Raymond Bonilla

This Campus Improvement Plan for Escuela Secundaria de Tornillo outlines strategic goals to enhance student outcomes. Key objectives include increasing academic performance in STAAR Reading and Mathematics to 60% by the 2024 school year, and raising the percentage of graduates prepared for college, career, or military to 90% by 2024. The plan also focuses on fostering active engagement from students, families, staff, and community partners to achieve its objectives and promote a positive learning environment.

This strategic plan for Tornillo Independent School District aims to significantly improve student academic performance in reading and mathematics, and enhance college, career, and military readiness, with targets set for 2024. Key focus areas include providing a safe and challenging learning environment, fostering lifelong learning, and promoting diverse academic opportunities. The plan emphasizes continuous improvement through professional development, effective instructional strategies, and active community and family engagement, guided by a comprehensive needs assessment covering demographics, student learning, school processes and programs, and perceptions.

This Campus Improvement Plan for Tornillo High School outlines a roadmap for the 2021-2022 academic year, with strategic goals extending to 2024. The plan focuses on three key areas: significantly increasing student performance on STAAR/EOC subjects (Reading, Math, Science, Social Studies) to the 'Meets Grade Level' standard; enhancing college, career, and military readiness for graduating seniors, including improving 'Closing the Gaps' and 'School Quality' indicators; and fostering strong engagement with students, families, staff, and community partners to collaboratively achieve these educational outcomes.

The Tornillo High School Campus Improvement Plan outlines a roadmap to enhance student success and readiness. Key strategic pillars include ensuring safe and updated learning environments through effective financial and operational performance, and recruiting and retaining highly effective staff. The plan also focuses on improving student academic performance through early intervention to meet federal and state accountability measures, promoting college and career readiness for all students, and fostering strong home-school-community partnerships to support student achievement.

The meeting commenced with the establishment of a quorum and led the Board of Trustees in both the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States of America and the Texas Pledge of Allegiance. Key agenda items included the Superintendent's Report and District Recognitions for Honor Roll Students, recipients of the Congress of Future Medical Leaders Award of Excellence and the Be an Elephant Award, CTE Month proclamation, and various competition results/certifications (FBLA, Phlebotomy Tech, Security Officer Level II). Under Lone Star Governance, the Board reviewed THS Spring Benchmark Results and PK-3rd MOY Reading and Math Data, followed by a review of the Board's Time Use Tracker. Information reports included January 2025 Financial Reports and Coyote Park Updates. Action items involved the approval of the Fiscal 2024-2025 Audit reports. Furthermore, the Board approved a Reduction in Force under Policy DFFB(LOCAL) and associated program changes. Approval was granted for an agreement with Engage2Learn for continued support services and a Separation Incentive Stipend of $2,500. The Board voted not to approve the resolution addressing SB 11 requirements regarding prayer and religious texts during the school day. Approval was also granted for the Application Submission for Delay of Teacher Certification Requirements and TASB Policy Manual Update 126. The consent agenda addressed approval of minutes from the January 21, 2026 meeting, the 2026-2027 Academic Calendar, a Continued Education Service Agreement with Region 19, and the disposal of technology equipment.