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High school TSI plan centers on co-teaching and attendance supports for students with disabilities
Summary
Dr. Kins told the board the high school is on a Targeted Support & Improvement plan for a third year because students with IEPs lag peers in achievement (roughly a 23% gap) and attendance (≈11.1%); the plan emphasizes expanded co-teaching, progress monitoring and case managers aiming for a 5% attendance gain in that subgroup.
Dr. Kins, the high school principal, presented the high school’s Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI) plan and said the district is keeping a focus on ensuring students “are career ready upon graduation.” He told the board the students-with-disabilities subgroup is the reason the high school remains on TSI for a third year, citing a roughly 23% achievement gap between students with IEPs and the all-student group and an 11.1% attendance gap for that subgroup. "We have the first two years been able to remove some of the things that have put us on a TSI plan and we continue to do so," he said.
The plan prioritizes instructional changes and targeted supports. Dr. Kins highlighted algebra course redesign — splitting Algebra into two year-long sequences for some students — and expanded co-teaching in tested subjects as major drivers of recent gains. He described a student-response team (psychologists, social workers, counselors, administrators) and new expectations that special education case managers will monitor attendance more regularly, with a stated target of a 5% increase in daily attendance for the subgroup. Dr. Kins also noted the district will continue classroom-based progress monitoring so teachers can assess growth without pulling students out at the cost of missing instruction.
Board members asked for clarifications about subgroup sizing and data currency; Dr. Kins said subgroup status is defined by IEPs (504 plans are not included) and that some state data can lag, so the district supplements it with more current local measures. After discussion, the board reviewed and approved the 2026–27 Big Spring High School TSI non-title one plan as presented.
