Carrie Howard

This document outlines White Oak ISD's Family Engagement Plan, designed to enhance family involvement and support student learning. The plan focuses on six key areas: facilitating family-to-family support, establishing a robust network of community resources, increasing family participation in decision-making processes, equipping families with tools to enhance and extend learning, developing staff skills in evidence-based practices for family support, and continuously evaluating engagement efforts for improvement. It aims to foster a collaborative environment between families, the community, and the district to promote student success.

The White Oak Middle Campus Improvement Plan outlines a strategic direction focused on providing a safe environment with challenging, diverse, and relevant educational opportunities. The plan aims to foster a future-ready digital learning environment, transform students into creative thinkers with strong interpersonal skills aligned to state standards, and develop assessment guidelines for appropriate interventions. Additionally, it seeks to build local accountability through innovative learning environments, empower staff and students for organizational transformation by enhancing classroom instruction, and ensure the recruitment and retention of highly qualified teachers. The ultimate goal is to prepare students to become responsible, lifelong learners and successful, collaborative citizens.

The document outlines the schedule for monthly business meetings, special-call budget workshops, and a public hearing regarding budget adoption for the 2023-2024 academic year.

This plan outlines the White Oak Independent School District's comprehensive approach to asynchronous instruction in response to COVID-19 for the 2020-2021 school year. It details structured instructional schedules for all grade levels, rigorous material design utilizing platforms such as Google Classroom, Edgenuity, and Seesaw, and a robust system for monitoring student progress through weekly grading and daily journaling. The plan also focuses on continuous professional development for staff on virtual learning tools, comprehensive family support including orientations and resources, and ensuring equitable access to devices and internet services for all students. The overarching goal is to provide a safe environment with challenging educational opportunities, laying the foundation for student success and lifelong learning, regardless of the environmental setting.

The Board of Trustees adopted a property tax rate for the 2022-2023 school year. The approved total tax rate is $1.3027 per $100 valuation, consisting of $1.0082 for maintenance and operations and $0.2945 for debt service, representing a 3.56% increase over the previous year's tax rate.