Campus Improvement Plan
Spring Branch Academic Institute 2024-2025
- Mission Statement, Vision, Core Values
- Comprehensive Needs Assessment
- Goal 1: Student Achievement
- Goal 2: Student Support
- Goal 3: Safe Schools
- Goal 4: Fiscal Responsibility
- Campus Funding Summary
Mission Statement, Vision, Core Values
Spring Branch Independent School District
Spring Branch Academic Institute
2024-2025 Campus Improvement Plan
Mission Statement
The mission of the Spring Branch Academic Institute is to provide highly gifted children tailored educational opportunities matched to their individual abilities, strengths, and interests.
Vision
At SBAI, we wholeheartedly believe that each one of our Dragons has great potential waiting to be shaped. As a K-12 public school for highly gifted students, we have a unique opportunity to provide a seamless education provided by smart and caring individuals fully committed to building a solid academic foundation in each child. We embrace our gifted learners, and in keeping with best practices for gifted students, we provide appropriately rigorous academic pathways, and also develop the habits, dispositions and mindsets that foster success beyond academics. We believe that to truly prepare each child for the trials and tribulations of life beyond school, a growth mindset grounded in resiliency must be fostered.
Core Values
Every Child: We put students at the heart of everything we do.
Collective Greatness: We, as a community, leverage our individual strengths to reach challenging goals.
Collaborative Spirit: We believe in each other and find joy in our work.
Limitless Curiosity: We never stop learning and growing.
Moral Compass: We are guided by strong character, ethics and integrity.
Core Characteristics of a T-2-4 Ready Graduate
Academically Prepared: Every Child finds joy in learning, has a learner's mindset and is motivated and equipped with the knowledge, skills and competencies to succeed in life.
Ethical & Service-Minded: Every Child acts with integrity, is personally responsible for their actions and is a civically-engaged community member.
Empathetic & Self-Aware: Every Child appreciates differences, forms secure relationships and cares for their own and others’ emotional, mental and physical health.
Persistent & Adaptable: Every Child is fueled by their own passions, interests and goals and perseveres with confidence and courage.
Resourceful Problem-Solver: Every Child thinks critically and creatively and applies knowledge to find and solve problems.
Communicator & Collaborator: Every Child skillfully conveys thoughts, ideas, knowledge and information and is a receptive and responsive listener.
Comprehensive Needs Assessment
Demographics
Comprehensive Needs Assessment
Demographics
Demographics Summary
Spring Branch Academic Institute serves students in grades K-12 within the Spring Branch Independent School District (SBISD). Enrollment trends showed an increase of eight students from the 2021–2022 school year to the 2023–2024 school year.
Enrollment Trends:
2024-2025: Enrollment – 175
2023-2024: Enrollment – 148
2022-2023: Enrollment – 145
2021-2022: Enrollment – 140
Source: PEIMS OnDataSuite Fall Dashboard
The demographic profile of the students at Spring Branch Academic Institute has remained relatively consistent during the past three years. The majority of the students are Asian, followed by White. During the 2024-2025 school year, 100% of students were identified for gifted and talented services.
Demographic Trends: Race/Ethnicity
2023-2024: African American – *
2022-2023: African American – *
2021-2022: African American – *
2023-2024: American Indian-Alaskan Native – 0 (0.0%)
2022-2023: American Indian-Alaskan Native – 0 (0.0%)
2021-2022: American Indian-Alaskan Native – 0 (0.0%)
2023-2024: Asian – 59 (39.9%)
2022-2023: Asian – 53 (36.6%)
2021-2022: Asian – 42 (30.0%)
2023-2024: Hispanic – 15 (10.1%)
2022-2023: Hispanic – 12 (8.3%)
2021-2022: Hispanic – 11 (7.9%)
2023-2024: Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islander – *
2022-2023: Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islander – *
2021-2022: Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islander – *
2023-2024: White – 56 (37.8%)
2022-2023: White – 64 (44.1%)
2021-2022: White – 69 (49.3%)
2023-2024: Two-or-more – 15 (10.1%)
2022-2023: Two-or-more – 13 (9.0%)
2021-2022: Two-or-more – 15 (10.7%)
Source: PEIMS OnDataSuite Fall Dashboard
*Fewer than five students not shown
Additional Student Information:
2023-2024: At-Risk – *
2022-2023: At-Risk – 7 (4.8%)
2021-2022: At-Risk – *
2023-2024: Economically Disadvantaged – *
2022-2023: Economically Disadvantaged – 12 (8.3%)
2021-2022: Economically Disadvantaged – 12 (8.6%)
2023-2024: Emergent Bilingual/English Learner – *
2022-2023: Emergent Bilingual/English Learner – 7 (4.8%)
2021-2022: Emergent Bilingual/English Learner – *
2023-2024: Gifted and Talented – 148 (100.0%)
2022-2023: Gifted and Talented – 137 (94.5%)
2021-2022: Gifted and Talented – 137 (97.9%)
2023-2024: Homeless – 0 (0.0%)
2022-2023: Homeless – 0 (0.0%)
2021-2022: Homeless – 0 (0.0%)
2023-2024: Immigrant – *
2022-2023: Immigrant – *
2021-2022: Immigrant – *
2023-2024: Migrant – 0 (0.0%)
2022-2023: Migrant – 0 (0.0%)
2021-2022: Migrant – 0 (0.0%)
2023-2024: Special Education – *
2022-2023: Special Education – *
2021-2022: Special Education – *
Source: PEIMS OnDataSuite Fall Dashboard
*Fewer than five students not shown
Attendance Rates:
2021-2022: 96.9%
2020-2021: 98.6%
2019-2020: 99.4%
Source: Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR)
Chronic Absenteeism:
2021-2022: 2.8%
2020-2021: 0.0%
2019-2020: 0.8%
Source: Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR)
Demographics Strengths Demographic Strengths
- Student enrollment growing: SBAI continues to attract students from all over. As a school that serves the needs of highly gifted children, some of our students come from the private school sector, as well as other states. SBAI has a growing waitlist of 27 students as more families choose the world-class education delivered at SBAI.
- Our special programs align with the needs of our students. As the only public K-12 school of its kind, SBAI exists to meet the academic and non- academic needs of highly gifted children. Many families come to SBAI because typical schools do not meet the academic needs of their children.
- Students from various cultures learn and work together. SBAI brings together families from a broad variety of communities. Because of its small size, SBAI very much has a family feel, and the connectedness families have with the school strengthens the overall community.
Problem Statements Identifying Demographics Needs
Problem Statement 1: The testing for highly gifted is not always casting a wide net to catch more highly gifted children. Families of lesser financial means cannot afford the private testing that other families present to help their child qualify. Root Cause: There are many complex issues at the heart of this issue--perhaps casting a wider net, and more training for teachers in helping them identify possible highly gifted children would be helpful.
Problem Statement 2: Although SBAI is not involved in the identification of its highly gifted students, SBAI's cultural diversity can be expanded. Root Cause: Families may not be aware of the services provided to highly gifted children of different cultures and language barriers.
Student Achievement
Comprehensive Needs Assessment
Student Achievement
Student Achievement Summary
Spring Branch Academic Institute implements a rigorous curriculum that is aligned to state standards and continuously revised to produce and prepare all students towards T-2-4 district goals. Students will master rigorous academic standards to ensure college and career readiness. We believe campus administrators and teachers are members of the campus’ Professional Learning Communities (PLC). PLC in SBISD is an ongoing collaborative team process used to establish a school-wide culture that develops teacher leadership explicitly focused on building and sustaining school improvement efforts.
A top priority in SBISD is literacy. Students receive the opportunity and skill set to experience meaningful literacy experiences that are rigorous and engaging. With their peers, students in SBISD listen, speak, read and write through the content areas with a commitment that they will become lifelong readers and writers. SBISD is driven by standards, focused on strategies, differentiated, and guided by student data. Numeracy is also a top priority in SBISD. Our goal is to provide academic experiences that build confident and creative mathematical thinkers. Students identified for special education (SPED) services or as Emergent Bilingual/English Learner (EB/EL) are also a district focus.
Below is a summary of the STAAR Redesign Reading passing rates for 2024:
3rd Grade Reading - 100% Approaches; 100%Meets; 94% Masters
4th Grade Reading - 100% Approaches; 100% Meets; 100% Masters
5th Grade Reading - 100% Approaches; 100% Meets; 100% Masters
6th Grade Reading - 100% Approaches; 100% Meets; 100% Masters
7th Grade Reading - 100% Approaches; 100% Meets; 100% Masters
8th Grade Reading - 100% Approaches; 100% Meets; 100% Masters
Below is a summary of the STAAR Redesign Mathematics passing rates for 2024 :
3rd Grade Mathematics – 100% Approaches; 100% Meets; 88% Masters
4th Grade Mathematics - 100% Approaches; 100% Meets; 91% Masters
5th Grade Mathematics - 100% Approaches; 100% Meets; 94% Masters
6th Grade Mathematics - 100% Approaches; 100% Meets; 100% Masters
7th Grade Mathematics – 100% Approaches; 100% Meets; 100% Masters
8th Grade Mathematics - 100% Approaches; 100% Meets; 100% Masters
Below is a summary of the End of Course (EOC) STAAR Redesign passing rates for 2024:
EOC English I - 100% Approaches; 100% Meets; 100% Masters
EOC English II - 100% Approaches; 100% Meets; 87%Masters
EOC Algebra I - 100% Approaches; 100% Meets; 100% Masters
EOC Biology - 100% Approaches; 100% Meets; 100% Masters
EOC U.S. History - 100% Approaches; 100% Meets; 90% Masters
Below is a summary of all STAAR Redesign passing rates of students served in Special Education and identified as Emergent Bilingual for 2024:
SPED All Grades Reading - * Approaches; * Meets; * Masters
EB/EL All Grades Reading - 100% Approaches; 100% Meets; 100% Masters
SPED All Grades Mathematics - * Approaches; * Meets; * Masters
EB/EL All Grades Mathematics - 100% Approaches; 100% Meets; 100% Masters
SPED All Grades All Subjects - * Approaches; * Meets; * Masters
EB/EL All Grades All Subjects - 100% Approaches; 100% Meets; 100% Masters
Average SAT Scores:
2023: Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) – 722
2022: Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) – 716
2021: Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) – 688
2023: Mathematics – 715
2022: Mathematics – 714
Student Achievement Strengths
Three student achievement strengths are:
- Elementary, middle, and high school students made gains as measured by the state assessments.
- Our school earned all available distinctions.
- SBAI is highly rated in Niche.com, and continues to attract students from all over the city, state, and country. The waitlist continues to grow.
Problem Statements Identifying Student Achievement Needs
Problem Statement 1: A challenge for SBAI is ensuring that all students who earned Masters, continue to perform at the Masters level. Root Cause: SBAI is a school for highly gifted children. As such, students have the potential for high academic achievement, and achieving Masters on the STAAR is one way of doing that. It's challenging to stay at the top.
Problem Statement 2: Although the SBAI admission standards indicate that students should be reading at least two grade levels ahead of their age, there are a few students who do not meet this standard. Root Cause: Some students are emergent bilinguals who have high academic ability and are also trying to learn English along the way.
Staff Recruitment and Retention
Comprehensive Needs Assessment
Staff Recruitment and Retention
Staff Recruitment and Retention Summary
The Talent strategy is to recruit and retain the best employees at Spring Branch Academic Institute to support students. For employees and support personnel, this includes recruitment processes and hiring practices to develop and retain staff to meet the unique needs of each department and/or campus. Increased creativity and flexibility in our staffing, compensation, and benefit plans will help SBISD attract and retain qualified individuals. In order to meet our strategic goals, attract and retain the best talent, we focus our efforts on the following key areas:
- Recruitment and Retention of instructional, non-instructional, paraprofessional, and auxiliary staff
- Onboarding processes
- Staffing and Performance Management
- Competitive Compensation and Benefits
- Benefits Training opportunities
Teacher by years of experience:
2023-2024: Beginning – 0.5 FTE (1.5%)
2022-2023: Beginning – 0.0 FTE (0.0%)
2021-2022: Beginning – 1.4 FTE (3.8%)
2023-2024: 1-5 Years – 6.7 FTE (19.6%)
2022-2023: 1-5 Years – 7.9 FTE (21.2%)
2021-2022: 1-5 Years – 5.3 FTE (14.2%)
2023-2024: 6-10 Years – 7.5 FTE (22%)
2022-2023: 6-10 Years – 7.8 FTE (21.0%)
2021-2022: 6-10 Years – 10.4 FTE (27.9%)
2023-2024: 11-20 Years – 13.4 FTE (39.3%)
2022-2023: 11-20 Years – 14.5 FTE (39.0%)
2021-2022: 11-20 Years – 15.5 FTE (41.6%)
2023-2024: Over 20 Years – 6.1 FTE (17.9%)
2022-2023: Over 20 Years – 7.0 FTE (18.8%)
2021-2022: Over 20 Years – 4.8 FTE (12.9%)
2023-2024: Total – 34.1 FTE (100%)
2022-2023: Total – 37.2 FTE (100%)
2021-2022: Total – 37.3 FTE (100%)
Source: PEIMS OnDataSuite, Fall Core Teacher Summary Report
Staff Recruitment and Retention Strengths
Strengths:
- Staff members at SBAI are passionate about the education of gifted students. Since this is a school for this very unique population, appreciating them is important.
- The staff members at SBAI regularly receive training specific to working with the gifted and talented population. This allows them to better support their students.
- SBAI has a low turnover rate. Staff members at SBAI are generally happy and stay working at SBAI. The school climate is positive and this contributes to the retention of staff members.
Problem Statements Identifying Staff Recruitment and Retention Needs
Problem Statement 1: The team at SBAI is a cohesive, collaborative group. How do we ensure we retain them at SBAI? Root Cause: With the growing lack of support from the State of Texas and reduced funding, teachers are feeling like they no longer want to be part of a system that does not support them and is working against them.
Problem Statement 2: As SBAI continues to expand, how to we attract the most qualified individuals who are passionate about working with the gifted population? Root Cause: There isn't an abundance of people who are specifically trained in working with gifted children.
Family and Community Engagement
Comprehensive Needs Assessment
Family and Community Engagement
Family and Community Engagement Summary
FAMILY ENGAGEMENT
Spring Branch Academic Institute provides a sustained and strategic focus on educating, engaging and empowering families that are aligned with the SBISD Family E3 framework, focusing on building the capacity of families and staff to work together for student academic success. The Share a Smile Customer Service commitments are embedded into the Family E3 expectations, emphasizing the importance of customer service at our campus. The campus Translation and Interpretation Procedure asserts our commitment to provide families with information they can understand. Families are invited to attend campus and district events. The Family E3 team conducts an annual needs assessment with our campus to determine family engagement strengths and areas of support.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Spring Branch Academic Institute works closely with the SBISD Community Engagement Division to support meaningful, strategic two-way engagement of families, community members, partners, and volunteers. The district traditionally has a large and very committed network of partners and 12,000+ volunteers. During the summer, the Community Engagement team conducts a needs assessment with our campus to determine community engagement strengths and areas of support. We welcome and value volunteers who serve on our campus as mentors and tutors to support student success.
Family and Community Engagement Strengths
3 Strengths of Family and Community Engagement:
- SBAI is made up of people from all over the Spring Branch school district. It also attracts people from the private school sector. This brings in additional students to the district.
- The parents of SBAI have many professional talents, and the school leverages those talents through career awareness events at school. This also allows parents the opportunity to be engaged at school.
- Parents are partners in their child's education. There are multiple ways for them to stay engaged in school, including volunteering for lunch and recess supervision, Science Fair, World History Expo, study trips, and other school events.
Problem Statements Identifying Family and Community Engagement Needs
Problem Statement 1: How do we ensure SBAI families are meaningfully engaged in their child's education? Root Cause: Due to various commitments, some families are not able to stay as engaged in their child's education.
Problem Statement 2: While SBAI continues to leverage our parents' expertise in Problem-Based Learning Units, how else can we meaningfully engage our parents' expertise? Root Cause: SBAI parents have many different talents and backgrounds that can be used in the classroom. We may not know all the ways they can be leveraged at school.
Goal 1: Student Achievement
Student Achievement
- Performance Objective 1 - ACHIEVEMENT
- Performance Objective 2 - STUDENT GROWTH
- Performance Objective 3 - CLOSING THE GAPS
- Performance Objective 4 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION PROGRESS
- Performance Objective 5 - COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS BENCHMARK
- Performance Objective 6 - ADVANCED COURSES
- Performance Objective 7 - COLLEGE, CAREER, MILITARY READINESS (CCMR)
- Performance Objective 8 - GRADUATION
- Performance Objective 9 - POST-SECONDARY ENROLLMENT
Performance Objective 1 - ACHIEVEMENT
Goals
Goal 1: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. Spring Branch Academic Institute students will master rigorous academic standards to ensure college and career readiness.
Performance Objective 1: ACHIEVEMENT: By June 2025, Spring Branch Academic Institute will have a 100% passing rate on STAAR Redesign exams and will increase student performance at the masters level in reading and math by at least 1 percentage point at all school levels. All elementary and middle school students will score above level on Iowa Assessments with at least 85% scoring a total Composite of Stanine 8 or 9.
STAAR Redesign Results (All Levels):
2023-24: Reading (Gr. 3-English 2): 100% (approaches), 100% (meets), 97% (masters); Math (Gr 3- Algebra): 100% (approaches), 100% (meets), 94% (masters)
2022-23: Reading (Gr. 3-English 2): 100% (approaches), 100% (meets), 93% (masters); Math (Gr 3- Algebra) : 100% (approaches), 100% (meets), 97% (masters) (Baseline Year)
Iowa Assessments Results (Elementary and Middle school):
2023-24: 60% Elementary 43/72 9s; 80% Secondary 33/41 9s; 67% Total (76/113)
2022-23: 65% Elementary 39/60 9s; 94% Secondary 34/36 9s; 76% Total (73/96)
Evaluation Data Sources: 2023 Texas Academic Performance Report, 2024 Texas Education Agency Data Tables, and Iowa Assessment
Strategy 1: Student schedules for ELA, math, science, and social studies reflect appropriately challenging academic content and include both acceleration and depth and complexity.
Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Students will be appropriately challenged and make academic growth.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: All teachers
Strategy 2: Curriculum materials will be used to meet the needs of accelerated content and highly gifted classrooms. Materials include William and Mary ELA, Art of Problem Solving/Beast Academy, IXL, Mentoring Minds, Smithsonian Science, History Alive, classroom libraries and magazines.
Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Lessons that demonstrate use of appropriate GT curriculum, Flexible and fluid movement for individualized curriculum programming, Improved assessment results.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administration, Teachers
Strategy 3: Phenomenal Phridays programming will be refined to address cognitive flexibility, student choice, problem-solving, and real world application of learning. Study trips will be incorporated into the SBAI curriculum to provide student opportunities to explore connections that support limitless curiosity and provide examples of T24 opportunities for post-graduation success.
Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Students will engage in opportunities that expand their learning and actively engage them in collaborative skills for the workplace.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administration, teachers
Performance Objective 2 - STUDENT GROWTH
Goals
Goal 1: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. Spring Branch Academic Institute students will master rigorous academic standards to ensure college and career readiness.
Performance Objective 2: STUDENT GROWTH: Spring Branch Academic Institute will increase the percentage of students demonstrating STAAR Redesign academic growth in reading and math by 1 percentage point or ≥ to 85%.
2023-24: School Progress-Annual Growth 99% (Reading); 100% (Math)
2022-23: School Progress-Annual Growth: 95% (Reading); 97% (Math) Baseline Year
Evaluation Data Sources: 2023 and 2024 Texas Academic Performance Report and 2024 Texas Education Agency Data Tables
Strategy 1: The SBAI Counselor and teachers will pull MAP and IXL data to target TEKS gaps and address those during instruction.
Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: The targeted approach will allow our children to fill in the gaps and increase their academic growth.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administration, Counselor, Teachers
Performance Objective 3 - CLOSING THE GAPS
Goals
Goal 1: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. Spring Branch Academic Institute students will master rigorous academic standards to ensure college and career readiness.
Performance Objective 3: CLOSING THE GAPS: By June 2025, Spring Branch Academic Institute will continue to meet or exceed all academic achievement indicators in the redesigned closing the gaps domain.
2023-24: 32 of 32 Academic Achievement Points Met; 100% Component Points
2022-23: 32 of 32 Academic Achievement Points Met; 100% Component Points (Baseline Year)
Evaluation Data Sources: 2023 Federal Identification of Schools and 2024 Texas Education Agency Data Tables
Strategy 1: The SBAI team will leverage the PLC process to ensure all students are on target to meeting all TEKS and ensure gaps are being closed.
Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Students will continue making academic growth.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators, Counselor, Teachers
Performance Objective 4 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION PROGRESS
Goals
Goal 1: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. Spring Branch Academic Institute students will master rigorous academic standards to ensure college and career readiness.
Performance Objective 4: ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION PROGRESS: By June 2025, the rate of Emergent Bilingual/English Learners increasing at least one composite score level on TELPAS will meet or exceed the expected growth target for English Language Proficiency Status.
2023-24: TELPAS Progress Rate 100%
2022-23: TELPAS Progress Rate 100% (Baseline Year)
Evaluation Data Sources: 2023 Federal Identification of Schools and 2024 Texas Education Agency Data Tables
Strategy 1: SBAI will identify our Emergent Bilingual learners early and give them targeted interventions
Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Levels of English proficiency will increase.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administration, Teachers
Performance Objective 5 - COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS BENCHMARK
Goals
Goal 1: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. Spring Branch Academic Institute students will master rigorous academic standards to ensure college and career readiness.
Performance Objective 5: COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS BENCHMARK: By June 2025, Spring Branch Academic Institute Middle School students will meet the college and career readiness benchmarks in Reading and Writing (RW) and Mathematics on the PSAT 8.
2023-24: 100% Met RW; 100% Met Mathematics; 100% Met Both (Baseline Year)
Evaluation Data Sources: PSAT 8/9 (Grade 8) College Board
Strategy 1: Every SBAI secondary student will meet with counselor to ensure CCMR readiness is being met.
Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: All students at SBAI will meet CCMR readiness standards.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Counselor
Performance Objective 6 - ADVANCED COURSES
Goals
Goal 1: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. Spring Branch Academic Institute students will master rigorous academic standards to ensure college and career readiness.
Performance Objective 6: ADVANCED COURSES: Spring Branch Academic Institute will continue to provide advanced courses, programs, and internships beyond the traditional high school offerings
PSAT 8 Scores
Oct. 2023: 1330 (8 students)
Oct. 2022: 1246 (9 students)
Oct. 2021: 1284 (17 students)
High School
Fall 2024: 41 students enrolled in one or more Dual Credit/Dual Enrollment/Advanced Placement courses
Fall 2023: 47 students enrolled in one or more Dual Credit/Dual Enrollment/Advanced Placement courses
Fall 2022: 47 students enrolled in one or more Dual Credit/Dual Enrollment/Advanced Placement courses. Four courses of Dual Credit, 21 Dual Enrollment, and 131 AP courses. In addition to 6 courses beyond AP Math, 5 Academy of Science and Engineering, and 1 Computer Technician Practicum
Middle School
Fall 2024: All 54 students enrolled in one or more advanced courses
Fall 2023: All 42 students enrolled in one or more advanced courses
Fall 2022: All 36 students enrolled in one or more advanced courses
Fall 2021: All 42 students enrolled in one or more advanced courses
Evaluation Data Sources: Skyward course data and Naviance reports
Strategy 1: Ensure all SBAI secondary students are selecting appropriately challenging courses.
Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: SBAI students will be challenged appropriately.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Counselor
Performance Objective 7 - COLLEGE, CAREER, MILITARY READINESS (CCMR)
Goals
Goal 1: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. Spring Branch Academic Institute students will master rigorous academic standards to ensure college and career readiness.
Performance Objective 7: By June 2025, Spring Branch Academic Institute graduates will achieve College, Career, Military Readiness status.
Class of 2024: 100% of graduates met CCMR indicator
Class of 2023: 100% of graduates met CCMR indicator
Class of 2022: 100% of graduates met CCMR indicator
Evaluation Data Sources: Texas Academic Performance Report and 2024 Texas Education Agency Data Tables
Strategy 1: Every SBAI student will meet with SBAI counselor to ensure CCMR readiness is being met.
Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: All students at SBAI will meet CCMR readiness standards.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Counselor
Performance Objective 8 - GRADUATION
Goals
Goal 1: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. Spring Branch Academic Institute students will master rigorous academic standards to ensure college and career readiness.
Performance Objective 8: GRADUATION: Spring Branch Academic Institute will maintain a 4-year graduation rate of 100%.
Evaluation Data Sources: Texas Academic Performance Report and 2024 Texas Education Agency Data Tables
Strategy 1: The counselor and administrators will work closely with seniors to ensure they are applying to universities and completing all the necessary steps.
Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Students will apply and hopefully get accepted at a university.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Counselor, Administrators
Performance Objective 9 - POST-SECONDARY ENROLLMENT
Goals
Goal 1: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. Spring Branch Academic Institute students will master rigorous academic standards to ensure college and career readiness.
Performance Objective 9: POST-SECONDARY ENROLLMENT: For the graduating class, 100% of Spring Branch Academic Institute graduates will have enrolled successfully in a post-secondary option (T-2-4).
Class of 2024: 100% enrolled in fall following graduation
Class of 2023: 100% enrolled in fall following graduation
Class of 2022: 100% enrolled in fall following graduation
Evaluation Data Sources: National Student Clearinghouse (data reported as of the fall after graduation)
Strategy 1: The SBAI counselor and administration will maintain communication and provide supports with SBAI graduates and their families to ensure students are enrolling in postsecondary options.
Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: SBAI graduates will be more likely to enroll in post-secondary options
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Counselor, Administrators
Goal 2: Student Support
Student Support
- Performance Objective 1 - CORE CHARACTERISTICS OF A T-2-4 READY GRADUATE
- Performance Objective 2 - INTERVENTIONS
- Performance Objective 3 - POST-SECONDARY PLANNING
- Performance Objective 4 - STUDENT ATTENDANCE
Performance Objective 1 - CORE CHARACTERISTICS OF A T-2-4 READY GRADUATE
Goals
Goal 2: STUDENT SUPPORT. Spring Branch Academic Institute students will benefit from multi-tiered systems of support.
Performance Objective 1: CORE CHARACTERISTICS OF A T-2-4 READY GRADUATE: By June 2025, Spring Branch Academic Institute will implement at least three strategies to advance the focus on Core Characteristics for every child.
Evaluation Data Sources: Campus calendar and newsletters
Strategy 1: SBAI Leadership will build parents' understanding and usage of the Core Characteristics by referencing the terms at various parent meeting throughout the school year.
Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Parents' understanding of the Core Characteristics will grow, and they will see how the SBAI mission supports the development of the Core Characteristics in their children.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administration
Strategy 2: Build parents' understanding of Core Characteristics by including them in the weekly newsletters as part of the SBAI Mission.
Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Parents will have a better understanding of the Core Characteristics.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Director, Assistant Director
Strategy 3: The Core Characteristics are part of the SBAI mission and will be represented side by side in all materials.
Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: SBAI families will have a better understanding of how the Core Characteristics align with the SBAI mission.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Director, Assistant Director, Counselor , Teachers
Performance Objective 2 - INTERVENTIONS
Goals
Goal 2: STUDENT SUPPORT. Spring Branch Academic Institute students will benefit from multi-tiered systems of support.
Performance Objective 2: INTERVENTIONS: By June 2025, Spring Branch Academic Institute will implement TIER interventions with students identified as needing academic or behavioral supports.
Evaluation Data Sources: Multiple measures
Strategy 1: The rigorous PLC process at SBAI is the mechanism that drives this work forward.
Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Struggling students will be identified and supported.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators, Counselor, Teachers
Performance Objective 3 - POST-SECONDARY PLANNING
Goals
Goal 2: STUDENT SUPPORT. Spring Branch Academic Institute students will benefit from multi-tiered systems of support.
Performance Objective 3: POST-SECONDARY PLANNING: Spring Branch Academic Institute students will engage in activities that will prepare them to meet graduation requirements and pursue a viable post-secondary outcome.
Evaluation Data Sources: Naviance Reports, Skyward Reports
Strategy 1: Students will complete a course selection process aligned to their career and endorsement program of study for their high school years.
Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: All students will have a full schedule of course selected for 9th grade, and a clear program of study for their high school years.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators, Counselor
Strategy 2: 8th grade students will participate in Guthrie campus visits to learn more about CTE Programs of Study.
Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Students will determine if they want to pursue a career and technical opportunity.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators, Counselor
Strategy 3: The SBAI counselor will work with individual 9th and 11th graders to ensure they are on track to having a schedule which meets their academic needs and long-term goals.
Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Students will have a clear pathway to graduation, and are prepared to apply to college.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators, Counselor
Performance Objective 4 - STUDENT ATTENDANCE
Goals
Goal 2: STUDENT SUPPORT. Spring Branch Academic Institute students will benefit from multi-tiered systems of support.
Performance Objective 4: STUDENT ATTENDANCE: By June 2025, student attendance at Spring Branch Academic Institute will increase or will be ≥ 98%.
Evaluation Data Sources: Skyward data and Texas Academic Performance Report
Strategy 1: The SBAI Attendance Officer will monitor consistently absent students and communicate with families about improving student attendance.
Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Students will attend school more regularly.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: SBAI Attendance Officer
Goal 3: Safe Schools
Safe Schools
- Performance Objective 1 - SAFE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT
- Performance Objective 2 - SAFETY COMMITTEE
- Performance Objective 3 - EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
Performance Objective 1 - SAFE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT
Goals
Goal 3: SAFE SCHOOLS. Spring Branch Academic Institute will ensure a safe and secure learning environment.
Performance Objective 1: SAFE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT: Align academic, behavior, and discipline systems to support a safe campus culture and maximize student learning.
Evaluation Data Sources: Discipline Data Dashboard, Review effectiveness of Behavior Intervention Plans
Strategy 1: SBAI Parents sign a Commitment to Attend SBAI contract which ensures they follow procedures and behavioral expectations.
Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: SBAI maintains a safe environment that is conducive to learning.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: All staff
Performance Objective 2 - SAFETY COMMITTEE
Goals
Goal 3: SAFE SCHOOLS. Spring Branch Academic Institute will ensure a safe and secure learning environment.
Performance Objective 2: SAFETY COMMITTEE: Strengthen school safety by establishing and conducting Campus Safety Committee reviews throughout the school year.
Evaluation Data Sources: Campus Safety Committee roster and calendar
Strategy 1: Establish a Campus Safety Committee composed of a cross section of stakeholders to look at matters related to campus safety.
Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Each campus principal will recruit a safety team and provide a roster. Each campus team will meet 3 times a year so that all campuses will be able to refine their safety practices.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators
Strategy 2: Participate in campus safety audits
Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Campus will develop action plan to address any deficiencies as a result of safety audits.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators
Performance Objective 3 - EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
Goals
Goal 3: SAFE SCHOOLS. Spring Branch Academic Institute will ensure a safe and secure learning environment.
Performance Objective 3: EMERGENCY OPERATIONS: Maintain Campus Emergency Operations Procedures (EOP) that comply with SB 11, and include Standard Operating Procedures.
Evaluation Data Sources: Campus Emergency Operation Procedures Documents
Strategy 1: SBAI is a part of its host campuses' EOP (Emergency Operations Plan). The Campus EOP will align to best practices from the Texas School Safety Center
Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Campus EOP is submitted and filed. SBAI is included in the EOPs.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators
Strategy 2: Update campus EOP annually and train staff at the start of each school year.
Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Campus procedures maintained in campus EOPs, Staff training documents, EOPs submitted
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators
Goal 4: Fiscal Responsibility
Fiscal Responsibility
Performance Objective 1 - FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Goals
Goal 4: FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. Spring Branch Academic Institute will ensure efficient and effective fiscal management of resources and operations.
Performance Objective 1: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: Maintain high quality financial management practices.
Evaluation Data Sources: Year-To-Date (YTD) Budget Reports (monthly, quarterly, annually)
Strategy 1: Conduct frequent budget meetings with Administrative Assistant to review and manage finances.
Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Error-free records, Documentation of purchases and orders
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Principal, Administrative Assistant