Campus Improvement Plan

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 2026, Spring Branch Academic Institute will have a 100% passing rate on STAAR 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 students will score above level on Iowa Assessments with at least 85% scoring a total Composite of Stanine 8 or 9.

STAAR Results (All Levels):
2024-25: Reading (Gr. 3-English 2): 100% (approaches), 99% (meets), 92% (masters); Math (Gr 3- Algebra): 100% (approaches), 100% (meets), 92% (masters)
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):
2024-25: 81% Elementary 65/80 8 or 9s; Secondary Did Not Take
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, 2025 State Accountability Report Domain 1, 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 challenged within the zone of proximal development and make academic gains.
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: All 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: All Teachers

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: By June 2026, Spring Branch Academic Institute will increase the percentage of annual growth points earned by students demonstrating STAAR academic growth in reading language arts and math by 1 percentage point or ≥ 85%.

2024-25: 93 School Progress-Annual Growth RLA and Math Score 2023-24: 99 School Progress-Annual Growth RLA and Math Score
2022-23: 95 School Progress-Annual Growth RLA and Math Score (Baseline Year)
Evaluation Data Sources: State Accountability Report Domain 2 A (Annual Growth RLA and Math)

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: Teachers, Administrators, Counselor

Goals

Goal 1: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. Spring Branch Academic Institute students will master rigorous academic standards to ensure college and career readiness.

Performance Objective 3: RELATIVE PERFORMANCE: By June 2026, Spring Branch Academic Institute will maintain its relative performance scale score.

2024-25: 99 Scale Score
2023-24: 100 Scale Score
2022-23: 99 Scale Score

Evaluation Data Sources: Accountability Report Domain 2 B

Strategy 1: The SBAI team will leverage the PLC process and IXL data to ensure all students are provided opportunities to target missing skills.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: All students will show academic growth
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Teachers, Administrators

Goals

Goal 1: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. Spring Branch Academic Institute students will master rigorous academic standards to ensure college and career readiness.

Performance Objective 4: CLOSING THE GAPS: By June 2026, Spring Branch Academic Institute will maintain the percentage of academic achievement indicators on track to meet or exceed interim targets in the closing the gaps domain.

2024-25: 32 of 32 Academic Achievement Points Met; 100% Component Points
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, 2024 Texas Education Agency Data Tables, and 2025 State Accountability Report Domain 3

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: All students will show academic growth
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Teachers, Administrators

Goals

Goal 1: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. Spring Branch Academic Institute students will master rigorous academic standards to ensure college and career readiness.

Performance Objective 5: ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION PROGRESS: By June 2026, the rate of Emergent Bilingual students increasing at least one composite score level on TELPAS will meet or exceed the expected growth target for English Language Proficiency Status.

2024-25: TELPAS Progress Rate * 2023-24: TELPAS Progress Rate 100%
2022-23: TELPAS Progress Rate 100% (Baseline Year)
*Results masked due to small numbers.

Evaluation Data Sources: 2023 Federal Identification of Schools, 2024 Texas Education Agency Data Tables, and 2025 State Accountability Report Domain 3

Strategy 1: SBAI will identify our Emergent Bilingual learners early and give them targeted interventions throughout the year

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: English proficiency levels will increase
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Teachers, Administrators

Goals

Goal 1: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. Spring Branch Academic Institute students will master rigorous academic standards to ensure college and career readiness.

Performance Objective 6: COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS BENCHMARK: By June 2026, 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.

2024-25: 100% Met RW; 100% Met Mathematics; 100% Met Both
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 will demonstrate CCMR readiness prior to entering high school
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Counselor, Administrator

Goals

Goal 1: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. Spring Branch Academic Institute students will master rigorous academic standards to ensure college and career readiness.

Performance Objective 7: 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. 2024: 1287 (17 students)
Oct. 2023: 1330 (8 students)
Oct. 2022: 1246 (9 students)

High School:
Fall 2025: 45 students enrolled in one or more Dual Credit/Dual Enrollment/Advanced Placement courses 
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

Middle School:
Fall 2025: All 52 students enrolled in one or more advanced courses 
Fall 2024: All 54 students enrolled in one or more advanced courses 
Fall 2023: 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: Students will be appropriately challenged
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Counselor

Goals

Goal 1: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. Spring Branch Academic Institute students will master rigorous academic standards to ensure college and career readiness.

Performance Objective 8: COLLEGE, CAREER, AND MILITARY READINESS (CCMR): By June 2026, Spring Branch Academic Institute will achieve College, Career, and 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 State Accountability Report Domain 1

Strategy 1: Every SBAI student will meet with SBAI counselor to ensure CCMR readiness is being met.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: All students will be CCMR compliant
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Counselor

Goals

Goal 1: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. Spring Branch Academic Institute students will master rigorous academic standards to ensure college and career readiness.

Performance Objective 10: 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: 93% 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 (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: Students will be likely to enroll in post-secondary opportunities
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Counselor and Administrator

Goals

Goal 1: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. Spring Branch Academic Institute students will master rigorous academic standards to ensure college and career readiness.

Performance Objective 9: GRADUATION: Spring Branch Academic Institute will maintain a 4-year graduation rate of 100%.

Evaluation Data Sources: Texas Academic Performance Report and State Accountability Report Domain 1

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: All students will have a post-secondary option aligned with T-2-4
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Counselor and Administrators

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 2026, Spring Branch Academic Institute will implement at least three strategies that 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 meetings and weekly newsletters 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: Administrators

Strategy 2: The Core Characteristics are part of the SBAI mission and will be represented side by side in all materials.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Parents will see the integration of the Core Characteristics with the vision and mission of the school.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators

Goals

Goal 2: STUDENT SUPPORT. Spring Branch Academic Institute students will benefit from multi-tiered systems of support.

Performance Objective 2: INTERVENTIONS: By June 2026, 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 provided targeted supports.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Teachers, Administrators, Counselor

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. Individual families will be invited to meet with the counselor to create this plan.

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: 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 have the opportunity to explore CTE pathways and enroll in courses.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: 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 strong transcript to submit with college applications.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Counselor

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 2026, 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 consistently
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators

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. It is also reviewed with students and they sign it.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: A safe school environment that allows for the highest level of learning.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators and Support Staff

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 Campus Safety Committee composed of a cross section of stakeholders to look at matters related to campus safety.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Refined safety practices
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Campus Safety Officer

Strategy 2: Participate in campus safety audit.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Refined safety practices
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Campus Safety Officer

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: Campus EOP will align to the best practices from the Texas School Safety Center and the Standard Operating Procedures.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Submitted campus EOP in September.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Campus Safety Officer

Strategy 2: Update campus EOPs annually and train staff at the start of each school year.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Campus procedures maintained in campus EOP. Staff training documents maintained.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Campus Safety Officer

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 budgets.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Error free records. Documentation of purchases and orders.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Principal Administrative Assistant