One Spring ISD school failed to meet Texas Education Agency standards this year but has submitted a plan to the TEA to improve its State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness test scores.

Eickenroht Elementary School Principal Robert Green said the school’s goal is to reach 70 percent proficiency in reading, math, writing and science on the STAAR tests next year.

This was the first time the school failed to meet TEA standards.

Schools that fail to meet the TEA standard must submit a Targeted Improvement Plan and receive a Met Standard rating within two years. Schools face additional sanctions if they fail to improve after the two-year mark and must then implement a Turnaround Plan. A school can ultimately face takeover by a state-appointed board of managers or closure if improvement is not made by the sixth year.

Green said administrators developing a TIP must identify the school’s strengths, weaknesses and what factors the administration can control and influence.

“We can control engagement based on the lesson design and delivery, and we can also control progress monitoring,” Green said.

Green said the school also tracks data for students who move in and out of schools due to frequent family relocations and will focus more attention on students who move frequently.