AssistantSuperintendent BoardReport

At their March 18th, 2024 meeting, the BISD Science Adoption Committee made their final selections for Science Instructional Materials Publishers. In April, Mrs. Haggard, Mr. Dickson and I met with the selected publishers to discuss component options, pricing, and discounts. The committee's formal recommendation, along with product and pricing information is included as an action item on this month's Board agenda. All materials will be purchased using state Instructional Materials Allotment (IMA) funds.

I was very conservative with our current biennium IMA funds (2022-2024) in anticipation of this curriculum adoption. I am pleased to report that we will be able to purchase all requested Science materials for grades K-HS using the remainder of our current biennium IMA funds. In many cases, districts were relying on the 2024-2026 biennium IMA funds for this adoption cycle. We will now be able to use next biennium's IMA funds for many of the currently adopted materials we previously paid for using ESSER funds.

Leading up to STAAR, all campuses engaged students in a review of readiness standards. Teachers utilized dedicated class time, Tribe Time, or Warrior Time to ensure students had ample time to prepare for each STAAR assessment. The rest of the class time was spent continuing to cover new standards while completing TRS units. Kindergarten through 2nd grade wrapped up Saxon Phonics and worked through TRS units.

April and May have been busy months due to testing. This year, STAAR testing was conducted over three weeks from April 16th to April 30th. Mrs. Haggard and Mr. Dickson did an excellent job as District Test Coordinators, ensuring that all campuses were well-prepared for testing every week. The Campus Test Coordinators, Principals, and staff worked diligently to ensure that STAAR testing ran smoothly on all campuses every day.

AP testing occurred from May 6th to May 17th. BHS offered seven AP courses with the addition of AP Computer Science Principles this year.

TEA's 2023-2024 Assessment Calendar of Events indicates the dates different stages of assessment results will be made available to districts. See the image below for Spring STAAR/EOC and June EOC reporting dates. Click HERE for TEA's assessment calendar of events.

Our final New Teacher YOUniversity session took place on May 2nd. It was an exciting time as we wrapped up a year of learning and growth together. During our last session, leaders and teachers took some time to reflect on the successes achieved throughout the year, no matter how small they may seem, and acknowledge the hard work it took to get there.

We also talked about positive changes each person can make going into the next year to continue to grow and develop as educators. This year's NTY group has been wonderful to work with and the end of the program left everyone inspired and motivated for what's to come.

We are happy to report that all presenters have submitted their session titles and descriptions for next year's LEAD Conference. This indicates our staff is committed to making the 2nd Annual conference a success.

We aim to have the schedule finished before the end of the school year to give the teachers enough time to plan their schedules before they leave for summer break. Additionally, having the flexibility to make adjustments over the summer will help make the conference as effective and engaging as possible. Kudos to Mrs. Haggard and Mr. Dickson for their hard work and dedication to this important event.

TEA's Data Reporting Compliance Unit (DRCU) has completed its review of BISD's 2023 Discipline Data Reporting Compliance Review submission.

The DRCU found our submission satisfactory in confirming accurate and reliable data is submitted in PEIMS. No further actions are required.

Our DDV5 Compliance Review was submitted on March 28, 2024 and can be reviewed HERE. The DRCU's "Findings Report" received on April 30, 2024 can be reviewed HERE.

TEA recently published the ESSA Consolidated Grant Entitlement planning amounts for the 2024-2025 school year. The image below shows the 24-25 planning amounts and a comparison to 22-23 and 23-24 planning amounts.

We will participate in the Region 10 SSA for ESSA grants again this year and plan to continue using Title I, II and IV funds for most shortage stipends and some instructional support salaries. Title III funds will continue being used to improve instructional programs and services for Emergent Bilingual students.

Planning amounts for the 2024-2025 Perkins V: Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act Grant were released in April. Our planning amount is $23,770, which is $229 more than the final allocation for the 2023-2024 school year.

The majority of Perkins grant funds are used to purchase supplies and materials for CTE Programs of Study at BHS and LHR. Between $1,000-$1,500 is typically budgeted for extra duty pay for Cosmetology's "late lab" events during which the Cosmo Lab is open to the general public for after hours services.

The image to the left is a hyperlink to the full report.

TEA conducts a comprehensive cyclical monitoring review once every six years for each LEA. The balanced monitoring review supports positive student outcomes and ensures the LEA maintains compliance with the requirements and purposes of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), per 34 CFR § 300.600 State Monitoring and Enforcement.

The special education cyclical monitoring report provides Bonham ISD with findings from the comprehensive cyclical monitoring review and serves as official notification from the TEA that any findings of noncompliance will require corrective action. Noncompliance findings must be corrected no more than one year from the date of notification (for information on the required actions and timeframe for completion, see OSEP QA 23-01).

BONHAM ISD HAD NO NONCOMPLIANCE FINDINGS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION OR DYSLEXIA!!

It is important to mention that the TEA agent working on our Dyslexia monitoring said Bonham ISD is only the THIRD District she's ever had submit their Dyslexia submissions PERFECTLY THE FIRST TIME. A HUGE thank you to Lauren Lyles and Leslie Bowser for their efforts in ensuring BISD Dyslexia programs and services are compliant and for doing the legwork on the monitoring submission!

The images below, from the full report, highlight the data findings for Bonham ISD.