Sudan Independent School District

This Campus Improvement Plan for Escuela Secundaria Sudán aims to foster academic success by ensuring all students, including targeted populations, meet or exceed state standards on T.A.P.R. indicators, increasing STAAR/EOC pass rates in Math, Reading, Writing, Social Studies, and Science, and boosting SAT/ACT participation and scores among seniors. The plan also focuses on promoting positive student behaviors through reduced disciplinary referrals and improved attendance, enhancing teacher professional development in technology and identified need areas, and strengthening partnerships with parents, community members, and district contributors to support academic, social, cultural, and emotional development. Key priorities include curriculum and technology integration, parent and family engagement, and support for special programs such as CTE, ESL, Dyslexia, Gifted and Talented, and Special Education.

This District of Innovation Plan outlines the Sudan Independent School District's strategy to enhance local control and flexibility in educational decisions. It seeks exemptions from the Texas Education Code concerning school start dates, inter-district transfers, teacher certification requirements, class size limitations, campus behavior coordinator roles, and alternative group health coverage programs. The objective is to customize the educational experience for students, empower innovative thinking, and better meet the unique needs of the community.

This District of Innovation Plan, established under House Bill 1842, grants Sudan ISD increased local control and flexibility in educational and instructional decisions, aiming to better serve its students and community. The plan focuses on several key areas of innovation, including flexibility in school start dates, inter-district transfer policies, teacher certification requirements, class size limits, and the role of campus behavior coordinators. It also addresses probationary contracts and streamlines site-based decision-making processes, empowering the district to adapt state mandates to its unique needs.

The Sudan Elementary Campus Improvement Plan outlines key goals to enhance student academic performance by ensuring all students, including target populations, meet or exceed state standards in core subjects. It also aims to cultivate positive student behaviors and attendance, provide staff with necessary technology and sustained professional development, and build strong partnerships with parents and the community to support student growth. The plan sets specific objectives for STAAR scores in reading, math, and science, alongside targets for early childhood literacy and math outcomes.

The meeting included reviews of the superintendent's financial report, the tax collector's report, and the TASA/TASB convention in Dallas. Key discussion points covered a trustee vacancy, the superintendent's position and finalist announcement, a public report on highly qualified teachers, and the review and approval of TASB Board Policy Update 81. The board also reviewed the Texas Educator's Excellence Award Grant, the 2007 PBMAS report, and received a report on a lawsuit settlement. Additional actions included approving a legal services agreement with the Underwood Law Firm, appointing members to the School Health Advisory Committee, setting dates for board training and a public tax meeting, and conducting the superintendent's quarterly evaluation.