Increasing attendance rates, math scores on state tests, teacher retention rates, and maintaining a superior financial rating are some of the goals included in Alvin ISD’s 2024-25 district improvement plan.

The plan was approved at the AISD board of trustees Oct. 8 meeting.

The overview

Section 11.253 of the Texas Education Code requires school districts to create an improvement plan and set performance objectives based on data from the Texas Academic Performance Report, or TAPR.

AISD had five goals revolving around teaching, safety and finance with a handful of performance objectives within each goal, district documents show.


Diving in deeper

According to district documents, AISD had the following five goals for the 2024-25 school year.

Goal 1: Student academic performance on local, state and national exams will reflect continuous improvement in learning.
  • AISD would like to increase its average daily attendance, or ADA, by 0.3% from the previous year, as well as increase math scores for the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, compared to the previous year.
Goal 2: AISD will attract and retain the highest quality teachers and staff, and support their efforts through gaining feedback.
  • AISD would like to have a teacher retention rate of 90% or higher and have 100% of staff hired be qualified.
Goal 3: AISD will provide and support safe instructional programs.
  • AISD will ensure that 100% of elementary bus riders have a Smart ID and be monitored through the bus monitoring system.
Goal 4: AISD will actively engage stakeholders and district communities in the education process of its students.
  • AISD would like to increase the number of positive stakeholder experiences from the previous year.
Goal 5: AISD will prioritize expenditures through careful planning and alignment with identified goals.
  • AISD would like to maintain a superior rating through the Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas, or FIRST, and meet or exceed the spending requirement percentages for all special programs.