Office of the Superintendent of Schools
Office of Academics
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Acceptance Of Board Monitoring Update: Presentation Of Constraint 3 Progress Measure 3.1
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The Houston Independent School District (HISD) exists to strengthen the social and economic foundation of Houston by assuring its youth the highest-quality elementary and secondary education available anywhere.
In accordance with the Texas Education Agency (TEA) Lone Star Governance continuous improvement model and the Framework for School Board Development, the HISD School Board monitors progress towards the district's goals and compliance with certain goals and constraints.
Attached to this update is a report regarding constraints and constraint progress measures (CPMs). The following measures have new data this month:
Constraint 3: The superintendent shall not make significant changes, directly or indirectly, to magnet or other specialized programming or school options without first conducting and communicating to the Board and community an analysis of:
• The results of stakeholder engagement related to the anticipated change(s) to programming or school options;
• The projected impact of the anticipated change(s) to the programming or school options, including the projected effectiveness and impact on the achievement of board-adopted student outcome goals, enrollment, and budget; and
• Any related or potentially related research-based studies, which shall include, if applicable, a literature review.
CPM 3.1: The number of significant changes to school options or programming made by the superintendent without conducting and communicating research-based analysis of the effectiveness and impact on the achievement of board-adopted student outcome goals shall not increase from zero in November 2023 to zero in June 2028.