Victoria ISD presented its new Citizenship Ready plan at the June 19 board meeting, an administrative initiative that combines a districtwide set of values with standardized referral codes and tiered disciplinary responses for infractions.

Why it matters: District leaders framed the plan as a response to community and board priorities for clearer, fairer, and more consistent discipline. The plan is intended to reduce disparate treatment across campuses, increase preventative supports and make data comparable districtwide.

Assistant Superintendent of Administrative Services Justin Gabrish introduced the plan as a data-driven framework built with principals, assistant principals and other campus leaders. The plan sets out 10 VISD values the district will brand and post in classrooms and common areas so staff, students and families share a common language about expected conduct.

The plan organizes misconduct into three tiers with specified responses and coding guidance: Level 1 (minor), Level 2 (moderate), and Level 3 (severe). Each level includes recommended interventions and a menu of consequences intended to be consistent across campuses. The presentation emphasized that principals retain final authority to assign and enforce consequences.

Components to be rolled out include:
- A classroom‑level curriculum and value‑based lessons tied into daily routines.
- Student leadership and restorative reflection components (students complete reflection prompts after incidents).
- Standardized referral codes and QR-coded foldables for parents and staff so campuses code incidents consistently and district researchers can compare data.
- A transportation-specific conduct chart for progressive consequences related to bus behavior.

The plan references statutory guidance for mandatory disciplinary placements; the presenter cited Texas Education Code Chapter 37 (discipline and student removals) when describing offenses that require specific outcomes such as certain assaults or controlled-substance incidents.

Trustees asked about rollout and family engagement. Administrators said they already have introduced the plan to principals and assistant principals and will train new teachers through new-teacher academy and campus‑level professional development; materials will be posted on campus front counters and on the district website. Administrators said they will use open houses and summer events to circulate foldables and QR codes so parents can learn the system before school begins.

Ending: Trustees praised the plan’s clarity and called for active communication with families. Administrators said campuses will begin training and implementation before the fall semester, with posters and take-home materials provided to families.