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Edcouch-Elsa board approves campus-specific SB 1882 action plans as partnership brings nearly $4 million this year
Summary
Board heard a Region 1 update on the district’s SB 1882 partnership and approved campus-specific action plans designed to raise low-performing schools, noting $340,208 in annual funding plus a $3.6 million startup grant this year.
The Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District Board of Trustees on April 13 approved campus-specific action plans developed under SB 1882 after a spring update from Region 1.
Dr. King, who presented the Region 1 spring-semester report, said the partnership is a performance contract that grants Region 1 operational authority on assisted campuses and provides new funding to the district. "This year it's generating an estimated $340,208 dollars based on the pupil attendance at those schools," he said, and combined with a startup grant of $3.6 million the partnership will bring nearly $4 million to the district this year.
The action plans are tailored to each campus, Dr. King said, and focus on benchmark assessments, curriculum supports, and targeted interventions at previously low-performing schools. He reported that two campuses that began the previous year with consecutive F ratings moved to C-level ratings after Region 1's involvement and that the district as a whole moved from a D to a C.
Board members pressed for detail about assessment domains. Dr. King acknowledged a technical limitation affecting a new College and Career Center: because the campus is new it cannot generate 'closing the gaps' (domain three) points this year, an issue he said he raised with the commissioner and expects to be addressed in future rule changes.
Board member Mr. Torres moved to approve the SB 1882 Region 1 partnership action plans; Dr. Ochoa seconded the motion, and it carried.
The approved plans will be the basis of oversight by the board, which Dr. King said remains responsible for evaluating the partnership's performance. Administration also reported staffing churn and curriculum transitions—particularly adoption of the Blue Bonnet instructional materials—as short-term challenges that contributed to mixed benchmark results.
Next steps: the district will monitor implementation and report progress under the performance contract at future board meetings.
