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KIPP Texas board unanimously approves targeted improvement plans after TEA TAPR flagged supports for special populations
Summary
The board approved a TEA‑required targeted improvement plan (TIP) strategy for federally designated schools after staff outlined interventions tied to the TAPR, including additional supports for McKinney‑Vento (homeless) students, special education and emergent bilingual learners.
KIPP Texas’s board on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve the targeted improvement plan (TIP) statement of strategy for schools the Texas Education Agency recently designated for federal comprehensive support and improvement (CSI).
The approval follows staff presentations on the TEA’s Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) and related monitoring feedback. Saba Ali, chief executive officer, told the board the TAPR showed several areas that require additional intervention, most notably outcomes for McKinney‑Vento (homeless) students, special education students, and emergent bilingual students.
Staff reported that the number of students identified as homeless under McKinney‑Vento rose from 467 in 2019 to 1,210 in 2024. The TAPR review placed some categories in “needs intervention” and required submission of a strategic support plan. Saba Ali said KIPP Texas will provide more intensive progress monitoring, differentiated instruction based on performance, additional training for school‑based mental health professionals, and individualized support plans for affected students.
The board also heard that nine of the ten federally designated CSI schools made required progress during the 2023–24 year and are on track to exit the federal designation after this school year if gains continue. Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy (PGLA) did not make the required progress and remains on the federal designation list for 2024–25 and will be monitored through the 2025–26 year unless it meets exit criteria.
The TIP statement of strategy approved by the board focuses on implementing high‑quality instructional materials approved by the State Board of Education and allocating resources for math instruction and content teams. Staff confirmed all listed schools held at least one public meeting to discuss improvement plans and that community feedback informed curriculum choices. Parish and procedural alignments, teacher training and student‑level intervention strategies were presented as core elements of the plan.
Motion and vote: The board approved the TIP statement of strategy by voice vote. The motion was moved and seconded and the chair called for the vote; the clerk recorded that the motion passed unanimously.
Board members asked staff to continue providing interim assessment and disaggregated subgroup data to monitor progress against the TIP metrics. Staff said they will return to the board with updated interim assessment results after the second interim administration.
