Texas / School Districts / GOOSE CREEK CISD
Goose Creek CISD presented its School FIRST financial rating (score 96, 'Superior Achievement' for the 23rd consecutive year). Trustees and public commenters pressed administrators for more managerial accounting, clarity on internal audits and questions about administrative overhead and reserve/contingency spending.
Texas / School Districts / GOOSE CREEK CISD
Elementary and secondary principals told the board that early unit-assessment data and coaching cycles show promising results under the Bluebonnet curriculum, but trustees emphasized that more middle- and end-of-year benchmark data will be needed to confirm long-term gains.
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Facing House Bill 2 limits on District of Innovation (DOI) flexibility, administrators told the board the district has 108 uncertified core-content teachers and proposed a phase-out reducing uncertified staff by 25% per year to reach full certification by 2029–30, plus recruitment and test-prep supports.
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Katrina Lanier of i9 Sports told the board she believes an unpaid invoice reported to the district is in error and asked the board to investigate; she also said an unnamed person called to block distribution of the group's flyers to schools and requested the board review the practice.
Texas / School Districts / GOOSE CREEK CISD
After an in-camera search, the Goose Creek CISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved employment and relocation agreements to hire Dr. Joe Rodriguez as superintendent; the board and community welcomed him and outlined a short transition period.
Texas / School Districts / GOOSE CREEK CISD
Following a closed-session review, the Goose Creek CISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to name Dr. Joe Rodriguez the lone finalist for superintendent. Trustees cited a thorough search, community input and student achievement as guiding priorities; Dr. Rodriguez addressed the audience and thanked the board.
Texas / School Districts / GOOSE CREEK CISD
At a Dec. 5 special meeting, the Goose Creek CISD Board of Trustees unanimously named Dr. Joe Rodriguez as the district’s lone finalist for superintendent after convening in closed session under Texas Government Code §§551.071 and 551.074; Rodriguez addressed the audience and thanked the board.
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Trustees at the Nov. 10 Goose Creek CISD Board meeting received a fiscal-quarter update showing a projected $98 million general-fund balance and voted to preserve a small parcel adjacent to Highlands Elementary after community objections.
Texas / School Districts / GOOSE CREEK CISD
District leaders told trustees the system now serves more than 43 home languages, reported reclassification gains for emergent bilingual students, and provided special-education data: 24,022 students districtwide with 4,475 served in special education (18.62%), a 71% inclusion rate and a Results Driven Accountability determination level of 2.
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District officials announced a three-year $690,000 Gulf Research Program award for an urban resilience project and additional corporate donations: $175,000 from ExxonMobil Foundation for STEM resources and a $10,000 CenterPoint Energy grant for robotics, plus a $5,000 ExxonMobil donation for MathCounts.