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Public hearing: Decker Elementary targeted improvement plan presented under ESSA requirements
Summary
District staff presented a targeted improvement plan for Decker Elementary required under the Every Student Succeeds Act after the campus was identified for comprehensive support; the plan is nested in the campus improvement plan and details strategies, resources and stakeholder engagement.
Manor Independent School District staff presented a targeted improvement plan for Decker Elementary at a public hearing on Feb. 18, saying the plan responds to the schools identification for comprehensive support and improvement under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
Chiefs and campus leaders explained the targeted improvement plan is part of the broader campus improvement plan and focuses on prioritized strategies for closing achievement gaps. The plan, attached to the board agenda packet, lists intervention strategies, resource allocations, stakeholder engagement through Title I meetings and surveys, and curricular choices the campus will use in the 2025-26 school year.
Why it matters: Under ESSA, schools identified for comprehensive support and improvement must develop targeted plans and provide the plans for public review. The Decker plan is intended to address low performance in closing achievement gaps (Domain 3 on state STAR measures), per the district presentation.
What the board heard: The administration described recent TEA and Region 13 visits to Decker classrooms and characterized the TEA visit as positive. The presenter said the targeted improvement plan does not replace the campus improvement plan but is integrated with it; trustees were given an opportunity to ask questions and the floor was opened for public comment on the hearing; none was recorded in the transcript.
Provenance: The public hearing presentation and associated remarks about ESSA and the Texas Administrative Code appear in the transcript in the portion of the meeting marked as the public hearing for the Decker targeted improvement plan.
