Anetha Francis

This Campus Improvement Plan for Gilmer High School outlines comprehensive strategies to enhance student performance across core subjects including Math, Reading, Social Studies, Writing, and Science. Key focus areas include improving overall student achievement through SMART goals and targeted support, ensuring highly qualified staff through continuous professional development, fostering a positive and safe school climate, increasing parental and community involvement, providing supplemental services for at-risk students, and promoting college and post-secondary readiness. The plan also aims to improve student attendance rates to 96% or above.

The Gilmer ISD District of Innovation Plan, established under House Bill 1842, serves as a roadmap to enhance local control and operational flexibility. The plan outlines specific exemptions from the Texas Education Code across key areas, including school start dates, K-4 class sizes, probationary teacher contracts, inter-district student transfers, bank depository contract terms, and teacher contract days. These measures aim to better meet the needs of students and the community by allowing for customized calendar development, streamlined class size management, more effective teacher evaluation, flexible transfer policies, reduced administrative burdens, and adaptable teacher work schedules.

The meeting included a review of the purpose of the Student Health Advisory Council and a discussion on its role in promoting healthy choices for the community, students, and staff. Student EKG services were scheduled for the Spring Semester, provided at no cost by Pulse Direct Care of Gilmer. Vaccine and B-12 clinics for the 2025-2026 school year were reviewed, including a "Last Minute Vaccine" clinic and a district-wide Flu clinic. The 2025-2026 State Immunization Report was reviewed, noting that the two reportable grade levels are 100% compliant with state immunization requirements.

This Campus Improvement Plan for Gilmer Early Childhood Center, covering 2025-2026, serves as a roadmap for enhancing educational outcomes. It is structured around six main goals: ensuring students are post-secondary and career-ready, providing a safe and nurturing learning environment, attracting and retaining world-class educators, promoting positive internal and external relations, and improving student performance in both English Language Arts and Reading (ELAR) and Mathematics, with a focus on closing achievement gaps for diverse student populations. The plan integrates strategies derived from a comprehensive needs assessment across various operational and academic areas.

The Campus Improvement Plan for Gilmer Elementary outlines strategies to prepare students for post-secondary and career readiness by focusing on academic growth and closing achievement gaps in Reading and Math. Key priorities include fostering a safe and nurturing learning environment, attracting and retaining high-quality educators, and promoting positive stakeholder relations through effective communication. The plan specifically targets improved student performance in ELAR and Mathematics for all students, with a focus on African American, Hispanic, Special Education, and Economically Disadvantaged subgroups, aiming to achieve a 90-60-30 student growth target and meet state and federal improvement plan requirements.