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Alief ISD board approves targeted improvement plans for four campuses after district presentation
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Summary
The board approved 2025-26 targeted improvement plans for Ollie Middle, Owens Intermediate, Bush Elementary and Snead Elementary after administrators described intensive curriculum, coaching, and targeted small-group instruction to address campus performance concerns; trustees pressed for feeder-school coordination and monitoring.
Alief ISD trustees voted to approve targeted improvement plans (TIPs) for four campuses on Feb. 17 after a presentation from district leaders explaining a tiered, evidence-driven approach to accelerating student growth.
Rayyan Amin, chief of school improvement and accountability, and associate superintendents Angela Milan and Dr. Onika Mayers outlined campus-specific strategies for Ollie Middle School, Owens Intermediate, Bush Elementary and Snead Elementary. Angela Milan described "intensive curriculum and instruction" with "formal coaching and in-the-moment coaching" and regular observation and feedback cycles. Onika Mayers highlighted districtwide use of the ALIEF DDI protocol and small-group interventions to accelerate students performing a year or more below grade level.
Trustees asked how the district is coordinating supports at feeder schools and whether students who move from one campus to the next are tracked. Trustee Spurlock asked whether principals communicate with feeder campuses; Amin said the district's instructional leadership teams align strategies across elementary, intermediate, middle and high school and scale proven practices. Administrators described "transition tables" and multiple benchmark assessments used to identify students who've "jumped" or "dropped" so teams can target interventions.
Board President Rowe called for a motion to approve the plans. Trustee Williams moved and Trustee Moreno seconded. The transcript records the vote as "6 for, 4 against, 0 abstention" and states the motion passed.
Administrators said the TIPs are living documents monitored monthly during campus ILTs and that the district has deployed central-office supports ("Operation Lift Off") to provide direct instruction and classroom-level coaching for struggling teachers while simultaneously delivering small-group instruction to students.
The plans and supporting TAPR materials remain posted on the district website; the district said it will return next month with benchmark data to show progress on the strategies approved by the board.
