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Katy ISD presents targeted improvement plan for Cimarron Elementary, seeks board sign‑off next week
Summary
District leaders told the Katy ISD board that Cimarron Elementary, identified by TEA for improvement after consecutive low ratings, has a three‑part plan—curriculum alignment, job‑embedded professional development, and increased staff supports—and asked trustees to approve the plan next week to meet state requirements.
The Katy Independent School District on Monday reviewed a TEA‑required targeted improvement plan for Cimarron Elementary after the campus received an official school‑improvement designation.
Assistant Superintendent Deb Hubbell and Cimarron Principal Lindsay Chase told the board the plan centers on three priorities: ensuring students access TEKS‑aligned, grade‑level curricular materials and aligned assessments; strengthening instruction through job‑embedded professional development, regular observation and feedback cycles, and lesson rehearsal; and adding staff and resources to support student needs, including a student‑support assistant principal, a behavior paraprofessional, a part‑time social worker and a principal coach.
"We are requesting board approval of our targeted improvement plan," Chase said, adding district and campus staff have completed required diagnostic visits, submitted artifacts and engaged parents and community stakeholders. Hubbell said the plan was submitted to TEA on Nov. 21 and reconfirmed this month.
Trustees asked for specifics about how new positions affect daily instruction. Chase said the student‑support assistant principal, identified as Melissa Camperth, oversees special‑education needs on a campus the principal described as about 35 percent special‑education; that coverage lets assistant principals spend more time in classrooms to observe and give feedback. Chase also said the campus’s economically disadvantaged rate is about 63 percent and its PTA operates on roughly a $30,000 annual budget.
Trustee questions ranged from how campus leadership uses PLCs and observation cycles to whether enrollment declines are driving the campus’s challenges. Chase said enrollment stood at about 480 students this week, down from about 620 when she began as principal in 2021, and that some bilingual students attend a nearby campus.
Administration asked the board to take formal action next week to approve the plan so the district can meet the TEA timeline and proceed with the interventions described.
If trustees approve the plan, staff said they will continue weekly monitoring, sustain the observation and feedback cadence already in place, and deploy an assessment calendar ahead of STAAR testing to track student growth.
