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Principal Lenoria Washington presented a local improvement plan after Shaw Middle recorded an overall D rating; the plan centers on math interventions, data-driven instruction, teacher walkthroughs and behavior systems to close gaps for African American and Hispanic students.
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Executive director Brent Stanford reported multiple playgrounds and athletic facilities are finished or near completion: Eastridge, Shutman, Wooden and Shields playgrounds complete; Red Oak Elementary ~25% complete; softball complex ~90% and baseball ~50%; district-wide work on stadium and new elementary continues on schedule.
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Karen Anderson, executive director of the Red Oak ISD Education Foundation, reported 44 grant proposals and 30 awards totaling $87,899.48 this round; since her tenure the foundation has awarded 489 grants totaling $1,349,603.97.
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Trustees honored student achievements including the holiday card art contest winner, All-Region music qualifiers, theater awards and national qualifiers, and FFA’s national 3-star chapter recognition.
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A TEA intruder-detection audit found two external doors left open at Red Oak High School; district staff scheduled mandatory retraining, daily work-order tracking for repeat issues and proposed a pilot to install door alarms at 27 vulnerable doors.
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Principal Chris Thompson presented a state-required Local Improvement Plan for Red Oak Middle School after the campus received a D rating; the plan prioritizes three Texas Effective Schools Framework levers: teacher feedback cycles, data-driven instruction and schoolwide behavioral expectations.
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The Red Oak ISD board approved the consent agenda unanimously (7–0) and then voted to cast all 152 of its appraisal-district votes for Walter Erwin as a director for the Ellis County Appraisal District, also passing 7–0.
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Dr. Bill Johnston told the school board that Red Oak ISD earned a 98/100 'Superior' Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas score but lost 2 points because some receivables had not posted by June 30; the district reported an unmodified audit and $56 million in net assets.
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District officials said the new middle school is roughly 92% complete, with classrooms being furnished, athletic facilities finished and a playground targeted for Oct. 15, 2025; several elementary campuses also reported major progress.
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Trustees questioned a bilingual/SLL program evaluation that referenced teacher waivers; staff said waivers allow teachers without ESL certification to work up to one year while the district files the waiver and provides paid training and testing.