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Northside ISD board meeting, Jul 21, 2026

2 h 12 min · 1 public speaker

Enrollment ▶ 50:51Reading and test scores ▶ 2:59

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Northside ISD board discusses District Management Group instructional coaching 1:21:33

  • A district staff member proposed continuing the DM Group work at Jay and Holmes and adding Marshall and Stevens, using Title IV federal dollars. 1:38:37
  • The presiding officer said the DM Group item was for discussion only, said item 3A had been removed, and adjourned the meeting at 8:17 PM. 2:10:42

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Item by item (8)
  1. Opening and meeting procedures 0:02
    • Carol Harle, Ph.D. gave the invocation. 0:02
    • The meeting was called to order at 6:07 PM, and the presiding officer said only public comments on posted agenda items would be allowed. 0:57
  2. Public comment on DM Group contract 2:59
    • The speaker disagreed with crediting the DM Group for English 1 EOC score gains and asked the board to reconsider renewing the contract. 2:59
    • A speaker at public comment said the DM Group's involvement at one campus was disruptive and increased teacher workload. 3:57
  3. Committee recommendation presentation 6:18
    • A district staff member said 10 groups took part in a consensus-building activity at the July 14th meeting. 6:25
    • Carol Harle, Ph.D. asked whether the district's attorneys had decided on outdoor learning as a separate item. 20:44
    • Robert Blount, Jr. asked what amount the presenters were actually recommending, including everything. 25:10
  4. P-TECH discussion 41:42
    • A district staff member said the application process starts in August and implementation would not be until '28-'29. 44:13
    • A staff member said associated funding is $150 per student and goes into the general fund without a spending requirement for the program. 46:49
    • A staff member said the item would be placed on the agenda for the 28th for the full board to consider. 49:38
  5. STAAR and EOC accountability forecasts 49:58
    • A staff presenter said Northside was 2% higher than the state in reading, 5% in social studies and 1% in science, and lagged in math. 53:14
    • A staff presenter said the district's prediction went from a 73 in '25 to a 77 for '26. 1:06:01
    • Robert Blount, Jr. asked for ethnicity data and asked staff to request that TEA meet with the board about turnaround schools, and Laura Zapata asked how the district could share the results with the community. 1:13:15
  6. School Health Advisory Council list 1:20:33
    • A district staff member presented the council list for '26-'27 and said it is planned for action on the 28th. 1:20:44
    • The presiding officer asked board members to send any final additions as soon as possible. 1:21:22
  7. DM Group contract discussion 1:21:33
    • A district staff member said the district contracted the services because it lacked bandwidth for instructional coaching and was able to use federal funds. 1:22:21
    • One board member asked how much of the gains could be attributed to the program and later said, "I'm not opposed to support." 1:41:03
    • A speaker asked about the $840,000 cost, and a staff member said the contract is based on 10-week cycles and the district plans all 4 cycles. ~2:05:04
  8. Adjournment 2:10:42
    • The presiding officer said item 3A had been removed from consideration and the board would probably not go into executive session. 2:10:42
    • The meeting was adjourned at 8:17 PM. 2:10:42

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Video: posted by the district as “Called Board Meeting 7-21-2026”