Danielle Bartels

This District Improvement Plan outlines Hereford ISD's roadmap for 2023-2024, focusing on student academic success through data-driven lessons, differentiated instruction, and high-quality assessments, particularly for emergent bilingual, special education, and at-risk students. Key priorities include recruiting, developing, and retaining highly qualified staff; fostering high-quality customer satisfaction and engagement with parents and the community through improved communication; and maintaining efficient fiscal management and an optimized infrastructure. The overarching vision is for "ALL children" to communicate effectively, build positive relationships, incorporate critical thinking, learn to respect differences, and develop into productive citizens.

This District Improvement Plan for Hereford Independent School District (2024-2025) outlines key strategies across four main goals. The plan prioritizes student success through data-driven and differentiated instruction, aiming to improve academic performance in reading, mathematics, and college, career, and military readiness. It also focuses on recruiting and retaining highly qualified staff, fostering a positive and communicative internal environment, enhancing parent and community engagement, and ensuring efficient and effective fiscal and technological resource management.

This document outlines Hereford ISD's Board Goals/Priorities. The plan focuses on ensuring student success through data-driven instruction, differentiated learning, and high-quality assessments. Key priorities include recruiting, developing, and retaining highly-qualified staff, providing high-quality customer satisfaction and engagement, and maintaining efficient fiscal management and operations.

This document presents the 2026-2027 district calendar for Hereford ISD, detailing academic and operational dates including staff development days, student holidays, teacher workdays, new employee orientation, and the scheduling of six-week grading periods. The document functions as an annual scheduling guide and does not outline strategic goals, initiatives, or long-term organizational objectives.

The meeting included a public hearing concerning the 2023/2024 Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST Rating) Report. Board members were recognized by the Superintendent and Principals for their dedication. The Board also recognized the achievements of several Career and Technical Education (CTE) students and celebrated the 48-year dedication of staff member Elena Cardenas. Key agenda items involved the presentation and subsequent approval of the 2023/2024 Audit Report. Another public hearing was held regarding the 2023/2024 TAPR Report. The Consent Agenda was approved, which included a budget amendment, donations, and resolutions concerning wage payments during emergency school closures and early resignation incentive programs. Financial reports, tax collections, and operational reports were presented. Updates were given on district enrollment, a Safety & Security door audit, a counseling report, updates on the District of Innovation (DOI), and the calling of Trustee Elections for May 3, 2025. The Board approved the Board of Trustee Goals and Priorities & Balanced Scorecard for the 2025/2026 School Year and approved the DOI for 2025 to 2027. The meeting included an executive session to deliberate on the Superintendent's Yearly Evaluation/Contract and personnel matters, after which the personnel report and the Superintendent Evaluation from December 16, 2024, were approved.