Thomas McWhorter

This District Improvement Plan for A+ Unlimited Potential Charter School outlines a strategic roadmap to foster a passion for learning and character growth, enabling scholars to realize their unlimited potential and positively impact their communities. The plan prioritizes increasing student academic performance in math, writing, and reading, particularly at higher proficiency levels. It also focuses on recruiting, developing, and retaining highly effective teachers; enhancing family and community engagement; and providing physically safe and emotionally secure learning environments while improving student attendance.

This Campus Improvement Plan for A+ Unlimited Potential Middle School is designed to foster a passion for learning and character growth, enabling scholars to realize their potential and prepare for a dynamic world. The plan's strategic priorities include connecting students to high school, career, and college opportunities, while building strong foundations in reading and mathematics through personalized learning. Key focus areas address student academic achievement, recruiting and retaining highly effective teachers, enhancing family and community engagement, and cultivating a safe, supportive, and inclusive school culture and climate.

This Campus Improvement Plan for the 2025-2026 academic year outlines a strategic roadmap focused on fostering academic success, character growth, and unlimited potential in scholars through personalized learning and strong relationships. The plan identifies four primary goals: ensuring academic achievement for all students, recruiting and retaining highly effective teachers, promoting robust parental, family, and community engagement, and cultivating a safe, inclusive, and supportive school environment. Strategic priorities include connecting high school education to career and college opportunities, building foundational reading and math skills, and leveraging community partnerships for student development and post-secondary preparedness.

This document is a School-Family Compact for Achievement for A+UP Charter School, outlining collective commitments between the school and families to support student success. The plan focuses on A+UP's commitments to providing high-quality curriculum and partnering with families, alongside family commitments to student attendance, accountability, and assignment completion. Key strategic goals include achieving 80% scholar growth in Math or Reading on STAAR or MAP tests, with specific academic objectives for 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. Additionally, it emphasizes character development through the A+UP Virtues (Ownership, Self Control, Perseverance, Integrity, Curiosity, Empowerment, Social Intelligence), aiming to cultivate "better thinkers and better people" and prepare scholars for high school and beyond.

The meeting included discussion of the preliminary budget for 2025-26, enrollment and recruitment strategies, legislative updates regarding parental engagement policies, and the approval of a new teacher pay scale. Updates were provided on facility repairs, staffing, and upcoming pre-service training. The board also discussed next steps, including finalizing hiring for middle school math positions and completing first floor renovations.