Office of the Superintendent of Schools
Office of Academics
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Approval Of Project 25-03-16-55 And Related Expenditures From July 17, 2024, Through June 13, 2025
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The Houston Independent School District (HISD) seeks the School Board’s approval of project 25-03-16-55.
On March 1, 2024, HISD was awarded the Learning Acceleration Support Opportunities (LASO) Cycle 2 Strong Foundations Implementation Carnegie Math (sixth- through twelfth-grade) grant by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for $1,389,500. The Strong Foundations Implementation provides grant funds to districts for technical assistance to support high-fidelity implementation of the instructional materials. HISD used this grant to support Carnegie implementation at per-unit allocation (PUA) campuses. As part of the TEA’s requirements, HISD must use 70% of grant funds to contract with a single provider from the Decision 2 state-approved vendor list to provide high-quality professional learning.
The purpose of project 25-03-16-55, titled "Educational Training, Development, and Enrichment," is to provide services through a cooperative agreement with the 1Government Procurement Alliance (1GPA) utilizing cooperative contract number 24-04PV-37. This board item seeks approval of expenditures beginning July 17, 2024, and ending June 13, 2025. Services rendered during this period included:
- Delivered up to 1,470 hours of direct support under Strong Foundations Implementation.
- Customized support to meet local education agencies (LEAs) where they were in their high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) journey and developed a roadmap for the grant.
- Built an implementation plan, including change management strategies and an HQIM plan.
- Built district capacity to develop and implement robust Action Plans 1–4.
- Supported the actualization of goals set in the HQIM plan.
- Aligned walkthrough tools for Carnegie Math to the district’s strategic vision.
- Trained leadership on the use of walkthrough tools and conducted quarterly re-norming.
- Developed and maintained a district-wide data monitoring system for walkthroughs.
- Created and administered beginning-, middle-, and end-of-year surveys to track Carnegie Math usage.
- Collected, aggregated, presented on, and developed action plans based on quarterly survey data.
- Developed custom teacher materials to support Carnegie Math, including pacing calendars and aligned learning objectives.
- Delivered monthly status updates for implementation resources.
- Delivered 34 professional learning sessions, totaling up to 68 hours, to build leadership capacity around HQIM.
- Customized and prepared for each professional learning session with HISD leadership.
- Debriefed each professional learning session with key stakeholders to determine the next steps.
- Developed stakeholder learning pathways to support ongoing HQIM implementation.
The project term for 25-03-16-55 is from July 17, 2024, through June 13, 2025. The approval does not exceed $1,389,500.
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The implementation of this project is supported by state grant funds allocated specifically for this purpose, ensuring no additional financial burden on the district’s general revenue budget. |
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THIS ITEM DOES NOT ESTABLISH, MODIFY, OR DELETE BOARD POLICY.
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RECOMMENDED: That the School Board approves project 25-03-16-55 for educational training, development, and enrichment for the period July 17, 2024, through June 13, 2025, and related expenditures from July 17, 2024, through June 13, 2025, effective September 12, 2025.