Education
BY BRITTANY ANDERSON & CHLOE YOUNG
7 PfISD campuses identified for improvement plans
Austin ISD to hold off on 3 school closures Austin ISD will no longer plan to close Palm, Bryker Woods and Maplewood elementaries. Additionally, the district will postpone any proposed attendance boundary changes until next year, excluding those related to interven- tion at failing schools, Superintendent Matias Segura said Nov. 4. The announcement follows weeks of pro- testing from AISD parents, staff and students against the district’s initial plan to close 13 schools and rezone most campuses. The update On Nov. 20, after press time, the AISD board will move forward with voting on the closure of 10 of the 13 campuses it initially proposed to close next school year, seven of which have received three consecutive F ratings from the Texas Education Agency.
system or the federal rating system. The board later approved the submittal of the improvement plans to TEA during the consent agenda. Plans are aligned with TEA requirements and developed with stakeholder input, she said. “Now, we’ve got to do sustainability,” trustee Renae Mitchell said. “I pray we have some lessons learned.”
Four elementary schools, two middle schools and a high school have been identified as needing a state-required campus improvement plan. The details According to Chief of Staff Brandy Baker, a targeted improvement plan is required when a campus receives its first “unacceptable” rating from the Texas Education Agency’s accountability rating
Local PfISD campus improvement plans Campus Connally High
Northwest Elementary Westview Middle
2023, 2024, 2025 A-F rating D, D, C
D, F, F
F, F, F
Planning/implementation years
2025-26, 2026-27
2026-27, 2027-28
2025-26, 2026-27
Strategy
Partner with outside consultant to strengthen school culture and classroom rigor
Implement Bluebonnet Math and HMH Into Reading; strengthen school culture and classroom rigor
Implement intensive curriculum and instruction improvements with a new principal and assistant principals
SOURCE: PFLUGERVILLE ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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