College Station ISD approved its 2026-27 improvement plan on Oct. 20, aiming to close gaps in critical areas despite continued district improvements. (Karley Cross/Community Impact)
College Station ISD approved its 2026-27 improvement plan on Oct. 20, aiming to close gaps in critical areas despite continued district improvements.
In a nutshell
As previously reported by Community Impact, the board began a five-year improvement plan in July after five independent auditors evaluated the district during the 2024-25 spring semester. The audit gave recommendations for the first year and years to follow, including these parameters:
Develop a multi-year plan to address findings and recommendations, a curriculum management plan, a comprehensive assessment system and processes to ensure planning documents have result-oriented strategies and/or action steps to allow for consistent monitoring.
Update organizational charts, job descriptions and district policies that govern management of the written, taught, and tested curricula.
Create processes that allow for the development of a performance-based budget system.
After deliberations and discussions, the board voted to approve the plan. Board President Kim Ege said she looks forward to implementing the policies and helping teachers and administrators grow in the classroom.
The tier system College Station ISD plans to work with for its 2026-27 improvement plan.Courtesy of College Station ISD
Zooming in
According to agenda material, the district currently sits at 86% overall, with eight “A” rated campuses and a 96.1% graduation rate. The impact areas the schools will focus on are:
Multi-tiered system of support for academics and behavior: Every campus will have a unique tiered system for both students and teachers.
Middle school mathematics: Students from grades 5-8 will receive Tier 1 materials, along with coaching and the administration will utilize data science to see trends among the student body.
Professional Learning Communities: The district will start collaborative teacher teams and will set individual student goals and monitor progress with each formative assessment throughout the school year.
Director of School Improvement Jeff Mann said the growth of reading proficiency among students is also a priority to the district, using individual goals to monitor progress.
“High-achieving kids can grow in their academics just as much as any other child,” Mann said. “Our content coordinators really wanted to push in on the areas that keep needing to be pushed along to get better.”
Mann said the consistent improvement is nice to see, but there is always room for growth in a positive direction.
“We are a high-performing district, but we can still improve,” Mann said. “Specific strategies were developed to concentrate resources on MTSS, middle school math and continued development to close the gaps that remain.”
Going forward
The district unanimously approved the 2026-27 improvement plan without questions for Mann. The plan is effective immediately and will retroactively apply to cover the entire school year.
