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Fabens Middle School presents four-part plan to raise accountability grade
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Fabens Middle School leaders told the board they will submit a Targeted Improvement Plan to TEA centered on high-quality instructional materials, a master schedule that guarantees instructional time, weekly PLCs and frequent student‑work analysis; the plan includes a writing initiative and an online reading challenge.
Fabens Middle School officials presented a four-part Targeted Improvement Plan (TIP) to the Fabens ISD Board of Trustees on Nov. 19 aimed at improving the campus's accountability rating.
Mister Cleist, the campus leader presenting the plan, said the TIP centers on (1) ensuring teachers use high‑quality instructional materials, (2) guaranteeing sufficient instructional time in the master schedule, (3) building weekly, high‑quality professional learning communities into the schedule, and (4) carving out time for lesson internalization and student‑work analysis. He said the school selected materials and supports with Region 19 to provide coaching and classroom walkthroughs.
Cleist described specific classroom and assessment expectations: common formative assessments every three weeks using STAR‑aligned items; a professional‑development cycle that uses Tuesdays for PD and PLCs on Wednesdays through Fridays for planning and lesson internalization; and an observation/feedback cycle with a goal of 30 classroom visits weekly by the instructional leadership team.
To support English-language acquisition, Cleist outlined a writing initiative: "Students need to be writing in English daily," he said, explaining teachers in every subject will assign short constructed responses so students produce multiple short writings each week. The campus also purchased a myON online reading library and launched a grade‑level reading competition that tracks books and comprehension quizzes.
Administration recommended the board approve the TIP for submission to the Texas Education Agency. The board asked clarifying questions about schedule changes, supports for emergent bilingual students and monitoring milestones; presenters pointed to ongoing Region 19 technical assistance and planned stakeholder engagement such as parent sessions already held earlier in November.
If approved and submitted, the TIP will be posted on the district website and monitored through quarterly progress milestones and TEA-required reporting.
