Ronnie Dale Cantu

This document outlines the first meeting for Hutto Independent School District's Long-Range Facility Master Planning process. The primary purpose of this initiative is to collaborate on and prioritize a strategic plan that will guide the administration and trustees in pursuing a future-ready, innovative transformation. Key guiding principles include ensuring schools meet student needs for a competitive global economy, fiscally responsible optimization of facilities for innovative learning, foundational decisions based on equity and community alignment, and school design reflecting multi-purpose learning and economic function.

The meeting commenced with a roll call, establishment of quorum, and call to order, immediately followed by an adjournment to a Closed Session to discuss personnel matters, real property valuation, and consultation with the Board's attorney. Upon returning to Open Session, the agenda included the Pledge of Allegiance and a Moment of Silence, followed by public comment. Key discussion items involved the Chief of Schools reviewing the Naming of Facilities Policy (CW(LOCAL), TASB Policy Update 126, and Senate Bill 11). The Assistant Superintendent of Instruction & Innovation presented the 2026-2027 School Calendar. Action items approved included the 2026 Board of Trustees Election and related election service contracts, the 2026-2027 School Calendar, and the approval of the 2024-2025 Single Audit Financial Report.

This Campus Improvement Plan for Nadine Johnson Elementary School (part of Hutto Independent School District) for 2024-2025 focuses on several key areas: increasing student achievement to meet grade-level expectations in literacy and numeracy, preparing students for college, career, and military service, supporting the whole child through comprehensive services, attracting and retaining high-performing staff, significantly engaging parents and the community as partners, and fostering meaningful two-way communication with diverse stakeholders.

This Campus Improvement Plan for Howard Norman Elementary outlines eight key goals. The plan aims to increase student achievement by enhancing grade-level expectations, college/career/military readiness, and foundational literacy and numeracy. It also focuses on supporting the whole child through wrap-around services, expanding strategies to attract and retain high-performing talent, and implementing research-based evaluation systems for employee feedback and coaching. Furthermore, the plan seeks to meaningfully engage parents and the community as inclusive partners and establish meaningful two-way discourse with diverse stakeholders.

This District Improvement Plan for Hutto Independent School District outlines thirteen goals across four main pillars: student achievement, staff quality and retention, family and community engagement, and district operations and finance. Key objectives include increasing the percentage of students meeting grade-level expectations, enhancing college, career, and military readiness, improving foundational literacy and numeracy, and implementing comprehensive wrap-around services for student well-being. The plan also focuses on increasing highly qualified staff, attracting and retaining high-performing talent, and implementing effective evaluation systems. Furthermore, it aims to meaningfully engage parents and the community, establish strategic partnerships, optimize financial resources, address capital improvement needs to accommodate growth, and implement operational efficiencies to create safe and quality learning environments.