Katy ISD presents TEA Effective Schools Framework to trustees; staff to provide Title I and longitudinal campus profiles on request

Natalie Martinez, Katy ISD executive director of school improvement, presented the Texas Education Agency’s Effective Schools Framework (ESF) and described how the district applies five levers — leadership, strategic staffing, positive school culture, high‑quality instructional materials and assessments, and effective instruction — through a five‑step implementation system: diagnostic monitoring, teaching expectations, inspecting what is expected, implementation support, and two‑way communication.

Martinez said campuses choose a focused lever each year and receive central‑office support teams for identified schools. The presentation included examples of small‑group instruction and data‑driven instruction and described fall and spring follow‑up meetings for identified campuses.

Trustees asked for additional disaggregated reports. President Redmond and Trustee Fox asked staff to provide: (1) an isolation of Title I campuses and multi‑year trend data and (2) campus high‑school profile packets for prior years (2019–2025) so the board can track longitudinal changes. Martinez said staff can produce Title I isolations and longitudinal campus profiles and that campus profile pages used with transcripts are updated annually and can be produced for prior years.

Trustees also discussed literacy measures and noted the state’s HB 3 focus on third‑grade reading; Martinez confirmed the district tracks multiple grade‑level literacy metrics and can provide additional grade‑level reports on request.

Ending: Staff agreed to compile and deliver the requested Title I isolations and campus profile history to the board and to continue regular academic reporting.