Carlisle Independent School District

This plan outlines Carlisle Independent School District's strategy to achieve full compliance with teacher certification requirements for foundation curriculum courses by the 2029-2030 school year. It details a multi-year strategic action plan from 2025 to 2030, which includes reviewing teacher progress, developing new addendums, supporting uncertified teachers in coursework and exams, creating individual certification plans, partnering with Educator Preparation Programs, and actively recruiting certified educators, all while providing ongoing mentorship. The overarching goal is to ensure high-quality instruction through a fully certified teaching staff.

This document outlines the Carlisle Independent School District's District of Innovation Plan, designed to gain local control and flexibility akin to public charter schools. The plan focuses on strategic exemptions from state education codes in several key areas: the first day of instruction, teacher certification, probationary contracts, campus behavior coordinator designation, site-based decision making, and local school health advisory council and health education instruction. The objective is to better meet the instructional needs of students and the priorities of the community by allowing for an earlier and balanced instructional calendar, more flexible teacher assignments, improved teacher evaluation processes, streamlined student discipline, and more efficient committee operations.

The meeting includes canvassing school board election results, issuing certificates of election, swearing in newly elected members, and reorganizing the Board of Trustees. Key discussions involve a presentation on the Carlisle daycare facility, the acceptance of a mass casualty bag from the Rusk County Sheriff's Department, and the approval of student outcome goals for math proficiency. Additionally, the board will review financial reports, expenditures, principal reports, superintendent updates, and conduct a closed executive session regarding school personnel.

The board discussed and accepted the resignation of a board trustee and subsequently appointed a new member to fill the vacancy. The board underwent a reorganization of officers. Key agenda items included the amendment of student outcome goals for 2025-2026, the approval of specific student outcome goals for different grade levels using mClass and Star Renaissance assessments, and a review of the annual evaluation of the ESL program. The board also approved a memorandum of understanding with Troup ISD to serve as a reunification site, a shared service arrangement with the Tyler Regional Day School Program for the Deaf, and the rescheduling of the upcoming November board meeting. Additionally, the board approved a book purchasing list for an upcoming book fair and received reports regarding district expenditures, financial status, principal updates on various programs, and an update on the upcoming 2026 school bond and new parent portal communication software.

The meeting includes discussions on the acceptance of a mass casualty bag from the Rusk County Sheriff's Department, the approval of various student outcome goals related to reading proficiency across multiple grade levels, and an annual evaluation of the ESL program. Additionally, the agenda covers the review of monthly expenditures, financial reports, and principal reports, as well as updates regarding a daycare facility and enrollment information. An executive session is planned to address personnel matters, specifically the resignation of a teacher aide/coach and the hiring of a secondary teacher aide.