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Manor ISD adopts 2024–25 improvement plan, sets K–3 growth targets as trustees press on assessment alignment
Summary
Trustees adopted the 2024–25 District Improvement Plan and reviewed K–3 reading and math targets (3rd‑grade reading baseline 25% → 32% in 2025; 3rd‑grade math baseline 19% → 26% in 2025). Trustees questioned differences between screeners (Istation/ISIP) and STAR results and requested clearer monitoring metrics.
The Manor Independent School District board on Oct. 22 adopted the 2024–25 District Improvement Plan and approved new short‑term SMART goals for early‑grade literacy and numeracy, while trustees pressed staff for clearer links between classroom screeners and the state STAR assessment.
Academic staff presented K–3 screening data and the district's four‑year stretch targets. For third‑grade reading, staff used a 25% baseline (3rd graders meeting grade level on STAR last spring) and set an annual improvement trajectory of 7 percentage points: a goal of 32% meeting grade level by spring 2025 and 53% by spring 2028. For third‑grade math, the baseline reported was 19% meeting grade level, with a goal of 26% by spring 2025 and 47% by spring 2028.
Presenters emphasized differences between screener instruments and the state test. The superintendent's team said the Istation/ISIP screeners increase in complexity throughout the year and that ISIP Spanish screener data show higher starting percentages for some groups (59% of Spanish‑speaking kindergarteners on grade level in the cited September snapshot). Trustees asked how district formative practice and daily exit tickets will be used to drive rapid intervention, and requested reports showing weekly or monthly progress indicators and how screener trends correlate with STAR outcomes. "We need to set targets. They are the floor, not the ceiling," a presenter said while outlining the goals.
During public comment, parents and community members urged more tutoring and changes to school zoning and building usage. Denise Purnell raised concerns about seniors needing to retest to graduate and called for expanded tutoring and review of school usage to distribute students more evenly across campuses. Kirsten White asked the board to approve an additional first‑grade teacher at Lagos, citing classroom rosters of 27–29 six‑year‑olds and expressing concern about the impact on instruction.
Trustees approved the district improvement plan as presented during the action items portion of the meeting. They asked academic staff to return with a clear, board‑level monitoring package that shows how many teachers are teaching on or above grade‑level work and the week‑to‑week checks used to monitor progress.
