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DeCaney High flagged UA2; district to develop turnaround plan with community input
Summary
Spring ISD announced DeCaney High School received a UA2 (two consecutive years of unacceptable) accountability rating; the campus must draft a state template turnaround plan, solicit public feedback and submit the plan for TEA review by June 30.
Spring Independent School District leaders told the board Thursday that DeCaney High School received a UA2 accountability designation from the Texas Education Agency and must develop a turnaround plan under the state's template and timeline.
Alicia Bell, executive director for school improvement and school support, told trustees the district has already notified the community and begun drafting the Turnaround Action Plan (TAP). "They've brought in community members to sit with them and give input," Bell said. The state provided a template of roughly a dozen guiding questions focused on instructional quality, curriculum alignment and leadership supports; the campus will use those questions to structure the draft.
Why it matters: A UA2 designation means the campus has consecutive years of unacceptable performance under state accountability measures. For UA2 the district must develop a TAP in open session, hold a public hearing and submit the plan to TEA; final approval of implementation is contingent on the agency's review.
What the district will do - DeCaney will draft a TAP using the TEA-provided template and gather written feedback from the community before presenting the plan in a public hearing. - The timeline shared with trustees: the TAP draft is due June 30 and TEA's decision on approval or rejection is expected by July 18, per district staff. - District staff said UA2 is still in a development phase: additional state supports and implementation resources generally arrive later if a campus moves from UA2 to a higher intervention level.
Board questions and next steps Trustees asked for access to materials presented to parents and community members during the initial input phase so elected officials can respond to constituents. Bell said the campus will provide the draft and related documentation to the board and that more public input opportunities will follow.
The board also discussed other campuses the state flagged for targeted or comprehensive support and requested regular report-outs on comprehensive and targeted schools, beginning in August, so trustees can monitor improvement progress across campuses.
Speakers quoted or referenced in this article are members of the Spring ISD leadership team and the board of trustees.
