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Plainview Junior High ACE after‑school program highlights attendance, promotion gains and SEL supports
Summary
Chantel Terrell of the ACE after‑school program briefed the Plainview ISD board on program services, grant funding, hours and early outcomes including higher promotion rates, reduced absences and social‑emotional learning supports.
Chantel Terrell, supervisor of the ACE after‑school program at Plainview Junior High, told the Plainview ISD Board of Trustees that the program provides academic enrichment, tutoring and social‑emotional learning and is seeking continued partnership with the district.
"Our mission is to surround all of our students with the community of support to empower them to stay in school to achieve in life and in school as well," Terrell said during a presentation to the board on March 13. She described ACE as a grant‑funded program (funding referenced as "TX 21" in materials) that serves Central Elementary and Plainview Junior High and that the program aims for communication, commitment and consistency.
Terrell outlined services and hours. The program runs before and after school—staff are present from about 7 a.m. and again 4–6 p.m. Monday through Friday—and offers high‑quality tutoring, homework help, targeted interventions, career exposure (including esports), clubs (crochet, chess), SEL activities and a licensed professional counselor for SEL work.
Program outcomes. Terrell said data from past years shows increased grade promotion rates and fewer absences; she estimated a 2–3 percentage‑point rise in test scores at the campus level in the most recent year and said the program met the grant’s attendance requirement of roughly 45 days. She also said ACE supports family engagement with monthly events and uses parent and student surveys to design programming.
Student perspective. A student who spoke through the presentation described hands‑on activities and journal writing as helpful to focus and to express concerns. "Social emotional learning is learning how to communicate, how to behave, how to act around others and yourself," the student said, adding that the program made it easier to talk with parents about needs.
Funding and scale. Terrell said the ACE program is grant‑funded and that the ACE network serves 42 school districts in the region. She asked the district to continue the partnership that places the program at Plainview campuses.
No board action was requested at the meeting; the presentation was on the agenda as an informational item.
