The School Improvement Division supports the state鈥檚 goal to improve low-performing schools by reviewing, evaluating, monitoring, and intervening with campuses and their districts to ensure excellence in education for all students. The major responsibilities of the division include monitoring and interventions for state accountability, federal accountability, and dropout prevention.
Vision and Mission
The primary function of the division is to implement the requirements of Texas Education Code (TEC) Chapter 39A, Subchapter A, Interventions and Sanctions for School Districts and Subchapter B, Campus Intervention Team and Targeted Improvement Plan, and Subchapter C, Campus Turnaround Plan. The division intervenes with campuses and districts that earn a D or F through the State Accountability System and with campuses identified for Comprehensive, Targeted, and Additional Targeted Support under ESSA. These districts and campuses engage in improvement planning and continuous monitoring.
Important Links
- Campus Accountability Intervention and Guidance
- Guidance and resources specific to campuses that are federally- or state-identified to engage in required school improvement interventions and support.
- Dropout Prevention Plan Monitoring
- Guidance and needs assessment template for school districts or open-enrollment charter schools with a high dropout rate (as determined by State law TEC 搂29.918).
- LASO 26-27 (Cycle 5) Consolidated Application
- The Learning Acceleration Support Opportunities (LASO) is a鈥痵ingle, consolidated application that combines grants, in-kind supports and services, and allotment opportunities,鈥痓undled around a鈥痜ew key strategies to accelerate academic gains.
- To The Administrator Addressed (TAA)
- To The Administrator Addressed (TAA) Correspondence are essential messages of interest and important calls to action for school system leaders and administrators and regional education service centers.
