The Killeen ISD Board of Trustees named current KISD Deputy Superintendent of Operations Megan Bradley, Interim Superintendent, at Monday’s special called meeting. Ms. Bradley has dedicated over 25 years to serving the students, employees, and families of Killeen ISD.

Ms. Bradley is committed to maintaining the district’s mission, teach so that students learn to their maximum potential, and will continue to work closely with the school board, administrators, and employees to ensure Killeen ISD meets the needs of all students and recruits highly qualified educators.

The vote follows the news of Northside ISD naming Superintendent Dr. John Craft as the lone finalist for the San Antonio area district last week.

The Killeen Independent School District Board of Trustees selected JG Consulting to conduct the nationwide search for the next Superintendent of Schools based on several factors. JG Consulting utilizes innovative and expansive methods to engage communities in compiling information to create a district-specific superintendent profile. They have also shown the ability to bring forward multiple candidates in their searches that more than meet the wants and needs of their clients. Since 2015, they have placed 30 superintendents in school districts utilizing their team of 40 consultants.

The Board of Trustees will start work immediately with JG Consulting to finalize an agreement allowing them to commence the official search process. Once finalized, JG Consulting will work with the Board of Trustees to develop a framework detailing the components and timeline of the search process. Components will include student, employee, parent, trustee, and community engagement, recruitment updates/milestones, position description, marketing & recruitment, and review of applicants. The Board of Trustees will determine which candidates are considered for an interview and decide on the selection of a lone finalist.

The Killeen Independent School District will establish a presence on the district’s website to outline the entire process and provide updates to stakeholders according to designated milestones.

School Board Resolutions:

The Board approved two resolutions. Click the corresponding link to read the resolutions:

• April 2023 National School Library Month: Lead Librarians accompanied District Instructional Specialists Kimberly McClish and Kiree Bons to request April 2023 be known as National School Library Month in Killeen ISD.
• April 2023 Month of the Military Child: Showing support to our military-connected students, we encourage everyone to wear purple on Wednesday, April 19, 2023.

Threat Assessment and Safe and Supportive School Teams:

The Texas Education Code (TEC) requires an appointed threat assessment and safe and supportive team to be established at each campus to be responsible for implementing a safe and supportive school program and supporting KISD in a multi-hazard emergency operations plan. The Board of Trustees unanimously approved the teams presented for each campus to begin the required training.

Progress Monitoring Report for Academic Achievement:

Midyear Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) assessment scores are used to try to predict STAAR tests results. The board discussed challenges related to academic achievement and the support being provided to campuses along with CCMR prospective changes and the anticipated impact. Dr. Buckley discussed the plan to phase out MAP at secondary, to bring the curriculum council back, to add 3 days for new teacher induction prior to school start. The group discussed how teachers and principals compare and analyze data.

Fiscal Year 2024 District Budget Planning:

Chief Financial Officer, Kallen Vaden presented public school finance topics in the 88th legislative session including school funding, property tax relief, school safety and security funding and teacher compensation. With the recent basic allotment increase, 30% must be used for compensation, with 75% of the compensation used for classroom teachers, full-time librarians, full-time counselors, and full-time nurses.

Leo Buckley Stadium Safety and Accessibility Improvements Project:

The Safety and accessibility improvements to the Leo Buckley Stadium project is planned to take approximately six months, with substantial completion planned for August 2023.

District and Campus Improvement Plans Follow-up:

District Curriculum and Assessment Specialist, Sarah Miller provided an update to the student learning strategy progress. Areas of focus include new teacher support, ongoing STAAR technology support and PD, and bilingual redesign.

March: Women's History Month, Arts in our Schools Month, National Athletic Training Month

March 6-10: National School Breakfast Week

March 9: 5A Boys Basketball State Semifinals: Ellison vs. Summit, 8:30 p.m., Alamodome

(Listen to the game live online on radio.killeenisd.org.)

March 10: 1hr. 50 min. Student Early Release (End of 3rd nine week reporting period)

March 13-17: Spring Break, District Closed

March 20: Teacher PD Day/Student Holiday

March 25: KISD Special Olympics Track and Field, 8:00 a.m., Searles III Stadium

March 27: Living Well Aware Virtual Parent Meeting, 5:30 p.m.

March 28: KISD School Board Meeting, 6:00 p.m., Central Admin

March 31: Board of Trustees Scholarship Applications Due

Looking Ahead:

April 1: Free Course: Youth Mental Health First Aid Training

April 1: 12th Annual Killeen ISD Elementary Science Olympiad

Formerly known as Bilingual, ESL, Migrant Services in the Department Listing on the web, www.killeenisd.org/departments, the department is now known as Multilingual Services and is listed under the letter M.

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