Plano ISD officials reported Tuesday that summer learning programs expanded in 2025, with staff citing increased enrollments, program diversity and what administrators said were positive early indicators for student engagement.
Stacey Singleton, director of expanded learning pathways, told trustees the district recorded more than 6,200 course enrollments across 13 programs, serving more than 5,000 individual students at 12 campuses and employing more than 500 staff. High-school summer recovery and ESL programs produced more than 2,000 course completions and eSchool enrollments "have doubled in the last three weeks," Singleton said.
Program highlights included a large elementary/middle “exploration” academy with more than 1,000 participants, new Storybook Chef and Chef’s Academy classes at elementary and middle grades, and expanded robotics offerings that combined coding and hands-on building. Parents and teachers provided anecdotal reports of increased student confidence and curiosity.
Why it matters: Expanded summer opportunities can shorten remediation needs and provide enrichment that keeps students engaged before the fall term. Trustees asked about program evaluation metrics and whether the district can track summer attendees into the regular school year to measure instructional impact; staff said tracking may require new coding in student records and that a formal program-evaluation effort will require planning.
Trustee follow-ups: Trustees asked staff to provide denial rates for multilingual-program outreach and to study how summer participation affects instructional-year outcomes using MAP or other assessment measures. District leaders said they will follow up with data where available and consider structuring future summer program enrollment tracking to support evaluation.
Ending: Administrators said summer offerings will remain a priority and that the district plans to continue expanding access and training for teachers who deliver the sessions.