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Del Valle ISD superintendent flags low accountability scores; board approves targeted improvement plans for three campuses
Summary
District leaders reviewed 2023–24 academic accountability data, highlighted gaps — especially in special education and middle-grade math — and the board approved campus-targeted improvement plans for Creedmoor Elementary, Ojeda (middle) and Del Valle Elementary.
Superintendent Dr. Gutierrez and district leaders presented results drawn from the 2023–24 school year accountability materials and proposed targeted improvement plans (TIPs) for three campuses the state identified for support.
Why it matters: Presenters said the district faces significant academic challenges in multiple campuses and student groups. District leaders emphasized a need for stronger instructional planning, consistent lesson alignment to standards and more frequent, actionable teacher feedback. Several trustees voiced concern about campus safety and discipline as part of the on-campus context for learning.
Key points from the presentation and board discussion
- State accountability and campus selection: District staff said three campuses — Creedmoor Elementary, Del Valle Elementary (DVE) and Ojeda (middle) — were identified in the state’s bottom 5% in the academic gap domain and therefore require targeted or comprehensive support. Staff said the district has submitted improvement plans aligning with the Texas Education Agency (TEA) framework.
- Priorities and levers: Presenters described priority levers drawn from TEA’s effective school framework, including strengthening school leadership and planning, ensuring high-quality instructional materials are taught on grade level, building teacher capacity through targeted observation and feedback, and improving schoolwide behavior systems.
- Special education and middle-grade math: District staff highlighted persistent low performance among students receiving special education services and alarming results in middle school mathematics (particularly grade 7). The superintendent and executive directors outlined steps including curricular adjustments (Carnegie Math rollout in middle grades), elementary-level conceptual math adoption, targeted coaching and the deployment of the district’s CNI/school-improvement team to provide on-campus coaching and monitoring.
- DVE redesign grant: Del Valle Elementary was described as participating in a school redesign grant (approximate award discussed in the briefing) and the district said it negotiated an extension with TEA to use the current year as foundational planning time and target a full redesign rollout for 2026–27.
Board action
The board voted to approve the targeted improvement plans for the three campuses to meet TEA submission deadlines. Motion to approve carried 8–0.
Implementation, oversight and next steps
District staff said the executive director of school improvement, curriculum and instruction leads, campus principals and instructional coaches will jointly monitor implementation through frequent walk-throughs, PLCs and evidence submissions to the agency. Trustees asked for continued transparency and requested deeper follow-up at upcoming workshops so the board and community can track progress and discipline data.
Ending: Trustees approved the TIPs and directors said they will return to the board with further evidence of implementation and planned next steps; TEA-required submission deadlines will guide timing for follow-up reporting.
