Sara Walker

This 2025 Federal Report Card for Itasca Independent School District details the district's performance across academic achievement, English learner progress, and graduation rates, aligning with State and District ESSA Goals through various interim periods. The report also outlines the state's accountability system, including school differentiation methodologies, STAAR participation data, teacher qualifications, per-pupil expenditures, and National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results.

This document, the 2025 Federal Report Card for the Texas Education Agency, details the state's long-term goals and interim progress for student academic performance in Reading/ELA and Mathematics, English Learner language proficiency, and federal graduation rates for various student subgroups. The plan outlines goals spanning from 2022 to 2038. It also describes the state's accountability system, including indicators for differentiating schools, methodologies for identifying underperforming campuses, teacher quality data, per-pupil expenditures, and STAAR participation rates.

The Itasca Independent School District is calling a bond election to authorize the issuance and sale of bonds not exceeding $32,000,000 for designing, constructing, renovating, improving, upgrading, modernizing, acquiring, and equipping school facilities, purchasing necessary sites, and acquiring new school buses and security devices. The election is set for November 4, 2025, and voters will decide on Proposition A, which includes a property tax increase to pay the principal and interest on the bonds. The order also details polling locations, early voting schedules, and election officials, ensuring compliance with the Texas Election Code.

This Campus Improvement Plan for Itasca High School outlines strategies to enhance student success and overall campus operations. The plan focuses on key areas including addressing demographic challenges such as economic disadvantage and language barriers, improving student achievement in core subjects like English 1 and Algebra, fostering a positive school culture and climate through consistent instructional strategies and effective technology integration, and ensuring high staff quality, recruitment, and retention through professional development and community engagement. The overarching mission is to prepare students for post-secondary success by pursuing excellence and inspiring innovation, with a vision of supporting 'Every Student, Every day'.

This Campus Improvement Plan aims to increase student performance on State Assessments in Math and Social Studies by implementing high-quality instructional materials, research-based strategies, and reducing educator turnover. It also focuses on improving student outcomes through targeted intervention programs, professional development for data alignment, and dedicated intervention personnel. The plan seeks to enhance student success and post-secondary pursuits by offering updated learning opportunities, revising the master schedule, and providing guidance. Additionally, it intends to strengthen community partnerships and engagement to support students and families in a high-poverty context.