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Under Texas Education Code §31.1011, local education agencies must annually certify that students have access to instructional materials that cover a percentage of the TEKS and that the district protects against obscene or harmful content in compliance with federal filtering requirements. The district’s presented certification indicated nearly all instructional materials remain the same as the current year; the reported change seeks approval to adopt the Texas Bluebonnet Learning curriculum for phonics and ELA in K‑5 and to pilot the Spanish Bluebonnet curriculum in Spanish‑language classrooms to align instruction across languages.

The presenter said a committee trained on research‑based strategies recommended the Bluebonnet materials because they aligned with the district’s instructional framework. Board members asked whether materials on the state rubric must be approved by the Texas Education Agency; staff clarified that the state now uses an IMRA (instructional materials review) rubric and that districts may adopt materials not yet on the state list while publishers seek IMRA review.

A motion and second to approve the 2025–26 TEKS certification and the proposed materials passed by voice vote. The transcript does not include a roll‑call tally. No budget or contract details for curriculum purchases were presented at the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Corsicana ISD Regular Board Meeting CISD April 14, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The board ratified the district's 2025–26 instructional materials certification and approved Bluebonnet materials for K‑5 English language arts, with a Spanish Bluebonnet pilot for Spanish language classrooms.","taxTitle","CORSICANA, School Districts, Texas","taxId",38523,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6598874,"Corsicana ISD rolls out social‑emotional supports: Alongside data and Capturing Kids’ Hearts training planned",910,2654000,3564000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3022144-0b503ffa43c6e0ed6de4185d04321bbd&start=2654&end=3564","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3022144-0b503ffa43c6e0ed6de4185d04321bbd/thumbnail_2654000.jpg","/articles/6598874/CORSICANA/School-Districts/Texas/Corsicana-ISD-rolls-out-socialemotional-supports-Alongside-data-and-Capturing-Kids-Hearts-training-planned","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6598874-47869ce4f993a9e28546cdbc4ad18203/orig.mp4?Expires=1775292327&Signature=Yi9mW2erRQWGzkIYFg-3FUhOc0IhkATggMWUU-j2X0MW2seO9OzpKhLNaTz73mgF5YEqEix2~LbkG~OKUO68Wf1oOF7Jpvtu~EzqZ0sjjBr5N6oYAwG3Ko9TgRkXwb4LE1C-ZMZ~qR5CVBmdt9cUjLMY-ClEtYnL4Jt~qzeQrUfHnzzMHo62eRJq5fU7E4CK1lEduI0maZNx2amOqaagLB~KSpqTXVQAudNbmdrGtWZxrwIXk7QHGuPVzSUTRlP2rEZZ9ChAvBQm74IMU5T2E6G4z399-BE1vyRCrNUmfQlC-YKtJFuNjw8xVC5owwAUiXdktLl~nmcLPiv9S7~20w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Corsicana ISD special programs staff on April 14 presented social‑emotional data gathered through the Alongside app and outlined a districtwide rollout of the Capturing Kids’ Hearts relationship‑based program.

Staff said the district partnered with Alongside as a 24/7 student support chat and character‑lesson app and served as a research partner for the vendor this school year. In fall baseline surveys at Collins, the middle school and the high school, staff reported that 31% of respondents said they did not have an adult at school with whom they could “be completely yourself,” and a quarter of students said they did not have an adult they could “count on to help you no matter what.” Staff characterized those findings as indicators that many students lack stable adult relationships and that early interventions are needed.

To address the needs, the district is expanding Capturing Kids' Hearts — an adults‑focused training and coaching program designed to build positive relationships and consistent classroom culture across campuses. Special programs staff said the program emphasizes a shared language and relational practices for all adults on campus, from teachers to custodians, and that the district will roll the training out across every campus, with additional traction visits and coaching for campuses that need more support.

Staff noted the program’s research base and described expected outcomes including reduced discipline referrals, improved attendance and higher academic achievement tied to stronger relationships and school climate. Staff also described planned parent engagement strategies and family events to align home and school connections, while acknowledging that direct parent participation can be variable.

The board did not take formal action on these information items; staff said a follow‑up survey will run before the end of the school year to measure program impact.","Special programs staff presented survey results from the Alongside mental‑health app and the district outlined a plan to expand Capturing Kids' Hearts training across campuses to support student social‑emotional needs.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6598877,"Corsicana ISD updates board on E‑Rate funding, cybersecurity and student‑data protections",418,1326000,1744000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3022144-0b503ffa43c6e0ed6de4185d04321bbd&start=1326&end=1744","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3022144-0b503ffa43c6e0ed6de4185d04321bbd/thumbnail_1326000.jpg","/articles/6598877/CORSICANA/School-Districts/Texas/Corsicana-ISD-updates-board-on-ERate-funding-cybersecurity-and-studentdata-protections","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6598877-4f442fd52d72897c3d6becd78b80f4ce/orig.mp4?Expires=1775292327&Signature=SjKIxyGO0VwQdnRSrMDjMglkXD5aEr~WWEnpRBTmdJQj65i8uuBkBQTmQE5h4NQlZ3Pt7Qaa0XRmSFeGwMSMDjzJ-ClekTGKj4jo75LUUq7tBYNLCKkjuFdO6cIIfWu~2jBvJuJJVEQtXMZKU3KCXyh~sl6xtp4f5ENgk~S444eSkeAvLSwgJMYHHGEUgtsiZF93XxGp43qMtbwtq5tXJ1Arku75D1Jhlmf5NIxA4Dbe5UsSfk3MFDz7GJY~6tMCVU5uAG-j2h8NKQqUp551MTmL88kVlDHMstEMupA74O3HwmWr~8gnL-WgH6FVSOS-CMoW76c38CxOeBdDZn8FUQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District technology staff briefed the Corsicana ISD Board of Trustees on April 14 about recent network upgrades, federal E‑Rate funding, cybersecurity protections and a student‑data privacy agreement.

Staff described network upgrades completed this school year — including a secondary firewall and secondary wireless controller for redundancy and a wide‑area network upgrade from 10Gb to 20Gb — and noted that the district will be eligible for high E‑Rate discounts in the upcoming five‑year funding cycle. The presenter said Corsicana’s free‑and‑reduced‑lunch and enrollment numbers would likely yield an E‑Rate equipment discount of about 85 percent and cited an estimated per‑pupil allocation of about $167 in E‑Rate support over the five‑year cycle.

On cybersecurity, staff said the district joined the Texas K‑12 Cybersecurity Initiative and gained access to CrowdStrike endpoint detection and response (EDR), which the presenter described as a widely used tool that has already detected and stopped threats in the district’s environment. The presenter said joining the state initiative eliminated the need to renew the district’s previous antivirus contract, saving an estimated $124,000 annually.

On student data privacy, staff described joining the Student Data Privacy Consortium and adopting the Texas National Data Privacy Agreement (TX‑NDPA). The presenter said the agreement gives the district stronger contractual protections when sharing personally identifiable information with third‑party vendors, shifts certain breach‑cost liabilities to vendors, restricts targeted advertising to students and establishes data‑deletion and ownership controls.

Staff also proposed updated classroom technology standards — moving to teacher laptop workstations with docking stations and interactive flat panels, expanding 1:1 devices for grades 2–12 while reducing class‑set iPads for pre‑K–1 — as an information item for board consideration.

Board members asked clarifying questions about the E‑Rate timeline, the cybersecurity pilot, cost savings and the protections afforded by the TX‑NDPA; staff said the district plans to file E‑Rate and cybersecurity pilot applications in the fall funding cycle.","Staff briefed the board on E‑Rate funding prospects, a cybersecurity pilot and the district's adoption of a Texas NDPA student‑data agreement; no board action was required on the information items.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6598883,"Corsicana ISD board approves four-year Chromebook lease covering 6,143 student devices",354,2117000,2471000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3022144-0b503ffa43c6e0ed6de4185d04321bbd&start=2117&end=2471","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3022144-0b503ffa43c6e0ed6de4185d04321bbd/thumbnail_2117000.jpg","/articles/6598883/CORSICANA/School-Districts/Texas/Corsicana-ISD-board-approves-four-year-Chromebook-lease-covering-6143-student-devices","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6598883-80e8e747a7177c9087438744995d7dc7/orig.mp4?Expires=1775292327&Signature=G6j6b6YgF-F2eDeMPut8zsJus5LeSKNmuZyNVVAs5WmZO~IvKo4vLx2siMSlJjbAc0o8pJR-ZVyZ7bofBFzwJu8glZVOhxBj57v7yIU-Cgi8zBmLZ4OSkJ~Q4c1YnzG8sg5UGoDyMZ827AURBoeEI2WlJHnFLQuJPBND5lHD3dMMzO4x4tXWeqwlH2-TngSA4N7KFBslZnXHXbGf3rNd0oIC~wdAPrCKc78kcdlmgZB2c9mSWDxGclqiZ~eT1q3I0u5nVoY8CDJ4kuPaBo2~AQpJsZXuv4id1MWk7KSUeYk~nJJHMPIpGKzBlQKjs5QuZCj8aR33KDQ29k2w2Yz4JQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Corsicana ISD Board of Trustees on April 14 approved a four-year lease to refresh student devices, authorizing the district to replace older student laptops with 6,143 Dell-format Chromebooks through a multi-year lease with a long-term vendor partner.

Mrs. Hallstein presented the action item to the board, describing the district’s device inventory and the rationale for leasing replacement equipment rather than purchasing outright. She said the district’s current student devices are five to six years old, “end of life and end of support from Dell,” and that continued use raised cybersecurity and maintenance risks. She proposed a four-year replacement cycle executed through a lease with the district’s long-term partner, Insight Financial Investment.

Mrs. Hallstein told trustees that purchasing the full refresh outright would have required about $2.2 million; leasing provides a predictable annual budget for device refreshes. The district plans to replace devices for students in grades 2–12 on a four‑year cycle and to reduce 1:1 iPad coverage for pre-K through first grade to smaller classroom sets.

The board moved and seconded to approve the lease renewal; the motion passed by voice vote. The transcript shows no roll‑call tally of individual votes. The presenter said the district intends to prepare older devices for resale or recycling, and noted buyback offers from recyclers at roughly $5–$15 per device; she suggested selling refurbished units to graduating seniors for roughly $30 as an option. The planned delivery and campus implementation are part of a summer 2025 roll‑out that includes campus inventory audits and technician certification under Dell TechDirect so district technicians can service warranty parts directly.

No lease dollar amounts or specific annual payment figures were provided in the public transcript; the board recorded approval of the lease but did not provide attached contract language in the meeting record.","The board approved a four-year lease to refresh the district’s student devices, replacing aging Dell machines with 6,143 Chromebooks in a planned device replacement cycle.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6598887,"Corsicana ISD board names three athletics leaders after closed-session personnel decisions",45,152000,197000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3022144-0b503ffa43c6e0ed6de4185d04321bbd&start=152&end=197","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3022144-0b503ffa43c6e0ed6de4185d04321bbd/thumbnail_152000.jpg","/articles/6598887/CORSICANA/School-Districts/Texas/Corsicana-ISD-board-names-three-athletics-leaders-after-closed-session-personnel-decisions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6598887-79a89bb85433190705329b834ddb7ac2/orig.mp4?Expires=1775292327&Signature=E0YI~lzCwdLEY-DHLzbz3cXgAUOiQS7Y7scirhQ2vcR66z7cY2PStUn~Jk-9HUm9n3tomTAyLTHEFOi8HJxueCDN8qjS7UF1BMaR3zOBT-kEhjJ1cqt4uo1q86Lw0kn1QG9im25YnyzkNU9JcVt1WM3Ot6uFXWTWaYSf649hOWdUmnjUlDZbdCOEyR85bycyXr08coTL--dAjlSNK4bn3r6MxjNPCo0on-5dDNclOKZp2sovGeFM4FSoByGoz5-sxVtrBAbKlLjeuMPQzUTF9pXGTJMk7JhOHuJO807RV3F5rTk0PtJjXQ5Oa~tRgGCJHmIqk8KXxNAz2nMynbS-vg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Corsicana ISD Board of Trustees voted April 14 to fill three athletics positions after a closed session on personnel. The board approved Eugene Rogers as athletic director, Terrence Lewis as assistant athletic director and Courtney Anderson as girls athletic coordinator.

Board President announced the board had met in closed session under Texas Government Code section 551.074 to discuss “appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, and dismissal of public employees.” After the closed session, a board member moved to name Eugene Rogers athletic director; the motion was seconded and carried. Similar motions and seconds were made and approved for Terrence Lewis and Courtney Anderson.

The appointments were made by recorded motion and voice vote; the transcript records the board’s unanimous voice approval but does not include a roll-call tally of individual yes/no votes.

The board held a brief public congratulations and invited the new appointees forward for a photograph. No additional conditions or implementation dates for the positions were stated in the meeting transcript.

The board immediately proceeded to other agenda items following the announcements.","After a closed session on personnel, the Corsicana ISD Board of Trustees approved appointments for athletic director, assistant athletic director and girls athletic coordinator.","actionData","errors"]

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