Live Oak Learning Center report highlights student engagement, literacy initiatives and family partnerships

Live Oak Learning Center Principal presented a campus report at the Sept. 16 Rockport‑Fulton ISD board meeting emphasizing student engagement, early literacy support and community partnerships.

Principal Poland told trustees the campus is organizing around four priorities: student success, staff engagement and well‑being, parent and community partnership, and finance/operations. Poland described classroom and schoolwide practices intended to promote student ownership of learning, including a “pirate path” binder for each student with goal tracking, daily anchor crews, and small‑group “win time” instruction tied to MAP and IXL diagnostic results.

Staff supports described included lesson internalization work, anchor practice walks for coaching feedback, and staff‑level recognition systems (“shout outs”) to sustain morale. The report noted a pre‑K program serving district employees’ children and several new campus clubs — e.g., a kindness club, Pirate Patriots flag crew and language leaders for ESL students.

Poland highlighted campus partnerships that provide practical student experiences: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension’s healthy South Texas program (district‑wide designation), Education Foundation‑funded On Your Mark online literacy tutoring that serves 50 students, and community service projects with Gulf Point Village and Parks and Recreation. The principal also said safety drills and communication with families about drills are being formalized in family navigation guides.

The campus recognized staff members who exceeded expectations; Principal Poland announced Paige Porter as a staff exemplar for reading intervention and small‑group instruction leadership.

No board action was required; trustees praised the campus report and encouraged continued family engagement as the year progresses.

— Reporting from the Sept. 16 Rockport‑Fulton ISD board meeting.