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Seguin ISD details TEA grant applications and Istation reading data; Jefferson eligible for School Action Fund
Summary
District staff said Seguin ISD applied for multiple Texas Education Agency grants, advanced to the next round for a School Action Fund application for Jefferson Elementary, and presented Istation diagnostic reading and math data with early signs of growth.
District leaders updated trustees on grant applications to the Texas Education Agency and presented Istation and other diagnostic results showing month-to-month growth in early grades.
Assistant superintendents told trustees the district submitted multiple TEA applications this year, including a Strong Foundations implementation grant to expand the district math curriculum K–12, a new Strong Foundations School Improvement PLC supports grant for campuses identified under federal designations, a technology lending grant to increase classroom devices, and a School Action Fund application targeted at campus redesign work at Jefferson Elementary. Staff said the School Action Fund application advanced to the second round and an interview with TEA had been completed; TEA officials tentatively expected to announce awards on Feb. 20.
On academic diagnostics, the district presented Istation (reading) and adaptive math practice data. Staff described Istation's grade-level diagnostics and how they report students in tiers (level 1 red, level 2 yellow, levels 3–5 green). District-wide comparisons for December showed kindergarten and first grade outperforming state averages on certain measures, while second grade required closer monitoring; presenters emphasized month-to-month growth projections and campus-level intervention plans.
Trustees asked how principals are turning diagnostics into classroom interventions. District staff said principals and instructional coaches are developing campus-specific intervention blocks and grouping students by instructional need; staff cited Vogel Elementary as an example where principals created grouped intervention time and observed smaller-group lessons.
Trustees also received a timeline for grants and next steps if awards are received, including potential board training connected to the School Action Fund and decisions about how to use any awarded funds.
