsistent use of data-informed instructional practices, inconsistent curriculum implementation and a lack of a coaching and feedback framework as areas needing attention.
Associate Superintendent of Teaching & Learning Barbara Ybarra said the district improvement plan focused on what the district lacked.
“This year, we focused a lot on ‘how are we going to coach teachers and how are we going to use data in terms of student growth to make sure we’re monitoring and forming action based on it?’” she said.
Trustees approved the plan and authorized district administration to make adjustments throughout the year to meet student needs and respond to new developments.
A closer look
Trustees also approved campus improvement plans for the district’s schools.
The plans were developed by campus teams which include teachers, administrators, staff, parents and community members. Director of School Leadership Linda Montoya said principals review district goals and data before setting campus goals and strategies, with ongoing monitoring and revisions throughout the year.
The campus plans emphasize Tier 1 instruction:
Student goal-setting
Data monitoring
Scheduled intervention
Enrichment time
Each campus has an individual improvement plan, outlined in BISD’s agenda for its Sept. 28 meeting.
