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The board voted on the three pulled items as a group; the chair asked for objections and counted “one” abstention. The motion passed. The board then voted on the remainder of the consent agenda; the motion passed on a voice vote with no recorded abstentions or oppositions.

The meeting record does not identify which board member abstained on the pulled items in open session. Specific contract terms and certification language were included in the materials provided to the board prior to the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","KTX State Board of Directors 04/24/2025","oneSentenceSummary","After an executive session the KIPP Texas Board approved the consent agenda items on April 24. Three items were pulled for separate votes — a TEAC certification resolution, an Amplify Education contract and an OER transition plan — and the board approved them with one abstention; the remaining consent items were approved unanimously.","taxTitle","KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, School Districts, Texas","taxId",14160,"location","Texas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_46":81,"_48":82,"_50":83,"_52":84,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":85,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":86,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6255000,"TEA intruder audits at KIPP Texas schools cited 10 findings; corrective actions planned",49,5603000,5652000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3168477-592625dee130f3a635cfc8299cb6e688&start=5603&end=5652","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3168477-592625dee130f3a635cfc8299cb6e688/thumbnail_5603000.jpg","/articles/6255000/Texas/TEA-intruder-audits-at-KIPP-Texas-schools-cited-10-findings-corrective-actions-planned","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6255000-2118c095f08289fb84b86934d9ca2bac/orig.mp4?Expires=1771179657&Signature=A7X-i9Pf9RGnUW5w4IIojuYWCwZnNRWbQUxfel8gvTsSTKMInaKA0CskyUY~CjX5aI6Gr0drYcGgac9fCBC7uaDIIiwLDrqqSwDjLdQ54iqiuZzQt4fIity6SHQQ5vk364e2IcRhEEFoCKuf8EGb-2HR9csr11N6hKbamubNnwFrnqSE5a6empo9UDPcYJk2Mcq07Fj4g1PtcIS~nheZK97FxVii3XRpcuaMCQmuRirE6qiSUU4xHLaUCgLKz8IrzFB68QjOQLFMt7UV6thcbsLrUFp8ErRfvtwzub4ft2EwvCe0k8fIzIf0k0GEjtJbmt7BlU-Rf6RGyxskKx74cQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Laura Howarth, chief operations officer, briefed the KIPP Texas Board of Directors on April 24 that the Texas Education Agency had conducted 43 intruder audits across KIPP Texas schools this school year and that the audits produced 10 findings.

Howarth said the agency assigns corrective actions for audit findings, and that KIPP Texas would retrain staff, craft action plans to address deficiencies and notify the public at the board meeting. She added that the board would discuss the details of the findings in executive session. The meeting record shows the board then entered executive session under Texas Government Code sections that allow deliberation on security and personnel matters and later returned to open session.

Howarth did not provide the specific findings in open session; the board record notes the findings and corrective actions will be discussed in executive session and shared with the safety and security committee.","KIPP Texas reported that the Texas Education Agency conducted 43 intruder audits at its schools during the year and identified 10 findings; the network will retrain staff, submit corrective actions and review details in executive session.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_46":93,"_48":94,"_50":95,"_52":96,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":97,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":98,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6255006,"KIPP Texas forecasts FY26 deficit, cites fundraising shortfalls and SHARS impact; recommends retention incentives",853,3900000,4753000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3168477-592625dee130f3a635cfc8299cb6e688&start=3900&end=4753","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3168477-592625dee130f3a635cfc8299cb6e688/thumbnail_3900000.jpg","/articles/6255006/Texas/KIPP-Texas-forecasts-FY26-deficit-cites-fundraising-shortfalls-and-SHARS-impact-recommends-retention-incentives","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6255006-ce421e97a665ec653e12d477672ba34d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771179657&Signature=ZLf8DpxqD1zSKNYoRHiPnmtgJmmeiD-gK4xyeR7GqYH6PIq0Cv2-cfN307oWeawIdPqccel0qU8thAqXBxpG9T9FrbGWo9EPkieDVXWPR-WaRyDcnVt6tcHF5Jh4IGS3dCDKbe~NJ0qGB0ihKwJDnjH9xu11vBjEkYu0JrdCKCKUbGbTLzZuRNyb6iH36~aWI2jOlhCIqdaFV06nMrnjDlCer3JN7RW6O7HxLVQf2OUwB2hfjIEsHXDNmPIk9c-fap9P5YKb4RoApjp~1VR8g1zeWAbe6cB0DCEbSM6e2HjUiYWGmWUZHmO2-5LdvwBWdFNKregpyF8kXfnOG-vXQA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sun Han, chief financial officer, told the KIPP Texas Board of Directors on April 24 that under current assumptions the draft fiscal‑year‑2026 operating budget contains an $18 million deficit and that the executive team is trying to reduce that to $15 million before final approval. Han said revenue gains in fiscal‑year‑2025 include an additional $4 million in Title funds but that revenue pressures include a $1 million loss from SHARS (Medicaid reimbursement) compliance issues and a projected $2 million fundraising shortfall.

Han described the fiscal‑year‑2025 EBITDA forecast of roughly $48 million and said the organization expects to exceed the budgeted enrollment and attendance targets for FY25; higher attendance has driven additional state revenue this year. He also said the organization has not drawn on the KIPP Texas Future Fund since 2019 and that favorable FY25 results may reduce planned support from that fund.

Board members and staff discussed drafts of the FY26 budget assumptions, including a conservative 0% state funding rate increase and the risk that a facilities funding bill (House bill referenced at the meeting) is not secured. Han said KIPP would need an approximate 6% state funding increase to eliminate the FY26 deficit under current assumptions.

The meeting also covered compensation and retention. Sun Han and Anne Scott (chief advancement officer and chief talent officer) described a package that includes a proposed $5 million cost‑of‑living adjustment (COLA) for SY26 and an $8.5 million retention incentive that would be paid next September if enrollment and attendance outturns hold; the retention incentive is a one‑time payment and the COLA would be incorporated into salary beginning July 1 if the board later approves the budget. Staff said the retention payout would require employees to sign a written commitment; leadership noted clawbacks are administratively difficult. The board did not take a formal vote on FY26 budget approval or the COLA/retention proposal at the April meeting; staff said they would return with final budget materials at the next meeting.","CFO Sun Han told the board KIPP Texas expects a fiscal‑year‑2026 operating gap of about $18 million under current assumptions, flagged a $1 million SHARS (Medicaid) shortfall and a likely lower fundraising result, and described a proposed $5 million COLA and $8.5 million retention incentive under discussion.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_46":105,"_48":106,"_50":107,"_52":108,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":109,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":110,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6255010,"KIPP Texas reports mixed interim assessment results; I‑Ready projections show stronger math outlook",900,659000,1559000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3168477-592625dee130f3a635cfc8299cb6e688&start=659&end=1559","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3168477-592625dee130f3a635cfc8299cb6e688/thumbnail_659000.jpg","/articles/6255010/Texas/KIPP-Texas-reports-mixed-interim-assessment-results-IReady-projections-show-stronger-math-outlook","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6255010-0b7dee4434c50c78155568be5bc2141d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771179657&Signature=SeTkEfYh26clmjASy38EwAR7HZ7ilYDTPmxLmXoVZc9SYc8j8txMlqNJ3A8F0PrXMEoX2eqTu8bfMgdKi44oUjdFyDiWv21VI0UMio3ENCvu8jTAxc1exh3jYIM8R0NrNQLlxOUamvQsWC~RGBussFMtcsAQzKNOUXeQAAaN~~qAScbmNn~dnjAPQeLzlruAY1F0dodKd8IOpq0MLuIoXpXeI1uOwrqYsR2NAbgX4Q1FTGJZ8VwKQbEpMen39c~M45anK4g7AV7aqlykMuAZ~LwyZ9JLeaPrnRv3NsQsfGINp1Sp7A02ebIoEzs27-iQBc~w2wd8rgYe7UGl585PgQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","KIPP Texas Public Schools told its Board of Directors on April 24 that interim assessment data taken in February suggests the network is on track to meet its reading targets but shows mixed results for math, with one assessment indicating a shortfall at the “approaches” performance band and a diagnostic (I‑Ready) projecting stronger outcomes.

Seba Ali, chief executive officer, said the organization expects to meet six board goals, including DIBELS early‑literacy targets and AP pass rates, but would fall short of its ACT/SAT goal this year; she reported updated March testing shows 19% of 11th‑graders have reached a 21+ on the ACT, up from 11% in an earlier report.

Rona Simmons, chief academic officer, presented the second interim assessment of the year and said that because KIPP used the same interim test this year as last, the organization could compare growth “apples to apples.” She said interim assessment 2 (February) placed KIPP about nine percentage points from its ELA approaches target and 20 points from the math approaches target; applying last year’s historical growth to this year’s interim scores would, she said, bring ELA and math closer to targets but would still leave some gaps in math approaches.

Simmons also described I‑Ready, a diagnostic KIPP adopted this year, and said its STAR projections generally exceed the interim assessment’s projections: “I‑Ready actually says we will pass all of our STAR targets this year,” she said, adding that KIPP will compare actual STAR outcomes in May and report final results in June. The board discussed student test anxiety and the network’s plan to shift more interim assessments online next year so students gain practice with the online testing environment; Simmons said KIPP will pilot the digital administration with summer school students.

Board members asked for disaggregated breakdowns (for example, Houston vs. non‑Houston campuses and long‑tenure cohorts) and data that tracks students who started in early grades through later outcomes; Simmons and other staff said some of those cohort analyses will be available in future reports, including a first‑time look this year at third‑grade STAR outcomes for students who participated in the network’s early‑literacy strategy three years earlier. No formal board vote was taken on academic strategy at the meeting.","At its April 24 board meeting KIPP Texas said it is on track for most reading goals, reported improved ACT results versus prior years, and presented mixed signals on math from interim assessments and I‑Ready diagnostics.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_46":117,"_48":118,"_50":119,"_52":120,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":121,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":122,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6255014,"Former KIPP San Antonio teacher urges board to investigate campus leadership and teacher support",182,248000,430000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3168477-592625dee130f3a635cfc8299cb6e688&start=248&end=430","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3168477-592625dee130f3a635cfc8299cb6e688/thumbnail_248000.jpg","/articles/6255014/Texas/Former-KIPP-San-Antonio-teacher-urges-board-to-investigate-campus-leadership-and-teacher-support","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6255014-8792be1f1f549d0c2da12e753681de35/orig.mp4?Expires=1771179657&Signature=PisS492ZC-TQnM7vx8~oOl-Q8Nxg5MPNKWdzkIQSaM5iDA9p~LK3cb2-rEWsxJoQkXC5G6krw08NDKekgntlO6sVb3xhNKXQBt7vhiP6XKhQ3nFeqc93q464hKSFIpReEgiXb8fJRO4YkiEdqsuiTGgsUhi2oMy-gLnjOTfhE9-zqR0m4yH2J3WSO3oruWb8o5BIot1WjKaYUEwYQc0QJexdBjGMvjt~2OSDz80TiIY2A6rDqQlCQnivugXOJ22d68NFyoXPwlANKBuSYqUjme9g8JkTgCZ2NEI5751vdAZqMg2F8cDmris~OLsp8E4cv5qfZvuzQeBPHvP-2t-dqA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jennifer “Jenny” Stevenson, a former 10th‑grade honors English teacher at KIPP University Prep in San Antonio, told the KIPP Texas Board of Directors on April 24 that campus leadership failed to provide promised teacher coaching and materials and disciplined her after she asked for support. She said she received two coaching sessions between August and January when she expected 16 and that one session was “unproductive.”

The board chair, Allison Thacker, opened the public comment segment and reminded speakers of the board’s procedures. Stevenson said that, from November to January, “no action was taken to address the campus support gap” and that she had to seek help from administrators at other schools and outside resources. Porter Stevenson, who identified himself as Jennifer Stevenson’s husband, urged the board to read a document she prepared and warned the board not to dismiss the complaints as those of a “disgruntled former employee.”

Stevenson said her students’ December English I passing rate was “10% above the district average” and that she doubled the passing rate for tenth‑grade students retaking English I. Porter Stevenson criticized district leadership’s response and called attention to what he said was a disparity in compensation, telling the board that “the KIPP CEO makes a base of $409,000 a year” while teachers lacked basic materials. He asked the board to “ask questions” and “go beyond the surface.”

The board did not take any formal action during the public comment period; board members thanked the speakers and moved on to the agenda. The meeting record indicates that board leadership said members of KIPP Texas leadership could follow up with speakers after the meeting as allowed under the Texas Open Meetings Act.","At the April 24 KIPP Texas Board meeting, a former KIPP University Prep teacher and her spouse told the board leadership at the San Antonio campus failed to provide curriculum materials and coaching, and said she was disciplined after seeking help.","actionData","errors"]

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