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Del Valle ISD outlines ambitious CCMR goals and says CollegeSpring grant will start immediately
Summary
At a board meeting, Dr. Katrina Bailey reported the district’s current CCMR rate is 68% and outlined targets — including a 90% CCMR goal by 2030 — while announcing a CollegeSpring grant reported at about $463,000 to support TSI preparation; trustees pressed for clarity on tracking and supports for emergent bilingual students.
Dr. Katrina Bailey told the Del Valle ISD Board that the district’s current College, Career and Military Readiness (CCMR) rate is 68 percent and outlined multi‑year targets to boost post‑secondary readiness. "Our current CCMR rate is 68 percent," Bailey said, adding the district’s goal is to reach 90 percent by 2030.
Why it matters: CCMR contributes to the district’s A–F accountability domains and indicates whether graduates leave high school with a clear plan for college, career or military enrollment. Trustees heard that roughly one‑third of graduates currently lack a formal post‑secondary readiness indicator and that the district plans multiple interventions to increase measurable outcomes.
Bailey walked the board through three goal‑progress measures the district is tracking: TSI readiness (students ready for college‑level coursework), associate‑degree attainment while in high school, and industry‑based certifications (IBCs). She reported TSI readiness at 22.6 percent and said the district’s goal for that indicator is to increase (presentation materials noted a 2028 intermediate target). On associate degrees, Bailey said the current rate was about 2.9 percent with a projection of roughly 4 percent for 2026 and an ambition to double that share by 2028. For IBCs she reported a current rate of 12.7 percent and a longer‑range target to increase that percentage significantly by 2028.
Bailey described operational steps the district is taking, including a new dashboard for tracking CCMR indicators, stronger alignment across elementary–secondary schools and targeted supports to help students complete pathways. "We didn't really have a good way of tracking our CCMR indicators... so he's been working with our technology team, with our PEIMS team, with the teaching and learning team, to actually create a dashboard," Bailey said.
Grant to support TSI prep: Bailey told the board the district was awarded a CollegeSpring grant "totaling $463,000 I think is what it totals" to expand TSI preparation and college‑prep classes. When Secretary Wagner asked about the grant’s timeframe, Bailey said the program "starts now" and that the district had already accepted the funds and moved them through agreement processes.
Trustee questions and equity concerns: Trustees pressed for details about groups lagging behind. Trustee Sierra asked why emergent bilingual students show larger gaps; Bailey said a significant part of the challenge is how students are tracked and whether students and families understand pathway opportunities. On practice and diagnostic assessments, a district staff member described CollegeSpring’s diagnostic tools and a tutoring model that includes pull‑out groups and focused instruction to prepare students for the TSI.
What’s next: District staff said they will continue expanding diagnostics, tutoring and communication to families and students; trustees requested follow‑up on progress measures and on outreach to middle‑school families so students can make informed pathway choices earlier.
All quotations in this report are taken from the district’s meeting transcript and attributed to the speakers who made them.
