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Clear Creek ISD presents midyear review: academics, leadership development and program scaling
Summary
District cabinet presented midyear data on Clear Creek ISD goals for 2024–25, covering accountability targets, PLCs, high‑priority standards, campus supports and Leader in Me expansion. Trustees received status updates and asked for follow‑up on program timelines and survey results.
Clear Creek Independent School District cabinet members gave trustees a midyear review of the district’s 2024–25 goals and metrics, outlining progress on academic accountability, professional learning communities, leadership development and program scaling.
The district’s stated academic target is to raise the overall accountability composite score to 85 in 2025. “Our goal is to increase overall accountability composite score to 85 for the district or higher in 2025,” Doctor Silva said while summarizing multi‑year work on PLCs, interim assessments and high‑priority learning standards.
The nut graf: staff described a set of measures intended to support that target — expanded PLC and guiding coalition structures, multiple interim assessments (elementary Amplify and secondary CTAP/TPA pilots), targeted financial supports for campus intervention, and a campus accountability cadence with assessment liaisons on each campus.
District staff described multiple classroom‑level and system supports: interim assessments in elementary reading and math administered through TEA’s Amplify suite, three rounds of secondary growth assessments in math, a district data suite for principals, targeted financial supports and professional learning days for teachers, and specialized supports for schools identified for additional help. Doctor Henley presented middle‑year Amplify results showing kindergarten growth and modest gains in grades 1–2 compared with the previous year’s cohort.
The cabinet also reported nonacademic initiatives tied to retention and culture. Leader in Me expanded to three more campuses this year with grant support from the Kern Foundation; two campuses were recertified as Lighthouse Schools and another is under evaluation. Staff said they are launching 50 “listen and learn” sessions to collect teacher and parent feedback; results will be compiled and returned to the board by mid‑February.
On staffing and retention, the district reiterated a target turnover ceiling of 15% (state average cited as 21%) and said the district approved two K‑12 behavior coach positions in December. Doctor Branch and others described professional learning, coaching cycles and PLC enhancements as ongoing supports.
Several trustees questioned technical details of assessments, program evaluation intervals and how district teams will prioritize the more than 1,000 listed programs for review. Staff said they will narrow the program list to focus reviews on items with high instructional impact and then propose evaluation intervals; a final cadence will depend on that narrowing.
Ending: staff invited trustees to submit lingering questions for the Friday packet and said survey results from the district performance survey will be available by mid‑February.
