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HEB ISD staff outline 20-year continuous-improvement approach, point to testing, behavior and special-education shifts
Summary
District presenters described HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD's Baldrige-style continuous-improvement system, its use in guiding strategy and results, pandemic recovery spending (ESSER) and challenges from changing state tests, rising special-education enrollment and student behavior changes.
Presenter (unnamed in transcript) led a December staff session describing HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD's two-decade use of a Baldrige-derived continuous-improvement (CI) framework to align boardroom strategy with classroom practice.
The presenter said the approach requires defining expected results before acting and aligning leadership and operations so "we're all pushing that car in the same direction." She used a frequent phrase to emphasize planning discipline: "Hope is not a plan." The session covered the seven Baldrige categories (leadership, strategic planning, customer focus, measurement/analysis, knowledge management, workforce, operations/results) and the district's managed curriculum, which enables common assessments across classrooms.
Why it matters: HEB ISD officials said the system helped the district maintain…
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