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Keller ISD updates trustees on MAP assessment, Heritage Elementary intervention and new advanced‑academics programs

Keller Independent School District Board of Trustees · October 24, 2025
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Summary

District staff briefed the board on MAP assessment implementation and data use, an intervention plan for state‑identified Heritage Elementary, and new advanced‑academics offerings (a 'lunch and learn' for middle-school high-performers and expanded UIL academic opportunities beginning 2026).

Keller ISD staff used the Oct. 23 meeting to brief trustees on three academic priorities: districtwide MAP assessment usage, a two‑year improvement plan for Heritage Elementary, and new advanced‑academics initiatives.

Jennifer Price reviewed MAP (Measures of Academic Progress), an adaptive online assessment administered three times per year to help monitor growth and target interventions. She noted the district moved to a new norming cycle this year and emphasized family reports and campus-level disaggregation of data to inform instructional decisions. Price also explained the logistical impacts of device availability in K–2 classrooms — which required extended administration windows at some campuses this fall.

Staff updated trustees on Heritage Elementary, a campus identified for state interventions. The district and campus created a two‑year improvement plan with Region 11 assistance focused on targeted instructional improvement, monthly teacher observations with timely feedback, PBIS/behavior supports, and a planned math-adoption process funded through the Instructional Materials Allotment (IMA).

Suzanne McGahy described advanced‑academics plans: a 'lunch and learn' program for selected high‑achieving grades 7–8 students meeting 10 times per year (using Khan Academy SAT materials and small cohorts) and a phased restart of UIL academic contests for grades 2–8 to begin in the 2026 school year. Staff said invitations to the middle‑school lunch program were hand‑delivered to students and families and that enrollment across campuses ranges by grade and campus capacity.

What’s next: Staff will return in January with additional MAP benchmarking and progress data, proceed with the Heritage improvement-plan submission to TEA (administration noted TEA requires an earlier submission than board approval), and begin planning vendor presentations and curriculum-writing activities for the math adoption.