Spring ISD board approves TEA-prescribed corrective action plan after audit of individual graduation plans
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Trustees unanimously approved an action plan to address a Texas Education Agency audit of Individual Graduation Committees after the agency requested documentation for two campuses; administration said it has centralized documentation and begun implementing the required steps.
Spring Independent School District trustees voted unanimously Thursday to approve a Texas Education Agency-prescribed corrective action plan after the agency audited the district's use of Individual Graduation Committees (IGCs) and found incomplete documentation in a sample review.
Administrators told the board the state requires districts to keep IGCs within a 10% cap of each graduating class and that the TEA performed a sample audit of two campuses after the district exceeded that threshold in TEA's reporting. Dr. Craig Cuellar, chief of academics and school leadership, said the agency requested specific evidentiary items ' parent conferences, signatures and work products ' and the district could not produce complete records for all sampled students at one campus.
The corrective action plan supplied by TEA prescribes a checklist of steps and documentation controls. Administration said it has already begun centralizing IGC documentation in the district's Laserfiche system, assigned ongoing oversight responsibilities, and begun internal desk audits at multiple campuses to locate and standardize missing records.
Alicia Bell, who leads school improvement oversight, told trustees that the district now runs biweekly reports to identify campuses approaching the 10% threshold, triggers principals and assistant superintendents when forms are submitted, and will generate parent notifications and centralized files to prevent future documentation gaps.
Trustees asked whether the specialty campus model creates exceptions; administration replied the 10% cap remains a state standard and the district must ensure documentation for every student approved under an IGC. Board members requested monthly reporting so trustees can monitor campus-level percentages and corrective steps.
The board then moved to approve the corrective action plan as presented; the board chair called for a vote and the motion carried unanimously.
Ending: Administration said it will submit the corrective action plan to TEA per the agency's timeline, continue internal audits and report monthly to the board on compliance with IGC documentation and campus percentages.