Fabens Middle School staff present targeted improvement plan after D rating; administration recommends approval

Fabens ISD administrators presented a targeted improvement plan (TIP) intended to address Fabens Middle School’s recent accountability identification as a campus requiring comprehensive support. The district described a four‑part plan designed to raise the campus from a 'D' rating to a 'C' or better and exit school‑improvement status if targets are met.

The plan centers on intensive curriculum and instructional supports: selecting and using high‑quality instructional materials (HQIMs), ensuring sufficient instructional time in the master schedule, instituting a weekly, high‑quality professional learning community (PLC) protocol, and building lesson internalization plus student‑work analysis into regular assessment cycles. Administrators said HQIMs currently include StudySync for English language arts, STEMscopes for math, McGraw Hill for science and interim social‑studies materials while pending an update to social‑studies materials.

District presenters emphasized supports for emergent bilingual students: a writing initiative requiring short constructed responses across subject areas every week and expanded access to an online reading library (myON) paired with incentives. Early myON use was reported: in roughly 3½ weeks, six grade levels read 931 books and about 42,300 pages, a metric administrators cited as evidence of early engagement. The TIP includes common formative assessments every three weeks, benchmark assessments (beginning, midyear and pre‑state tests), and regular data review cycles to plan interventions.

Region 19 educational service staff will provide technical assistance and coaching. Administrators said walk‑throughs, coaching cycles and leader capacity building are already underway; the administration asked the board to approve the plan and submit it to the Texas Education Agency as required.

Quote: "We selected this plan because it aligns with what we're already doing and gives us the evidence‑based supports to grow," the presenting administrator said when outlining the HQIM and PLC components.

What’s next: Administration recommended approval and asked the board to move to submit the TIP to TEA; the transcript records a motion and a second to approve the plan but does not include a roll‑call vote tally in the provided segments.