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Rockport-Fulton ISD holds first strategic roundtable to check progress on '4 by 12' plan
Summary
Dr. Austin led a roundtable review of Rockport-Fulton ISD's 4-by-12 balanced scorecard on Oct. 14, asking board members to rate objectives, sharing early MAPS achievement gains and assigning homework ahead of the next quarterly check-in.
Dr. Austin convened the Rockport-Fulton ISD strategic roundtable on Oct. 14 to begin the district's quarterly "check" on its 4-by-12 balanced scorecard, asking board members and executive leaders to treat the session as an internal accountability exercise rather than a punitive review.
The superintendent distributed a trust inventory and described the roundtable framework: identify where participants operate (strategic, tactical or operational), review priority objectives and evidence of progress, and return ratings for each objective using a 0-to-4 scale. Dr. Austin told attendees the session is the first of three roundtables the district will use to monitor long-term goals and short-term actions.
A district presenter summarized early results from the district's MAPS achievement measures, noting that baseline data set during 2023-24 had already shown notable percentile increases in several grades. The presenter said first grade moved substantially higher from prior baselines and that many grade bands improved 5 to 12 percentile points year over year, prompting staff to recommend resetting some year-end targets upward where goals had already been met. The presenter described a roll-out of a formative data protocol and an evidence-linked slide deck for principals to standardize weekly checks on student learning.
Dr. Austin also showed role-and-responsibility sheets created by the executive leadership team and an organizational flowchart the district plans to publish so staff and community members can see who owns which actions. The board was given a live worksheet to rate objectives; Dr. Austin said she will compile the results and present an overall district-level progress report at the second roundtable.
Other items reviewed included a district-wide extracurricular activity list (a live spreadsheet intended to match students to clubs and sports to improve engagement and attendance) and early implementation exercises for staff well-being, onboarding and a 30/60/90-day new-employee check-in process.
Dr. Austin emphasized the work is iterative and that while the four district priorities and 12 objectives remain fixed, actions and yearly targets may be tweaked. She closed by assigning homework: board members should stage and rate the 30-element system check and return ratings to staff in advance of roundtable two; staff will meet next week to incorporate feedback.
The district set its next parent informational event for Oct. 20 and said more materials and links used in the roundtable will be circulated to board members by email.
The roundtable is intended as a recurring governance instrument: the district will use the ratings and linked evidence to refine plans, produce an aggregated progress report at the next roundtable and, when appropriate, update year-end targets based on demonstrated gains.
