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Spring ISD Recovery Plan - ESSER
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In March 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act, also known as the ARP Act, was signed into law. The bill dedicated $122 billion for K-12 schools across the country through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) III funds.
Thanks to the federal law, Spring ISD is eligible for $101 million in one-time funds to overcome learning losses and to accelerate academic growth in the wake of the pandemic.
As part of the district’s process to apply for these funds, Spring ISD recently submitted its Recovery Plan to the Texas Education Agency for review and approval. In drafting this document, the district has spent several months working with stakeholders and incorporating that feedback to develop its Recovery Plan, including a community survey and meetings with teachers, parents, students, advisory groups and district leaders.
The result of this work is our Recovery Plan, focused on accelerated learning to be implemented this 2021-22 school year to ensure that all of our students are able to recover successfully from the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Our framework is based on five tenets:
- Highly Effective Principals and Teachers
- Aligned Curriculum & Ongoing Progress Measures
- Maximize Learning Time
- High Dosage Tutoring
- Safe & Secure Learning Environment
Under each of these tenets, we’ve detailed specific work we plan to do with the expected outcomes. Throughout the year, we will be checking our progress and providing updates to our Board of Trustees.
Our goal is simple: See our student outcomes improve, whether it’s on STAAR/EOC testing or other benchmark assessments. We’ll also be looking at attendance, discipline, parent engagement, graduation, CTE participation and other important measures of success.
We’re also committed to transparency and ongoing feedback. Should you have any questions or concerns about our Recovery Plan, we encourage you to let us know by visiting: https://www.springisd.org/elevate. Once on our elevate landing page, please leave your feedback under the area titled Spring ISD Recovery Plan 2021-22.
Recovery Framework
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1) Highly Effective Principals and Teachers
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2) Aligned Curriculum & Ongoing Progress Measures
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3) Maximize Learning Time
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4) High Dosage Tutoring
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5) Safe and Secure Learning Environments
EOY Goal Summary
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NORTH STAR GOAL EOY Update Status (2021-22) By 2027, Spring ISD will increase the percentage of students in A/B schools from 27% to 50% and decrease the percentage of students in D/F schools from 46% to 0%. Based on preliminary data:
- % students in A/B schools: 52%
Goal Met - % of students in D schools: 26%
- % of students F schools: 0%
Progressing By 2027, Spring ISD will increase the number of A/B schools from 12 to 19 and decrease the number of schools that score D/F from 16 to 0. Based on preliminary data:
- # of A/B schools: 27
Goal Met - # of D schools: 4
- # of F schools: 0
Progressing STUDENT OUTCOMES EOY Update Status (2021-22) The district reaches an 80 or greater for an Overall Domain Score rating of a “B” (LY –78 = C) Based on preliminary data: Projected Overall Domain Score of “B” (81) Goal Met 0.5 PPT growth in 4-year graduation rate 2019-20 to 2020-21: -1.2 PPT Goal Not Met 37% of all students reach the Meets level in all STAAR/EOC subjects Overall: 32% Progressing 36% of SpEd students reach the Approaches level in all STAAR/EOC subjects Overall: 34% Progressing 53% of Multilingual students reach the Approaches level in all STAAR/EOC subjects Overall: 54% Goal Met 40% of GT students reach the Masters level in all STAAR/EOC subjects Overall: 57% Goal Met At least 52% of CTE students graduate with an endorsement and 30% graduate with a certification CTE Grads with Endorsement: 91.5% CTE Grads with Certification: 59.4% On Track 1.5 PPT improvement in student attendance compared to 2019 (Baseline: 93.6%) Attendance Rate: 85.1% Off Track Increase in mClass standards of performance at MOY and EOY compared to BOY baseline BOY % At/Above Grade Level: 40% EOY % At/Above Grade Level: 58% Goal Met STUDENT OUTCOMES - HB3 EOY Update Status (2021-22) 2 PPT increase in CCMR among all student populations All: +26% Black: +34%, Hispanic: +21%, White: +23%, Eco-Dis: +27%, SpEd: +38%, Emergent Bilingual: +30% Goal Met 65% of students exceed expected growth on MAP Reading (3rd-8th) & MAP Math (K-8th)** EOY % Met Growth for Reading: 51% EOY % Met Growth for Math: 53% Goal Not Met 90% of PK students are On Target based on CIRCLE Phonological Awareness, Early Writing, Letter-Sound Correspondence, and Overall Mathematics assessments Phonological Awareness: 82% Progressing Early Writing: 90% Goal Met Letter-Sound Awareness: 83% Progressing Overall Math: 92% Goal Met EQUITY EOY Update Status (2021-22) 10% decrease in total disciplinary removals for African American and Special Education males (secondary only) African American Males Secondary: 2022: 85% removal rate
(2019: 123% removal rate)
On Track Special Education Males Secondary: 2022: 70% removal rate
(2019: 107% removal rate)
On Track
Frequently Asked Questions
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What does ESSER stand for?
ESSER stands for Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief.
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How has the district been gathering feedback on its Recovery Plan?
Since early 2021, the district has been meeting with advisory groups, educators, principals, district leaders, parents and other stakeholders to solicit feedback that could be used to develop and refine its plan. This past spring, we also surveyed our community to ask for their input.
We will continue to incorporate feedback from any stakeholders who visits https://www.springisd.org/elevate . Once on our elevate landing page, please leave your feedback under the area titled Spring ISD Recovery Plan 2021-22.
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What is the Texas Education Agency’s role in how these funds are used?
20% of the ESSER III funds must be set aside to address the academic impact of lost instructional time through the implementation of evidence-based interventions such as summer learning or summer enrichment, extended day, comprehensive after school programs, or extended school year. The 20% is the minimum amount required however districts can spend more. In addition, the TEA required districts to engage in meaningful consultation with stakeholders and give the public an opportunity to provide input into the development of the plan.
The final plan must then be posted on the website.
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Who did Spring ISD consult as it developed its plan?
The district consulted students, families, school and district administrators, teachers, principals, advisory groups, including the Advisory Committee on Education (ACE), the Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) and the Ministerial Alliance. We also requested input from any stakeholder representing the interests of students who are homeless, migratory, underserved, in foster care, disabled or English Language Learners.
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How does our Spring ISD Recovery Plan also address the safe return to in-person instruction and continuity of service?
As part of our Recovery Plan, we have incorporated CDC safety recommendations as appropriate in our COVID-19 Safe Return Protocols and Processes, available for review at www.springisd.org/covid19.
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What’s next with the district’s Recovery Plan?
We will review our plan at least every six months but more often if necessary to incorporate new feedback from stakeholders or to include new CDC guidance related to COVID-19 in schools.