The Ector County Board ISD Board of Trustees heard presentations on Targeted Improvement Plans from five campuses during their Tuesday workshop.
Superintendent Scott Muri said the data set used is from 2017 and it’s now 2022 and “a lot of things have changed.”
Some of the schools are B rated under state accountability standards today.
The Texas Education Agency requires TIPs for schools who perform in the bottom 5% of Domain III-Closing the Gaps in the accountability system. This year, the campuses are Cavazos, Dowling, E.K. Downing, Ireland and Sam Houston. The board is required to approve Targeted Improvement Plans every year.
Principals reviewed their essential actions and desired Director of Leadership Susan Hendricks said the next steps are:
- Board approval of the Targeted Improvement Plans.
- Continue the 90-day cycle reviews, TIP plan and artifacts.
- Use artifacts and data collected from each cycle to determine the next 90-day action steps.
- Monitor student data for progress.
At the start of the facilities department presentation, staff was asked to stand to be recognized. One collapsed and was taken to the hospital. Superintendent Scott Muri said she would be all right.
Director Gary Weatherford said he has 83 staff members. The department maintains 40 campuses and 19 ancillary buildings. “We take care of 4.9 million square feet of campus. That’s under the roof and then we have 433 acres of grounds.
Weatherford said he has multiple departments that cover the whole spectrum of maintenance.
The maintenance budget is $3,603,250. Director Gary Weatherford said 44 percent of that, or $1.6 million is building supplies; 14 percent is contracted integrated pest management at $500,000; contracted services is $1.25 million; 7 percent is department costs, or $250,000.
That doesn’t include salaries, Weatherford said.
Ongoing projects include HVAC replacement, boiler and chiller replacement, sprinkler system, grounds and LED lighting among other items.
The average age of the buildings is 50 years old. PBK Architecture, which has conducted facilities studies for the district for bond issues, said the facilities are in good shape considering their age.
The presentation showed the facilities department maintains all district buildings to the best of its ability using the available staff and budget.
“However, many of our buildings are in desperate need of infrastructure upgrades. The majority of the needed repairs are outside our scope of work and budget and will need to be addressed through other means,” the presentation detailed.
Overcrowding at certain campuses speeds up the deterioration.
