Nilda Alvarez

The meeting focused on engaging migrant families and providing information on academic resources and community services available through the Migrant Education Program and the United Organization of Migrant Services. Additionally, the event featured a student-led performance from the West Coast High School group, Conjunto Salvaje, to foster parental involvement and reinforce support services available to migrant students.

The Weslaco Independent School District introduces the Lone Star Governance initiative, a strategic plan to intensify its focus on student outcomes. The plan outlines specific goals under the HB3 plan targeting improvements in early literacy, early mathematics, middle years mathematics, middle years English Language Arts, and College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR). The overarching vision is to create a community of learners equipped for lifelong success, with clear targets set to be achieved by 2028, including significant increases in third-grade reading and math proficiency and enhanced success rates in middle years subjects and CCMR. The plan also emphasizes operating within defined constraints to ensure a safe, equitable, and financially healthy learning environment.

This presentation provides progress monitoring for Weslaco Independent School District's strategic goals and superintendent constraints from the 2023/2024 to 2027/2028 academic years. It outlines key performance indicators for student outcomes, including College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) benchmarks, TSI attainment, and academic growth in reading and math. The document also monitors constraints related to student emotional regulation and school climate for staff, detailing current strategies, areas for improvement, and responses to board member inquiries on student support, academic mastery goals, and targeted interventions for specific campuses.

This document outlines the Weslaco Independent School District's Lone Star Governance Board Monitoring Calendar, focusing on student outcome goals and constraint progress measures for the academic years 2023-2028. Key objectives include increasing student performance on STAAR Benchmarks in Math and Reading for 4th, 5th, and 6th-grade students by specific targets for June 2026 and August 2028. Additionally, the plan monitors superintendent constraints related to instructional quality, specifically through TTESS calibration activities to improve teaching practices.

This document presents the Weslaco Independent School District's Lone Star Governance Board Monitoring Calendar, outlining progress toward strategic goals for the 2023-2028 period. Key areas of focus include increasing student achievement in Reading Language Arts and Mathematics, particularly for 3rd-grade STAAR proficiency, and managing class counts while ensuring equitable resource allocation across campuses. The report also addresses implementation strategies, challenges related to updated assessment norms, and specific interventions to accelerate student progress.