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Crosby Independent School District special meeting, Sep 17, 2026

2 h 59 min · 0 public speakers

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Crosby ISD board holds training session on improving student outcomes 8:19

  • The Crosby ISD board spent the meeting in a training session led by a presenter who described it as training on evaluating and improving student outcomes. 8:19
  • The presenter covered the state's academic standards, the STAAR test, the A through F accountability system, instructional materials, student outcome goals, progress monitoring and budgeting. 16:07
  • The presenter said the board earned credit for team building as well as the training, for a total of 6 hours of credit. 2:56:40
  • The board voted 7⁠-⁠0 to adjourn. 2:58:33

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Item by item (11)
  1. Opening and roll call 6:32
    • The meeting was called to order at 6:02 PM, and 7 of 7 board members were present. 6:32
    • Lisa Kallies led a prayer, and Heather Barrett led the pledges. ~6:59
    • The board received zero requests to comment in person. 7:58
  2. Training overview and governance framework 8:19
    • The presenter said the session had 180 minutes and 145 slides. 10:01
    • The presenter cited Texas Education Code 11.1515, which says a board shall provide oversight regarding student academic achievement. 14:27
    • The presenter described five pillars of a state framework for school board governance, including vision and goals, systems and processes, and progress and accountability. 16:07
  3. State standards and STAAR testing 16:07
    • The presenter said the State Board of Education defines the TEKS, and that every grade level, K through 12, has TEKS standards. 26:22
    • The presenter described diagnostic, formative, interim and summative assessments and said the STAAR is a summative assessment. 27:16
    • The presenter said this is the last year the STAAR will be administered and that it will be replaced by the Student Success Tool for the 27⁠-⁠28 year. 41:48
  4. A through F accountability system 42:39
    • The presenter said House Bill 8 from the 89th session codified a 5-year refresh of the system and barred the commissioner from raising cut scores outside the refresh cycle. 1:13:24
    • A staff member asked which domains make up the A through F system, and a participant answered student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. 1:16:02
    • One board member said the system is a transparent way to provide a general snapshot of whether students are learning and improving. 1:16:32
  5. High-quality instructional materials 1:18:38
    • The presenter said teachers commonly report they are not given structured lessons, and that 94% say they find lesson material on Google and 87% on Pinterest. 1:35:45
    • The presenter cited a national study finding 17% of lessons were at grade level and a TEA study finding 19% in Texas. 1:37:54
    • The presenter said board members could ask the superintendent what materials the district uses and how the district knows they are working. 1:45:55
  6. Instructional leadership and teacher retention 1:45:30
    • The presenter said coaching teachers to improve instruction has the biggest effect. 1:47:37
    • In discussing TIA, the presenter said prospective teachers who consistently increase in effectiveness can expect roughly $4,800 annual increase. 1:59:26
  7. Setting student outcome goals 2:05:09
    • The presenter said House Bill 3 requires three goals, in early childhood literacy, early childhood math, and college, career and military readiness, as 5-year goals with annual targets. 2:11:18
    • The presenter reviewed SMART goals using an example goal to raise third grade STAAR reading results from 45% in June of '25 to 67% in June of '30. 2:14:25
    • Board participants reviewed sample goals and discussed whether each met the criteria. 2:17:44
  8. Progress monitoring and data-driven governance 2:22:48
    • The presenter said the board owns the goals and the superintendent owns the goal progress measures, with no more than 3 goal progress measures per goal. 2:25:30
    • The presenter said board questions should focus on systems, not people. 2:33:36
  9. Strategic resource allocation 2:42:54
    • The presenter said board members can review budget function codes to check whether district priorities are funded. 2:42:54
    • The presenter said the board had adopted a balanced budget. 2:42:54
  10. Board member reflections 2:51:47
    • JR Humphries said they would not approve a deficit budget unless the fund balance stayed healthy. 2:54:10
    • JR Humphries said the district went from an F financial rating to an A in 8 years. 2:55:41
  11. Training credit and adjournment 2:56:40
    • The presenter said the board earned 6 hours of credit for 3 hours of work because the entire team attended. 2:56:40
    • Jennifer Roach made a motion to adjourn. 2:58:11
    • The motion to adjourn carried 7⁠-⁠0. 2:58:33

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