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Taylor ISD approves turnaround plan for Taylor Middle and targeted plan for Main Street Elementary
Summary
At a Nov. 17 meeting, Taylor ISD trustees approved a 25‑26 turnaround plan for Taylor Middle School and a 25‑26 targeted intervention plan for Main Street Elementary after a public hearing summarizing goals, stakeholder feedback and the district's multi-year improvement milestones.
Trustees for the Taylor Independent School District on Nov. 17 approved two school improvement plans aimed at raising student achievement: a turnaround plan for Taylor Middle School and a targeted intervention plan for Main Street Elementary.
During a public hearing that opened the meeting, the presenter described the common structure for both plans — instructional strategy, stakeholder engagement, milestones, performance management and resource allocation — and said the shared focus this year is “intensive curriculum and instruction improvements” supported by the Texas Instructional Leadership Cohort and the district’s TaylorMade capacity plan. The presenter said Taylor Middle’s goal is to reach at least a C rating, and that Main Street, which recently moved out of school-improvement status, aims to move from a B to an A.
The plan outlines a three-year sequence: Year 1 to build foundations (materials, internalization, alignment, observation/feedback); Year 2 to harden systems and expand data-driven instruction; Year 3 to integrate practices and measure results through regular scorecards and biweekly leadership meetings with the superintendent and campus leaders. The presentation also listed supports the district will provide: expanded tutoring, math instructional coaching at the middle school, recruitment incentives for certified teachers and a district director of school improvement.
Stakeholder feedback collected for both campuses identified academics and assessment as strengths. For Taylor Middle School, respondents asked the district to strengthen tutoring access, reteaching, parent communication and student voice; for Main Street Elementary, respondents requested finer progress monitoring, behavior supports, and equitable access to incentive programs for students who receive specialized instruction.
After a brief trustee Q&A that clarified that state-approved plans may be adjusted through ongoing conversations with a TEA coach rather than returning to the board for re-approval, Trustee Deere moved to approve both plans, seconded by Trustee Shory. The board approved the motion by a 7-0 voice/hand vote.
The board closed the public hearing at 7:02 p.m. and moved on to regular business. The approved plans and the full plan documents remain available via the district presentation materials linked in the board packet.
