District data shows gains in A/B campus share; staff outline tiered supports and targeted interventions
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Summary
East Central ISD’s quality‑seat analysis showed about 30% of students at A/B campuses (up from 7% a year earlier); staff detailed domain performance, grade‑level strengths and weaknesses, a tiering system for campus supports, and plans for targeted coaching, grants and tutoring to raise outcomes.
East Central ISD presented its Quality Seat Analysis (QSA) and data dashboard to trustees on Nov. 6, reporting improvements in campus ratings and a district strategy for targeted supports based on tiering.
Presenters said that at the end of the prior year roughly 30% of students were seated at A or B campuses (about 18% A and 11.4% B), an increase from roughly 7% a year earlier. The QSA presentation detailed TEA accountability domain performance: domain 1 (student achievement), domain 2 (growth), and domain 3 (subgroup performance). Staff emphasized high growth (domain 2) districtwide and noted that domain 1 scores lag but are expected to follow as growth compounds.
Grade‑level highlights included double‑digit literacy growth in K–5 (kindergarten showed a 23‑point gain), persistent challenges in mathematics for grades 6–9, and an overall enrollment uptick (staff cited an increase of roughly 321 students in 2025 at the time of the presentation). Discipline incidents per student trended down across many campuses, and teacher‑quality metrics (student growth plus observation rubrics) showed year‑over‑year improvements at several campuses.
Staff explained a four‑category tiering system used to target supports: campuses classified by tier receive different levels of coaching (up to 15 hours/week), instructional‑specialist modeling, accountability meetings and tutoring. District leaders said supports were launched in August and align to campus improvement plans; the team is also exploring grant opportunities (LASO 4) to help resource interventions.
Trustees were told that the district will return with updated 2025–26 data in two weeks and that appeals or corrections (one campus had a pending accountability appeal) could affect final campus ratings.
What's next: staff will present updated QSA data in upcoming board meetings and continue implementing tiered supports and grant research to direct resources to the campuses most in need.
