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Corsicana ISD reports wide summer professional development; district staff trained to deliver research‑based strategies
Summary
District presenters said Corsicana ISD participated in a state pilot to certify staff to deliver research‑based instructional strategies, trained roughly 98 K–6 teachers for RLA and offered multiple Bluebonnet curriculum academies and math trainings; the district also scheduled additional youth-mental‑health training to meet state requirements.
District staff and administrators briefed the Corsicana ISD board on Aug. 4 about summer professional development activities and plans for the 2025–26 school year, reporting that the district participated in a state pilot that certified district staff to deliver research‑based instructional strategies (RBIS) and trained dozens of teachers across grade bands.
Presenters said the district trained 98 teachers from kindergarten through sixth grade and seven administrators in RBIS for reading/language arts as part of a pilot, and reported a Net Promoter Score of 91 for that RLA training. For math, staff reported training 60 teachers across the district and an approximate Net Promoter Score in the mid‑70s. The district held "product academy" sessions for the new Bluebonnet curriculum, with roughly 105 attendees at the initial elementary session and a smaller internalization session that drew 78 volunteers. The district planned a final product-academy day on Aug. 6.
Staff also said they offered targeted workshops for secondary STAR content areas (English I/II and algebra), standards-alignment sessions for grades 7–12, a 30‑hour GT training for teachers, ELAR-focused writing workshops, and multiple math professional‑development sessions designed to connect curriculum to the RBIS approach.
As required by state law (House Bill 3), district staff reported that counselors and campus administrators have completed Youth Mental Health First Aid training and that about 150 additional teachers were scheduled for training on Aug. 7 to meet the statutory training requirement for staff who interact with students.
New‑teacher programming was described: of approximately 65 new teachers in the district, staff reported attendance counts across experience bands (40 teachers with 0–2 years, nine with 3–6 years, eight with 7–15 years and six with 16+ years) for targeted induction and mentor activities.
"We trained 98 teachers from kindergarten through sixth grade as well as seven administrators," one district presenter said, adding that local certification allows the district to deliver the training internally rather than contracting outside providers.
Board members asked clarifying questions about participant counts and upcoming internal training dates. Staff said they will continue to coordinate curriculum training with the region center and principals to align classroom practice with the district's new Bluebonnet curriculum and the RBIS approach.
