Campus Improvement Plan 2023-2024

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 2024, 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 75% scoring a total Composite of Stanine 8 or 9.

STAAR Redesign Results (All Levels):
2022-23 (Baseline Year)
Reading (Gr. 3-English 2): 100% (approaches), 100% (meets), 93% (masters);
Math (Gr 3- Algebra) : 100% (approaches), 100% (meets), 97% (masters)

Iowa Assessments Results (Elementary and Middle school):
2022-23: 65% Elementary 39/60 9s; 94% Secondary 34/36 9s; 76% Total (73/96)
2021-22: 68% Elementary 40/59 9s; 90% Secondary 38/42 9s; 77% Total (78/101)

Evaluation Data Sources: 2023 Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR), Iowa Assessment scores

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 (HG) classrooms. Materials include William & Mary ELA, Art of Problem Solving/Beast Academy, IXL, Mentoring Minds, Smithsonian science kits, History Alive, classroom libraries, and magazines.
Flexible small groups for acceleration and intervention are in place.

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: The PLC process at SBAI will continue to drive the work forward. Secondary and Elementary Teams will come together to share best practices, and align on rigorous instruction for our highly gifted students. Instructional decisions will be made using comprehensive data and the Math and ELA Acceleration Protocols. Flexible scheduling will be utilized for planning and PLC work.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Students will continue to make academic growth and develop their potential.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administration 
Teachers 

Strategy 4: Phenomenal Phridays programming will be refined to address cognitive flexibility, student choice and voice, problem-solving, and real-world application of learning. Field trips will be incorporated into the SBAI curriculum to provide student opportunities to explore real-world connections that support limitless curiosity and provide examples of T-2-4 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

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 Redesigned academic growth in reading and math by 1 percentage point or ≥ to 85%.

2022-23: School Progress-Annual Growth: 95% (Reading); 97% (Math)

Evaluation Data Sources: 2023 TAPR

Strategy 1: The SBAI counselor and teachers will pull MAP 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

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 2024, Spring Branch Academic Institute will continue to meet or exceed all academic achievement indicators in the redesigned closing the gaps domain.

2022-23: 32 of 32 Academic Achievement Points Met; 100% Component Points (Baseline Year)

Evaluation Data Sources: 2023 Federal Identification of Schools

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

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 2024, the rate of Emergent Bilingual/English Learners increasing at least one composite score level on the new TELPAS will meet or exceed the expected growth target for English Language Proficiency Status.

2022-23: New TELPAS Progress Rate 100% (Baseline Year)

Evaluation Data Sources: 2023 Federal Identification of Schools

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

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 2024, Spring Branch Academic Institute Middle School students will meet the college and career readiness benchmarks in Evidence-based reading and writing (ERW) and mathematics on the PSAT 8.

2022-23: 100% Met ERW; 100% Met Mathematics; 100% Met Both

Evaluation Data Sources: PSAT 8 (Grade 8)

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
Administrator

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.
High School
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
Fall 2021: 34 students enrolled in one or more Dual Credit/Dual Enrollment/Advanced Placement courses

Middle School
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

PSAT 8 Scores
Oct. 2022: 1246 (9 students)
Oct. 2021: 1284 (17 students)
Oct. 2020: 1238 (10 students)

Evaluation Data Sources: 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
Administrators

Goals

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

Performance Objective 7: COLLEGE, CAREER, MILITARY READINESS (CCMR): By June 2024, Spring Branch Academic Institute graduates will achieve College, Career, Military Readiness status.

Class of 2022: 100% of graduates met CCMR indicator

Evaluation Data Sources: 2023 TAPR

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
Administrators

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: 2023 TAPR

Strategy 1: Every 12th grader will work with the counselor in ensuring all college application materials are submitted on a timely basis, and deadlines are met.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Every SBAI senior will apply to colleges and report their progress to the counselor.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Counselor Administrator 

Strategy 2: Every SBAI 9th, 10th, and 11th grader will have a one-on-one meeting with the counselor to ensure they are on track in their academic coursework.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Students will be on track to completing high school, and applying to colleges.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Counselor
Administrators

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 2022: 100% enrolled in fall following graduation

Evaluation Data Sources: National Student Clearinghouse (available November/December following graduation)

Strategy 1: The SBAI counselor and administrators 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

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 2024, 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 Staff will use a common language to build an internal understanding and support the development of the Core Characteristics in our students. We will use the terminology in PLCs and faculty meetings.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Staff members will contribute to the growth of Core Characteristics terminology at SBAI.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administration 
Teachers 

Strategy 2: SBAI teachers will embed the specific Core Characteristics in their lessons and reiterate the terms with students.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Students will learn from live examples of the Core Characteristics, thus building their foundational knowledge and understanding of these terms in themselves.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Counselor 
Teachers 

Strategy 3: SBAI Leadership will build our parents' understanding and usage of the Core Characteristics by referencing the terms specifically at various parent meetings throughout the school year.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Parents' understanding of the Core Characteristics will grow, and they will see how the mission at SBAI supports the development of the Core Characteristics in their children.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administration

Goals

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

Performance Objective 2: INTERVENTIONS: By June 2024, 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

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: 8th grade students 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 
Counselors 

Strategy 2: Through study trips, students will explore careers through their classes at SBAI and Stratford, to build awareness of economic trends and high growth and high demand jobs.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Students will learn about these career opportunities for paths to gainful employment.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators 
Counselors 
Teachers 

Strategy 3: Students will complete a course selection process aligned to their career and endorsement path for their high school years.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: All students will have a full schedule of courses selected for 9th grade, and a clear pathway for their high school years.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators 
Counselors 

Strategy 4: The SBAI counselor will work with individual 9th graders and 11th graders to ensure they are on track to having a schedule which meets their academic needs.

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

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 2024, student attendance at Spring Branch Academic Institute will increase or will be ≥ 98%.

Evaluation Data Sources: Skyward data, TAPR

Strategy 1: The weekly newsletters will reiterate the importance of punctuality and regular attendance to build good lifelong habits.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Parents will have a better understanding of the importance of getting their children to school on time.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators 

Strategy 2: 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 
Teachers
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 students and parents sign a Commitment to Attend SBAI document that ensures they follow procedures and behavioral expectations.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: This ensures SBAI maintains a safe environment which is conducive to learning.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: All 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: CAMPUS SAFETY COMMITTEE: Establish Campus Safety Committees 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 three times per year so that all campuses will be able to refine safety practices.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators 

Strategy 2: Participate in campus safety audit.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Campus will develop action plans to address any deficiencies as a result of safety audits.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators

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 that comply with SB 11, and include Standard Operating Procedures.

Evaluation Data Sources: Campus emergency operation procedures documents

Strategy 1: EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PROCEDURES: Campus EOP will align to the best practices from the Texas School Safety Center.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Campus EOP is turned in and filed by September 1st. SBAI is included in the EOPs of the schools where SBAI is housed.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators 

Strategy 2: EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PROCEDURES: 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 maintained.
EOP submitted by September 1st.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators
Safety Committee

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 money.

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