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At the Feb. 17 board meeting the district\u0000\u0000chief of security reported three recent campus audits passed with zero findings, listing STEM (Sands), another campus reviewed under Mr. Garcia's supervision, and Stonewall Flanders as passing. The chief said five additional campus audits remained to be completed.

Board members raised recent thefts and break-ins to facilities, including the special education department at an offsite location. The chief said San Antonio police detained two individuals in an attempted break-in over the weekend and that the district had contracted with its cash-run security vendor to provide overnight patrols Friday through Sunday from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. to monitor affected buildings. The vendor\u0000\u0000was described as expanding coverage to targeted areas until summer, when 24/7 patrol coverage would resume if needed.

Board members thanked staff for pursuing the additional patrols and noted the priority of safeguarding students and instructional materials. Superintendent Sotto and trustees emphasized that staff and principals have protocols to protect students and that district procedures will be followed if immigration-related incidents or other sensitive operations arise.

No board vote was recorded on the security contract at the meeting; staff described the arrangement as an operational decision to protect facilities and listed the patrol hours and coverage area.

Trustees were told the district will continue the school safety audit schedule and complete audits at remaining campuses. Staff did not provide dollar amounts for the contracted patrol service during the public portion of the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Information Services's Personal Meeting Room","oneSentenceSummary","The district reported three January campus safety audits passed with no findings and told trustees it arranged a private security company to provide overnight patrols after repeated break-ins to facilities housing special education materials.","taxTitle","HARLANDALE ISD, School Districts, Texas","taxId",14335,"location","Texas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6674767,"Six Harlandale campuses outline targeted improvement plans emphasizing PLCs, RTI and real-time feedback",983,3777000,4760000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2343387-355b301ff81dbe848478e705161de344&start=3777&end=4760","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2343387-355b301ff81dbe848478e705161de344/thumbnail_3777000.jpg","/articles/6674767/Texas/Six-Harlandale-campuses-outline-targeted-improvement-plans-emphasizing-PLCs-RTI-and-real-time-feedback","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6674767-d5f5d098778bcad15c6dc519625bdde8/orig.mp4?Expires=1775175748&Signature=bDYkmKjv5knBpUQbKElAnOy9-UKHGICh9-SB0k4RA~OTmXs2EuYCuzCpn4ZQfSsDswgyTgCo3Dyn8JbYH5O5uKQQ5HxbbLoJHdn3chjaYt8yRnLRgY5WnyEjrDTgKwjqSf4AvkASfjK8Z6hRLCcVKe4FkDOVdO3jtfy-yxPiRUrWFD-RJOqqUZEIGUKhfTALh9wL8qjvDVR46VIFqSqN8U9QKwHf6o0ebEjy5yZ2CXBYXznizC-aAY3Wr3yek0BWj7Qw5hr1g8Bb5QjVNCF9fFLH6droOSJtzzwtTKGIrlAGmYQbBoxutXt8Qc8IumVfnE7nM52XWUnNMfkb-dTltg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Principals and district leaders presented targeted improvement plans for six Harlandale ISD campuses at the Feb. 17 board meeting, describing campus-level strategies intended to raise proficiency and close learning gaps.

The report covered Adams Elementary, Vestal (Vesta) Elementary, Harlandale High School, McCollum High School, Leal Middle School and Stonewall Flanders Elementary. Principals described short, evidence-based strategies, monitoring plans and the interventions they will use.

Mary Anne Holterman, principal at Adams Elementary, said Adams is prioritizing data-driven decisions and peer observations so teachers can see and adopt best practices. \"We place this all on an action plan, and then we monitor it, and then we make our adjustments as needed,\" Holterman said.

Vesta Elementary principal Evelia Monte Mayor described a focused RTI (response to intervention) structure with weekly PLCs and vertical alignment across grades, daily 30-minute intervention blocks and expanded use of aides and tutoring to move students through tiers of support.

Harlandale High principal (Mr.) Martinez said the campus is centering its work on the POC process (data analysis and response cycles) to ensure interventions are embedded alongside new content rather than delaying instruction. \"POCs is a big thing for us,\" Martinez said, describing how administrators support teachers in spiraling content and intervention.

McCollum High School staff said diagnostic feedback identified a need for stronger data discussions within PLCs; the campus is shifting PLC time to focus on the four core PLC questions and implementing Data-Driven Instruction (DDI) to pinpoint reteach and enrichment needs.

Leal Middle School is emphasizing immediate, in-lesson feedback (citing John Hattie's research) and intensive 30-minute daily intervention using iReady, so teachers provide actionable feedback during lessons and students receive targeted practice.

Stonewall Flanders reported refining PLC protocols, using an Understanding by Design approach and a \"Notice and Wonder\" protocol to analyze unit-assessment data and student work samples. The campus also highlighted oral-language development and use of sentence stems to promote academic discourse.

Board members asked how campuses share successful practices and how new principals build on prior work. District staff said campuses coordinate peer observations informally across schools and that vetted external providers (part of an ESF grant) are supporting PLC and DDI implementation on multiple campuses. Staff also noted the district\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000wide adoption of Emergent Tree supports for behavior and common language (\"safe, responsible and respectful\") to maintain consistency across transitions from elementary to middle school.

Trustees pressed for monitoring of student engagement and conceptual understanding; staff pointed to regular in-class walk-throughs, curriculum specialists from HQIM vendors, short focused observations and data from common assessments as monitoring tools.

No formal board votes were taken on the campus improvement plans during the presentation; principals requested approval only for their February submissions to the state diagnostic process, and staff said ongoing submissions will follow the state\u0000\u0000process throughout the year.","Principals from six identified campuses presented condensed targeted improvement strategies at the Feb. 17 board meeting focusing on PLCs, data-driven instruction (DDI), RTI interventions, peer observations, real-time teacher feedback and refined PLC protocols.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6674773,"Harlandale ISD presents 2023–24 TAPR showing reading gains, math challenges and gaps for bilingual students",1271,2348000,3619000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2343387-355b301ff81dbe848478e705161de344&start=2348&end=3619","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2343387-355b301ff81dbe848478e705161de344/thumbnail_2348000.jpg","/articles/6674773/Texas/Harlandale-ISD-presents-202324-TAPR-showing-reading-gains-math-challenges-and-gaps-for-bilingual-students","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6674773-8f3335b7ed0006c3d7dadc499c35d9d0/orig.mp4?Expires=1775175748&Signature=XZlKi-F29GAOqUkqrfVdQDU9yaW--0gu98BPwR1JeqAhypRRD5R4AbX~9eRZ0YX8EzXAjpShzaauxv1i08iPOtGPGL8Kh7Usr~1AnF-tjg~PT~di6Vxi7WyUDmHL~6rJo6UUYaIseySUuvuX8u9d3YeQiWDfYcR1ByJsR9FddlOpA78CQ1vGShei1OthGcNll-pZWfd70Dw8tpYPoOwigmictH~CO~aR5-O2OGmn1WBN-4RbtJNUaXxPL9U6FDMEfyNAjPtcb~DIMJF6YqaP2d20elW3XEMmblRRPtDFNdJFAcU1EeeSDC~SVdfD85MXed9kR6Q0AHGQsiFOwTr7TQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Harlandale Independent School District leaders presented the district\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000wide 2023\u000024 Texas Academic Performance Report at the Feb. 17 board meeting, reporting mixed results across subjects and student groups.

The TAPR presentation, led by district presenters, said Harlandale served about 11,781 students in 2023\u000024, with 90.7% identified as Hispanic and 86.8% economically disadvantaged. District staff said performance trends generally tracked state declines in several subjects, but pointed to specific gains in algebra I, biology and U.S. history.

District staff said the TAPR matters because it\u0000\u0000informs campus improvement planning and federal/state accountability. \"These reports support district leaders and the board in setting priorities for improvement,\" a presenter told trustees, noting the report frames progress and areas for targeted intervention.

In the presentation, staff summarized outcomes by subject. At the \"approaches\" level, the district\u0000\u0000reported a 1% net gain in some reading measures but an overall 3% dip in reading approaches compared with statewide moves. Mathematics showed mixed results: some grades fell where the state declined, while the district reported a 2% increase in sixth-grade math approaches and gains in algebra I.

Science and social studies were among the stronger areas: the district reported a 6% increase in biology approaches and a 6% increase in U.S. history approaches, compared with smaller statewide gains. Presenters described the social studies gains as the district\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000one of the larger positive shifts in the report.

Bilingual and emerging bilingual students were flagged as an area requiring continued focus. Mario Ferron, the district\u0000\u0000bilingual coordinator, said emerging bilingual students represented about 20.3% of enrollment but performed below district averages: \"We can see that even though our students are showing progress, we're still showing a significant gap,\" Ferron said, citing lower approaches-level performance, lower college readiness (about 31.9%) and a near-10-point graduation-rate gap for emerging bilingual students.

Presenters told trustees the district has applied for and received several state planning grants to boost instruction, including a Strong Foundation planning grant for K\u0000\u0000\u0000through 5 reading and an application for an implementation grant to adopt a high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) curriculum (referred to in the meeting as the Bluebonnet curriculum). Superintendent Sotto and staff said adopting a consistent HQIM will reduce teacher planning burden and create a common instructional base across campuses.

Board members asked how progress would be monitored. Staff pointed to existing measures: weekly PLCs, data-driven instruction cycles, regular classroom walk-throughs, iReady usage and targeted interventions as tools to monitor classroom-level implementation and student engagement.

District presenters also noted absenteeism and mobility as factors affecting performance. The district reported attendance rates in the low 90s for the week presented and said chronic absenteeism has decreased but remains a continuous focus.

The TAPR presentation concluded with staff outlining next steps: implement HQIM in elementary grades, continue CCMR (college, career and military readiness) supports, refine bilingual identification and redesign work already underway, and use evidence-based interventions across campuses to accelerate recovery and growth.","District leaders presented the 2023–24 Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) and summarized state-aligned trends: modest reading growth in some grades, mixed math results, higher gains in biology and U.S. history, and persistent performance and graduation gaps for emerging bilingual students.","actionData","errors"]

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Harlandale reports three campus school-safety audits with zero findings; district arranges weekend night patrols after break-ins

Six Harlandale campuses outline targeted improvement plans emphasizing PLCs, RTI and real-time feedback

Harlandale ISD presents 2023–24 TAPR showing reading gains, math challenges and gaps for bilingual students