White Oak Independent School District

The White Oak ISD District of Innovation Plan (2022-2027) focuses on enhancing local control and innovation in education. Key areas include flexible school start dates to optimize instructional time and college course enrollment; maintaining smaller class sizes in K-4; allowing alternative teacher certifications for specialized subjects; rotating mandatory trainings to a two-year cycle; permitting charitable contributions during faculty meetings; designating campus principals as behavior coordinators; modifying teacher observation schedules; and providing flexibility in using teacher contract days. The plan aims to improve student learning, increase college and career readiness, and foster a more efficient and supportive educational environment.

The 2023-2024 Family Engagement Plan for White Oak ISD focuses on several key areas to enhance family involvement in student learning. These include facilitating family-to-family support through various campus and district activities; establishing a network of community resources to provide support services; increasing family participation in decision-making processes; equipping families with tools to extend learning at home; developing staff skills in evidence-based practices that support families; and evaluating family engagement efforts for continuous improvement. The plan aims to create a strong partnership between the school and families to improve student outcomes.

The White Oak ISD District of Innovation Plan (2017-2022) focuses on enhancing local control and innovation in education. Key areas include flexible school start dates, adjusted instructional minutes, maintaining smaller class sizes (K-4), alternative teacher certification options for specialized subjects, modified professional development schedules, allowing charitable contributions during faculty meetings, flexible seat time requirements for secondary students, designating campus behavior coordinators, modifying teacher observation schedules (T-TESS), and flexible teacher contract days. The plan aims to improve student learning, increase college and career readiness, and foster a more supportive and innovative learning environment.

The White Oak Independent School District's 2017-2022 District Plan for Innovation and Local Control focuses on improving student learning through increased local control and flexibility. Key areas include adjusting school start dates and daily schedules, maintaining small class sizes (K-4), offering alternative educator certifications, streamlining state training, allowing fundraising during faculty meetings, providing opportunities for internships and service learning, clarifying campus behavior coordinator roles, using T-TESS for teacher appraisal, and aligning teacher contract days with instructional time and professional development. The plan aims to create a safe and supportive environment that provides relevant and challenging educational opportunities, preparing students to become responsible, lifelong learners and successful, collaborative citizens.

This notice announces a public meeting to discuss the White Oak ISD's budget and proposed tax rate. The meeting will cover the proposed maintenance and operations tax rate, the proposed debt service tax rate, and comparisons of the proposed budget with last year's budget, including percentage increases or decreases in various expenditure categories. The notice also includes comparisons of the proposed rates with last year's rates, the proposed levy with last year's levy on an average residence, and fund balances. Information on bonded indebtedness, voter-approval rates, and the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate is also provided.