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Principals report benchmark gains; district notes dip in some enrollments
Summary
Elementary and grade-level principals shared MAPS benchmark results showing median growth percentile gains in early grades and reported localized enrollment declines; the board heard about a $30,000 donation to support a sensory/arts lab.
Principals at Alba Independent School District presented mid-year benchmark and enrollment updates during the regular board meeting. Speaker 3 summarized MAPS benchmark growth for early grades, saying kindergarten math showed a "median growth percentile of 60" and first grade math a median of "64," and described reading growth with kindergarten at "66" and first grade improving from the mid-50s to the upper-60s.
Speakers also reported enrollment shifts in some grades. Speaker 6 said third grade enrollment fell and confirmed, when asked by Speaker 8, that most of the students who left "moved out of the district," rather than transferring to an alternate education program.
The board heard multiple school-level updates: spelling bees and winners at Lincoln and middle school; teacher-of-the-year recognitions (Kayla Gilchrist at Lincoln; Maya Burton at Alba High School); and several student selections for honor band and choir. Speaker 6 announced an Out of State Bank donation of $30,000 to fund a new sensory and arts lab; staff are finalizing a location and plan for the space.
Administrators also described professional-development activity tied to intervention frameworks (MTSS/PBIS/RTI) and ISL/IXL training to support bench-marking and data-driven instruction.
Board members asked clarifying questions about the causes of student departures and the logistics for using the bank donation; administrators said they will provide details as plans are finalized and noted training will support instruction districtwide.
