Brazosport ISD holds public hearing on TEA campus designations; Freeport Intermediate identified as CSI

Brazosport ISD held a public hearing during which administration explained how the Texas Education Agency (TEA) identifies campuses for Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI), Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI) and Additional Targeted Support (ATS). The district invited public comment at the hearing’s conclusion.

Administration said Freeport Intermediate School was identified as a CSI campus because of an overall D rating and a low closing‑the‑gap score. The presenter stated that TEA annually ranks Title I campuses and uses a cut score to identify the bottom 5 percent; "The 2025 closing the gaps cut score for the lowest 5% was 57," the presenter said, and the district cited a substantially lower campus score for Freeport Intermediate.

District staff described diagnostic work completed at identified campuses, the focus areas (professional learning community structures, observation-and-feedback models, and math instructional materials), and steps to implement improvement: PLC model changes, use of an observation tool for timely feedback, pilot adoption of state‑approved high‑quality mathematics materials, and potential school‑improvement grants that—if awarded—would bring vendor support (Big Rock Education) for curriculum implementation.

Why it matters: TEA designations can trigger additional federal or state support and require campuses to implement targeted improvement plans. The hearing provided legal notice and an opportunity for public participation as required by state law.

Next steps: The district closed the public hearing after the presentation and offered to answer clarifying questions; campus teams will continue diagnostic work and pursue grant opportunities noted in the presentation.