Manor ISD outlines TEA-required turnaround plans, highlights Bluebonnet math and 1-on-1 tutoring pilot

District leaders presented turnaround plans Oct. 27 for three campuses that have consecutive unacceptable accountability ratings and outlined strategies intended to produce at least a —C— rating in the next accountability cycle.

The presentations identified campus-specific target student groups (for example, African American students and students receiving special education services at some campuses; emergent bilingual and Hispanic students at others) and emphasized a systemwide focus on student growth (Domain 2a) and closing performance gaps (Domain 3a). The district said student growth can account for the majority of an elementary campus's accountability rating and set high expectations for gains.

Core strategies cited across the three plans included implementing Bluebonnet math (K'8 and Algebra I where available) with Region 13 support, strengthening instructional leadership via Region 13 coaching and the Texas Instructional Leadership Initiative, restructuring master schedules to preserve instructional minutes, and targeted interventions for reading and writing. The district also described a pilot with Papaya Tutoring, a virtual 1-on-1 tutoring service that the district said is outcomes-based and offers multilingual tutors.

Supervisors said monitoring will combine platform diagnostics, Bluebonnet module checks, interims, Bullseye walkthrough data and a principal leadership scorecard for frequent progress checks. District leaders acknowledged work remains to align curriculum, instruction and assessment and said some decisions about language-arts materials may extend into the next school year.

Speakers: Doctor Ben (presenter identified in transcript as —Doctor Bentz/Ben—), District turnaround lead (presentation; first referenced 00:116:26)

Why it matters: The turnaround plans set district strategies for campuses with consecutive unacceptable ratings; the plans allocate coaching, curriculum implementation and tutoring resources intended to accelerate student growth and close demographic performance gaps. Success will depend on fidelity of implementation, timely coaching and resource allocation.