Annual Report 2015 with Appendix

Angleton ISD Goals and Objectives
Goal 1:Each student will be fully prepared to reach his potential for
postsecondary education and/or employment opportunities through a
personally challenging curriculum.
Objective 1.1 All students will show measurable progress in reading, writing
(English Language Arts), math, social studies and science throughout their
school years.
Objective 1.2 The annual completion rate and attendance rate will increase and
the annual dropout rate will decrease.
Objective 1.3 Instructional technology will be utilized as appropriate throughout
all curriculum areas.
Objective 1.4 Participation and performance in college readiness prep courses
and on college readiness tests will increase.
Objective 1.5 Schools will actively support electives that fit the interests of the
students, parents and community.
Objective 1.6 Curriculum, instruction and assessments will be aligned to meet
state standards.
Objective 1.7 Innovative credit attainment opportunities will be optimized for all
students.
Objective 1.8 Students will be appropriately encouraged to graduate on the
Recommended or Distinguished Achievement plans.
Objective 1.9 The district will offer market-based career courses and will
increase the number of students taking courses leading to certification.
Goal 2:AISD will collaborate and communicate effectively with parents and
the community.
Objective 2.1 AISD staff will emphasize communications with parents and
community through letters, newspapers, student and faculty publications and the
district website.
Objective 2.2 AISD will foster communication and collaboration with area
colleges, businesses and parent organizations.
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Objective 2.3 AISD will create an environment in which parents and community
members are welcomed, valued, appreciated and respected through
opportunities to participate appropriately in surveys, forums, and activities on
campuses and at school events.
Goal 3: AISD will have exceptional teachers, principals and staff in all
schools.
Objective 3.1 Highly qualified staff will be recruited, employed, inducted and
retained and provided on-going professional development.
Objective 3.2 Staff members will adhere to the Educational Code of Ethics and
procedures and guidelines established by the district.
Objective 3.3 Staff members will be active participants in setting goals and
procedures for their respective departments and campuses.
Objective 3.4 AISD will emphasize the importance of positive morale as well as
other dimensions of a healthy organizational environment.
Goal 4: Students and staff will be safe and secure on all campuses, and an
appropriate instructional environment will be maintained.
Objective 4.1 Each campus will have written expectations of student behavior
that are well-communicated to all students and parents and are consistently and
timely enforced by faculty and staff.
Objective 4.2 Students and staff will have a safe environment free from drugs,
alcohol, and violence.
Objective 4.3 AISD students will be provided strategies to develop healthy
lifetime habits and preventative safety measures.
Objective 4.4
Character development will be addressed systematically
throughout all grades.
Objective 4.5
A crisis management plan will be updated annually and
appropriately communicated to all faculty and staff.
Objective 4.6 All schools and district facilities will be attractive, well-maintained,
clean, safe and orderly.
Objective 4.7
meals.
Support Services will provide safe transportation and healthy
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Goal 5:The district will have an efficient use of financial and facility
resources.
Objective 5.1 Budget decisions will reflect the priority of academic achievement
of all students.
Objective 5.2 Annual per square foot energy consumption will be reduced 5
percent per year.
Objective 5.3 The district’s infrastructure will meet present and future needs of
students.
Objective 5.4 Annual audit and FIRST reports will reflect integrity and efficiency
of District operations.
Objective 5.5 The District will maintain sufficient fund balance to avoid short term
borrowing and address immediate needs resulting from a catastrophic event.
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Goal 1: Each student will be fully prepared to reach his potential
for postsecondary education and/or employment opportunities
through a personally challenging curriculum.
The 2013-2014 school year was the second year being evaluated by the new
accountability system created by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). Angleton
ISD receive the accountability rating of Met Standard for the second consecutive
year as you will see in the attached report.
In past years, the state used the Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS)
to report student performance data but that report is now obsolete. The new
report (attached in the Appendix) is the Texas Academic Performance Report
(TAPR).
Objective 1.1 All students will show measurable progress in reading,
writing (English Language Arts), math, social studies and science through
their school years.
All of the following charts include performance data relating to the State of Texas
Assessment of Academic Readiness test (STAAR) for grades 3 through 8, and
End of Course testing (EOC) for grades 9 through 11.
ELMEMENTARY AND JUNIOR HIGH STAAR PERFOMANCE BY PERCENTAGE
3rd Grade STAAR
Reading
76
Math
71
Region 2014
77
73
AISD 2014
80
76
AISD 2013
84
76
State 2014
4th Grade STAAR
Reading
74
Math
71
Writing
73
Region 2014
75
74
74
AISD 2014
82
74
78
AISD 2013
81
74
78
State 2014
5
5th Grade STAAR
Reading
86
Math
88
Science
74
Region 2014
86
89
75
AISD 2014
92
97
85
AISD 2013
78
85
84
Reading
78
Math
79
Region 2014
79
80
AISD 2014
78
83
AISD 2013
72
76
Reading
76
Math
68
Writing
72
Region 2014
78
72
74
AISD 2014
78
71
72
AISD 2013
83
82
78
ELA/Reading
90
Math
86
Science
72
Social
Studies
63
Region 2014
90
87
74
65
AISD 2014
94
95
81
65
AISD 2013
84
76
82
71
State 2014
6th Grade STAAR
State 2014
7th Grade STAAR
State 2014
8th Grade STAAR
State 2014
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HIGH SCHOOL END-OF-COURSE EXAMS (EOC)
Reading EOC
ELA Reading I
67
ELA Reading II
69
Region 2014
67
70
AISD 2014
69
69
AISD 2013
71
80
ELA Writing I
55
ELA Writing II
55
Region 2014
55
54
AISD 2014
52
54
AISD 2013
52
54
State 2014
Writing EOC
State 2014
Math EOC
State 2014
Algebra I
80
Region 2014
81
AISD 2014
78
AISD 2013
78
Science EOC
State 2014
Biology
89
Region 2014
90
AISD 2014
89
AISD 2013
83
Social Studies EOC
State 2014
U.S. History
92
Region 2014
93
AISD 2014
91
AISD 2013
85
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Objective 1.2 The annual completion rate and attendance rate will increase
and the annual dropout rate will decrease.
 The district attendance rate continued to increase by 0.2% to 96.7%.
 We are not pleased any time we have even one student drop out, but our
annual dropout rate of 0.1% continues to exceed the state average of
2.2%.
 Our four-year longitudinal graduation rate is 97.4%.
Objective 1.3 Instructional technology will be utilized as appropriate
throughout the curriculum areas.
Teachers use technology-related terms, strategies, concepts, and ethical
practices to develop skills as related to curriculum needs and to demonstrate the
use of task-appropriate tools to synthesize knowledge, create, and modify
solutions.
Instructional technology coaches work closely with teachers on learning how to
more efficiently support their curriculum with technology, hardware, and
applications.
Eduphoria is the data management system throughout the district. All core and
special education teachers have been trained and are using the assessment data
to improve the instruction in their classrooms.
Instructional courses such as computer science, desktop publishing, digital
graphics/animation, multimedia-video and web mastering focus on the
development of skills to match current trends utilized in real-world settings.
Through the implementation of appropriate technology-based strategies, the
development of problem solving skills and a knowledge of current standards will
be maintained and work hand-in-hand to teach the Foundations, Information
Acquisition, Work in Solving Problems, and Communication strands of the
Technology Applications TEKS as outlined by the State Board of Certification
Standards for All Teachers.
Objective 1.4 Participation and performance in college readiness prep
courses and on college readiness tests will increase.
Participation on SAT and ACT college readiness tests increased slightly to 42.9
percent; the average SAT score decreased 23 points and the average ACT score
decreased 1.3 points.
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The number of students participating in AP testing increased from 205 to 263
students, while the passing rate remained at 31%.
State 2013
SAT/ACT
Tested
63.8
Above
Criteria
25.4
Avg. SAT
Score
1422
Avg. ACT
Score
20.6
Region 2013
67.3
26.4
1410
21.2
AISD 2013
42.9
19.3
1378
19.9
AISD 2012
41.3
21.6
1401
21.2
Ninety-seven students were enrolled in the Learning Frameworks dual credit
course. Learning Frameworks is the Brazosport College-required course that
teaches the fundamental skills that are necessary to be successful in college.
The Texas State Initiative test (TSI) is a college readiness test that students take
to enroll in dual credit courses at Brazosport College.
Test Type
TSI Math
TSI Reading
TSI Writing
# of AHS
Students who
took Math test
101
207
260
# Passing
Test
66
133
143
# Passing
65.3%
64.3%
55.0%
2012 ANGLETON HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES ENROLLED IN HIGHER
EDUCATION IN 2013
Fall 2013
Institution
Brazosport College
Alvin Community College
Texas A and M University
Sam Houston State University
Texas State
Blinn
University of Texas at Austin
Other public/independent 4-year institutions
Other public-independent 2-year institutions
Not trackable/found
Total
Number
92
26
14
8
7
6
6
32
7
269
473
Percent
20
5
3
2
2
1
1
7
2
56
100
Objective 1.5 Schools will actively support electives that fit the interest of
the students, parents and community.
Career Pathways, a sequential course of study in sixteen fields relating to business
and industry, have been fully implemented at Angleton High School. Programs such
as Health Science Technology and Ready, Set, Teach! have experienced successful
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growth and continue to attract new students. Additional electives such as Robotics
and Theater Arts have been added for Junior High students. These new electives
align with Career Pathways and help students to transition into specific endorsement
areas at the High School level.
Increased awareness by students and parents of the Tech Prep agreements with
local colleges has increased the number of graduates taking advantage of the free
college credit upon enrolling from high school. Offering dual credit CTE courses at
BC during a common class time enabled students interested in a specific vocational
career to attend courses during the school day. The fees for these courses have
been paid through the high school budget account.
Junior high counselors work with students and parents to develop six-year plans to
address their desired coursework starting in seventh grade through graduation. This
six-year plan is updated each year, allowing students to follow a plan that will
accommodate post-secondary opportunities.
Objective 1.6 Curriculum, instruction, and assessments will be aligned to
meet state standards.
In order to ensure that curriculum, instruction, and assessments are aligned to
meet state standards, the following tasks have been completed or occur regularly
throughout the school year.
 All core and special education teachers received training and information
on STAAR assessment design and standards (TEKS).
 All teachers were given release time to review and analyze state testing
results for areas of strength and areas needing improvement.
 All core and special education teachers were given release days to adjust
scope and sequence to accommodate for state assessment and revised
TEKS.
 Teachers developed predictive tests that assess the TEKS taught within a
three to six-week period and meet regularly as a content area and/or
grade level to analyze results and make appropriate adjustments to
instructional plans.
 Teachers developed STAAR/EOC benchmark assessments based on the
state testing design information and use the results to make instructional
adjustments and to determine appropriate interventions for students who
have not demonstrated mastery.
 Teachers and administrators received training and resources to adjust
their instructional practices so that they match the increased rigor of the
state assessments.
 Teachers received training and resources to allow them to plan lessons
that make the most of the instructional time, engage students for longer
periods of time, and provide more relevance to students’ lives.
 As stated in Objectives 1.3, Eduphoria is used as the district data
management system. Most teachers have received training and will
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continue to receive training as new components of Eduphoria are
introduced.
Objective 1.7 Innovative credit attainment opportunities will be optimized
for all students.
AISD students are presented with several innovative instructional methodologies
to go along with the more traditional direct classroom instructional model.
Students have the opportunity to receive high school and/or college credit
through Plato labs at AHS, AP coursework, Texas Virtual online courses and
dual credit courses offered at Brazosport College or Alvin Community College.
Objective 1.8 Students will be appropriately encouraged to graduate on the
Recommended or Distinguished Achievement Plans.
Almost 62 percent of students graduated under the Distinguished Achievement
and Recommended Plans in 2014.
AHS Graduate Plans
Degree Plan
2012 State
2013
2012 Region 2013
2012 AISD
2013
RHSP/DAP
80.5
81.6
78.7
79.2
56.7
61.9
Minimum
19.5
18.4
21.3
20.8
43.3
38.1
RHSP = Recommended High School Plan
DAP = Distinguished Achievement Plan
Objective 1.9 The district will offer market-based career courses and will
increase the number of students taking courses leading to certification.
The AHS Career and Technology Education department was named The Greater
Houston Area CTE Department of the Year three years ago in courses offered
which allow the students opportunities to be involved in coursework that is
interesting and cutting-edge, providing students with opportunities to jump right
into the current job market. Additionally, all courses have been updated and
enhanced to meet job market expectations. Students enrolled in the CTE
program received 134 certifications during 2013-2014.
Goal 2: AISD will collaborate and communicate effectively with
parents and the community.
There are few matters that people in a community care more about than they do
their schools and students. Angleton ISD works hard to increase and strengthen
the bond between home, school and community. Toward that goal, the staff
increased its commitment to communicate with parents about events, grades,
discipline and opportunities for academic growth through programs such as
Skyward Family Access which provides parents with daily updates on the child’s
grades, attendance, and discipline.
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Objective 2.1 AISD staff will emphasize communications with parents and
community through letters, newspapers, student and faculty publications,
the district website, and social media.
 Articles written by administrative staff members are printed in the local
newspapers, Inside AISD, and the Heartbeat.
 Updates and articles about the district are posted on the district website
and Facebook page.
 School and department websites (within the district website) are updated
to provide pertinent information.
 Students at AHS regularly publish The Tattler.
 Weekly newsletters from the principals are e-mailed to staff members on
each campus.
 Monthly reports of board actions are posted on the website.
 Principals send out frequent letters/newsletters to parents.
 The bilingual department sends out a newsletter to all Hispanic parents,
reaching approximately 1200 parents.
 Parent involvement newsletters are sent home to elementary students.
 A majority of our families have requested Parental Access through the
Skyward program, which allows them to have instant access to their
children’s grades, attendance and discipline. Over 5,000
parents/guardians have Parental Access.
 All professional staff members have public e-mails through which they can
correspond with parents.
 Letters with important information (such as staph infections, weather
updates, superintendent letters) are sent home and posted on the district
website and/or Facebook page.
 School Messenger call-out phone system is used to communicate
important information to all parents.
 Remind 101 is used by teachers to communicate with students and
parents regarding assignments, class progress, and instructional activities.
Objective 2.2 AISD will foster communication and collaboration with area
colleges, businesses and parent organizations.
 Angleton ISD and the City of Angleton work collaboratively on various district
and community projects and events such as the annual Heart of Christmas
festival for the city and Veterans Day activities.
 Angleton ISD is a participant in the Brazosport Industrial Alliance to improve
high school enrollment in chemical technology programs.
 Several campuses/organizations applied for and received grants from
Dow Chemical, BASF, 3M, HEB, and Walmart.
 Angleton ISD and the Angleton Chamber of Commerce combined forces
to distribute important information about the district and publish articles
promoting the district in an AISD section of the Chamber’s bi-annual
magazine The Heartbeat, which is widely distributed throughout the
community.
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
The Angleton Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with the AISD,
introduced the YEA! program to students in grades 7 through 12.
Angleton ISD booster clubs, PTO’s, and other campus organizations have
raised over $371,000 for students during 2013-2014 school year.
Angleton ISD worked collaboratively with Texas A&M Agriculture
Extension Agency, Master Gardeners, and Master Naturalists to provide
educational experiences for our students.
Objective 2.3 AISD will create an environment in which parents and
community members are welcomed, valued, appreciated and respected
though opportunities to participate appropriately in surveys, forums, and
activities on campuses and at school events.
 Parents and community members are invited to review textbooks up for
adoption, participate on district and campus advisory committees,
volunteer at campuses, and join PTO’s.
 Parental and community input is solicited in the development of the school
calendar.
 Each campus hosts an open house annually.
 Elementary campuses host Muffins with Mom and Doughnuts with Dad;
campuses with bilingual students also ensure that translators are
available.
 Angleton ISD website includes links to community organizations.
 Secondary campuses host parent nights in preparation for HB 5 updates,
course registration, college readiness activities, financial aid seminars,
and dual credit college opportunities.
 All campuses participate in conducting Strong Fathers activities and
parenting workshops.
 Parenting Partners Leadership Academies are offered on each campus to
collaborate with parents on topics such as Positive Parenting, Setting
Boundaries, The Discipline Difference, and Parents Involved for Academic
Success.
Goal 3: AISD will have exceptional teachers, principals and staff
in all schools.
Objective 3.1 Highly qualified staff will be recruited, employed, inducted
and retained and provided on-going professional development.
The approach for retaining staff members is based on the concept of joint
support and establishing a work environment that develops a strong sense of
commitment and dedication to both the children and each other. Almost 66
percent of Angleton ISD teachers have 6 or more years of experience and the
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average years of experience of our entire teaching staff is 10.6 years. To recruit,
employ and retain such quality staff, Angleton ISD does the following:
 Advertise professional vacancies on both the district website and the
websites of professional trade organizations in order to attract a larger
applicant pool.
 Continue to manage the online application process.
 Review prospective candidates’ applications and resumes; select
candidates to be interviewed; and use a campus committee to perform
interviews (principal/supervisor makes final recommendation).
 Continue Teacher Induction Program, which consists of a three-day
induction program for all new teachers.
 Mentoring teachers are assigned to each new teacher and the campus
principals assist with the mentoring process throughout the year.
 All principals offer a one to two-day campus orientation for new teachers.
 TASB conducted a comprehensive analysis of all staff salaries and extra
duty stipends to ensure competitive salaries for recruitment and retention
during the past three years.
 Annual statewide TASB salary survey results are used in the development
of the compensation plan in order to be salary competitive.
 All campuses have been designated as “Staff Development Schools” by
the University of Houston/Clear Lake for the purpose of providing training
sites for teacher interns (student teachers).
Objective 3.2 Staff members will adhere to the Educational Code of Ethics
and procedures and guidelines established by the district.
 All staff members received in-service at the first of the school year
concerning the Educators Code of Ethics and the practical application of
those ethics.
 Staff members are provided training in professional behavior including
confidentiality, conflict resolution, parent conferencing, and social media.
 Staff members take a great deal of pride in making the right decision and
setting the appropriate examples for the students.
 All campuses are actively involved in developing Character Counts!® traits
in students and staff.
 Human Resources actively engaged in campus activities and staff
interactions for guidance and assistance to all employees of this district.
Objective 3.3 Staff members will be active participants in setting goals and
procedures for their respective departments and campuses.
 Staff members are involved in the development and active direction of the
Operational and Instructional committees on their respective campuses.
 Leadership teams have received training to enhance their leadership
skills.
 Staffs are closely involved in goal setting and policy development for their
department, grade level, and campus.
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Objective 3.4 AISD will emphasize the importance of positive morale as
well as other dimensions of a healthy organizational environment.
OHI leadership teams have been trained and have formed committees to review
the role that every staff member plays when it comes to staff morale issues.
These committees have developed activities to maintain positive morale and
health at each campus. Staff surveys are administered for continuous evaluation
and growth opportunities. The district results from the 2014 OHI survey indicate
progress in every dimension.
OHI RESULTS, 2009-2014
33
32
2009
31
2010
30
2011
2012
29
28
29.03
30.19
30.96
31.87
31.91
31.94
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2013
2014
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Goal 4: Students and staff will be safe and secure on all
campuses, and an appropriate instructional environment will be
maintained.
Objective 4.1 Each campus will have written expectations of student
behavior that are well-communicated to all students and parents and are
consistently and timely enforced by faculty and staff.
Student expectations are communicated via student handbooks, the Code of
Conduct, and student/parent orientations. Consistency and timelines are
reinforced through parent’s real-time viewing of student behavior, attendance and
academic progress on Skyward’s parental access.
Creating an educational environment free from discipline distractions continued
to be a major goal for 2013-2014. To achieve that goal, the district held a
summer workshop for teachers and administrators to share strategies on creating
caring and well-managed classroom environments and then dealing with
students who choose to behave inappropriately.
In addition, campus
administrators identified students who had a history of misbehavior and visited
with the students and their parents prior to the start of the 2013-2014 school
year.
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A survey to determine teacher satisfaction with campus discipline was conducted
in January 2014. The principals met with assistant principals and teachers in
August to develop plans to create a more efficient and effective discipline
management program for their respective campuses.
Additionally, the district initiated a First Offender Program (FOP) K-12 to ensure
consistency throughout each grade level and campus. The goal is to hold all
students and their parents accountable for student behavior.
Below is a chart detailing the different infractions and penalties assessed at all
Angleton ISD schools.
Disciplinary Incidents 2013-2014
Conduct
Action Codes (see description below)
02
Conduct punishable as a
felony
Possession-controlled
substance
Possession-alcoholic
beverage
05
06
07
08
10
12
25
26
Incident
Total
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
20
8
25
0
0
0
0
0
56
0
5
2
5
0
0
0
0
0
12
Public Lewdness
Retaliation against school
employee
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Used/possessed firearm
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Used/possessed illegal knife
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Violation of CoC
0
664
3,211
192
0
25
0
10
39
4,141
Criminal mischief
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
Terroristic threat
Aggravated assault against
emp/vol
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
7
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
Assault not emp/vol
0
3
2
4
0
0
0
0
0
9
Cigarette or tobacco product
0
1
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
Felony-controlled substance
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
16
Fighting/mutual combat
Used/possessed non-illegal
knife
0
27
24
15
0
0
0
0
0
66
0
2
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
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TOTALS FROM 2013-2014
8
729
3,268
250
0
25
0
10
39
4,329
TOTALS FROM 2012-13
13
656
3,781
178
10
17
2
3
22
4,682
TOTALS FROM 2011-12
18
448
3307
138
7
16
n/a
5
24
3,985
TOTALS FROM 2010-11
3
386
4134
123
9
5
n/a
5
60
4,725
TOTALS FROM 2009-10
9
683
3618
101
7
2
n/a
6
30
4,463
ACTION CODE DESCRIPTION
Code
Translation
Code
Translation
02
Expulsion with placement in a JJAEP
12
Continue JJAEP from prior year
05
Suspension
13
Placement in JJAEP by court order
06
In-school suspension
15
07
Placement in a DAEP
Continuation of other district’s
expulsion to JJAEP
08
Continue other district’s DAEP
25
Partial day OSS
10
Continue DAEP from prior year
26
Partial day ISS
Objective 4.2 Students and staff will have a safe environment free from
drugs, alcohol, and violence.
 The District’s first priority is to ensure that all students have a safe and
positive environment in which to be successful.
 We have in place many programs geared towards making students aware
of the dangers of alcohol and drug use.
 The athletic department begins the school year sharing with students the
penalties for using drugs and alcohol.
 Each Campus displays posters, slogans and provides literature to both
students and parents on the dangers of drugs and alcohol and what it
does to the mind and body.
 Each Counselor provides a presentation to students on drug abuse.
 Our school police department updates our administration on the latest
trends in drugs seen, sold or used within our area.
 Random drug testing is required for all students participating in any UIL
extra-curricular activities, school organizations, and students seeking a
parking permit to park on school property.
 School district policies and regulations prohibit bullying on school property.
 Cases of bullying are fully investigated and measures are put in place to
eliminate further cases of bullying.
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Objective 4.3 AISD students will be provided strategies to develop healthy
lifetime habits and preventative safety measures.
To ensure the students in this district reach their full potential, AISD has put into
place measures to provide a safe environment in which to learn. Knowing that
healthy students learn better, we have several preventative programs that are
based on safety and healthy living.
 During the 2014-15 school year the State requires that all Wellness Plans
and Policies be revised. Students and staff will be provided with
information on nutrition, healthy eating habits and the importance of
exercise. An important part of this plan is the daily lunches served in our
cafeterias that follow the guidelines provided by the National School Lunch
program. The guidelines that were previously in place for foods of minimal
nutritional value have been replaced by Smart Snacks. These snacks can
be provided to students during the school day as long as there is no
charge to student.
 The district also has in place a coordinated school health program for
grades K-8. This program provides a curriculum that teaches students
how to eat healthy both at school and home. It encourages physical
activity as a means of avoiding obesity and putting themselves at risk of
Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease.
 Angleton ISD is in its third year of offering a human sexuality curriculum
for grades six through nine. This program emphasizes abstinence, which
is the only 100 percent sure way to avoid unwanted pregnancies and
sexually transmitted diseases.
 Four years ago, we began a random drug testing program for all students
in grades 7-12 who participate in any UIL activities, any school related
clubs or organizations, and who possessed a school parking permit. The
school must have a consent form signed by the parent and the student
prior to participating in any of the stated activities.
 The school district has in place a school health advisory committee that
makes recommendations to the board of trustees regarding health issues
facing the district.
 Teen dating violence awareness materials are available to all secondary
students and parents. Counselors are responsible for working with these
students and their parents to educate students on the signs of dating
violence and how to prevent it.
 Anti-bullying activities are provided on each campus throughout the
district.
 New bills on bullying and sexual harassment required more intense
guidelines to be in place for the 2014-2015 school year as well as
education for staff, parents and students.
 Character Counts! is the character education program that is used on all
campuses in the district. This program is supported by many community
and business entities in our area.
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The district will offer the Third Annual Health Fair this school year. The
fair will provide area information, agencies and services provided by the
community for health and wellness.
Objective 4.4 Character development will be addressed systematically
throughout all grades.
 The district uses Character Counts! as its character education program.
Students in grades K-12 are taught the character counts six pillars that are
universally accepted. One pillar is highlighted each month. The pillars
are: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and
citizenship. Students receive the same message at school, home and in
the community and the focus is on character development.
 Student groups have incorporated the importance of having good
character in video presentations, at football games on the video score
boards, in skits, and during leadership training.
 Grade level appropriate material are available on all campuses as
resources for teaching, modeling, and promoting good character (lesson
plans, skits, guidance lessons, words of the week, manner of the week,
anti-bullying campaigns/lessons, morning meeting, announcements, etc.)
 Character Counts teams on each campus promote campus activities
throughout the school. The staff received training by a National Character
Counts trainer and in turn promotes character development on their
campuses. Some of these promotions include: Character Counts Week in
October, Red Ribbon Week, Anti-bullying activities, community awareness
(Heart of Christmas booth), and food drives for local food pantries.
Character Counts is more than a program, it’s a method of using every
possible opportunity to teach, model, and promote good character.
Therefore, each educator has the freedom to incorporate it into their
lessons in a way that best fits their population (discussing a person’s
character in a story, highlighting good citizens in a community, rewarding
a student for demonstrating good character).
 Educational assemblies highlighting good character are provided, many
sponsored by PTO. Other schools sponsored “pep rallies” after each
character pillar is taught. Many music programs highlight good character
in school programs and musicals.
 Elementary schools incorporated character development into their Positive
Discipline Initiative.
 All administrators in the district promote and support Character Counts to
ensure a positive, safe school climate for all students.
 Southside Elementary has been designated as a National School of
Character due to their outstanding display of fair play, honesty and
integrity throughout the school.
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Objective 4.5 A crisis management plan will be updated annually and
appropriately communicated to all faculty and staff.
 The district’s emergency Operation Plan is revised each summer to
include new guidelines and mandates.
 During staff development at the beginning of each school year, the staff is
in serviced on the changes to the emergency plan.
 Staff members on each campus and parents of our students receive a
wallet-sized card containing all important phone numbers in the event of
an emergency.
 Each campus has a Crisis Management Team that is in place to respond
to campus emergencies.
 Table top drills on hurricanes, hazardous chemical spills, tornados and
other emergencies are provided to test the plans in place for accuracy and
applicability.
 Field trip guidelines have been implemented to ensure our students are
safe when away from the district.
 Teams on each campus are trained on Community Emergency Response
Teams (CERT) to assist with triage during an emergency.
Objective 4.6 All schools and district facilities will be attractive, wellmaintained, clean, safe and orderly.
Focusing on maintaining our facilities, AISD staff continually evaluates, trains,
and reviews custodial, grounds, and maintenance procedures. This strategy is
aimed at improving the district’s energy efficiency to make the facilities more
comfortable, easier to maintain, safer, and more accessible. AISD students and
staff deserve school environments that are healthy, safe, and inspiring places to
learn. The custodial and maintenance department try to accomplish these goals
with existing staff who understand their role in education. Sustainable measures
have been taken to ensure a safer work environment for the staff and students.
Objective 4.7 Support Services will provide safe transportation and healthy
meals.
The new Thomas Transit buses are serving the district’s transportation needs in
a very positive way. The larger capacity and comfort of these buses is
significant. Two other Thomas buses have also been added to the fleet for 201415 school year.
Drivers continue to provide emergency evacuation procedures for students who
ride buses daily as well as those participating in field trips.
Communications continue to improve across the district as well as on individual
campuses. Several campuses have added additional radios to the original radios
purchase several years ago to improve upon base communiation.
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The department also continues to certify and re-certify drivers through certified
driver training and classroom instruction. Recertification is now online which
saves a tremendous amount of time and money. The certification classes are
done at locations as close to our district as possible, and all training behind the
wheel is done in-house.
Drivers, new and old, must meet strict background checks, random drug tests,
and receive annual physicals in order to work in the safety sensitive positions
they occupy.
Child Nutrition Services:
AISD Child Nutrition saw an increase in meal participation during the 2013-2014
school year. This was unexpected because of the increasing requirements from
the HHFKA 2010 mandated by USDA.
The department is constantly looking at ways to analyze student participation,
improve the department and keep students interested in eating in AISD
cafeterias. The department staff monitors all schools, performs annual surveys
with the students, hosts taste testing of different products and samples new
recipes. The ACE campus is used as a training facility for Child Nutrition
substitutes and for current employees to learn specialized skills.
The department continues to encourage all employees to attend trainings to
further their knowledge case and skill level. All of the managers have graduated
from Region 4’s Manager Academy thus certifying them to a level 4 through
Texas Association for School Nutrition.
Several pieces of large equipment were purchased during the 2013-2014 school
year as part of our equipment replacement plan. The largest being a walk-in
cooler and freezer at Westside Elementary School. Additional space was added
to accommodate the number of students in WSE.
Goal 5: The district will have an efficient use of financial and
facility resources.
Objective 5.1 Budget decisions will reflect the priority of academic
achievement of all students.
The budget process begins with an analysis of student needs. Based upon the
TAPR report, grade and disciplinary reports, surveys and board and legal
mandates, each campus/district administrator meets with its leadership team and
campus advisory council to determine campus/district needs. While the
campus/district improvement plans are finalized at a different time from the
budget, the two processes go hand-in-hand.
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Below is a chart showing how money on the Maintenance and Operations side is
spent in the Angleton ISD.
How is Your Tax Dollar Spent in AISD?
2013-2014
(does not include I/S)
Department
Instruction
Library
Curriculum
Instructional Leadership
School Leadership
Counseling
Nurses
Transportation
Extracurricular Activities
General Administration
Maintenance
Security
Technology
Special Ed Services Payments
Juvenile Payments
Appraisal District
TOTAL
Amount
56.9
1.2
1.7
1.0
5.3
3.0
1.1
4.6
2.3
2.5
14.9
1.1
3.7
0.1
0.1
0.5
$1.00
Objective 5.2 Annual per square foot energy consumption will be reduced
5 percent per year.
 For the fiscal year ending August 31, 2014, electricity and natural gas
consumption increased by approximately 5.5 percent from the previous
fiscal year. The increase is associated with the transition of campuses
energy usage.
 During the 2012-2013 school year, AISD entered into an agreement with
Choice Energy Services (CES) to evaluate the district’s electricity and gas
efficiency to lower our kwh rate, which should lower our overall energy
costs even more.
 AISD also entered into the TNMP Load Management Program and this
past summer the district earned and received Performance Incentive
checks of $43,942.66. This money went back into a facility improvement
account for the 2013 year for the district.
Objective 5.3 The district’s infrastructure will meet present and future
needs of students.
On November 6, 2007, the District passed a $139.9 million bond proposal which
provided funding for a new high school, stadium and agriculture/science center.
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The new stadium opened in August 2009. The new high school and agriculture
science center opened in the Fall of 2010. In addition, renovations and
improvements were made to all existing campuses. The existing high school was
converted to a junior high. The middle school and kindergarten campuses were
converted to K – 5 schools. New construction, conversion, and demolition of
existing facilities resulted in ample capacity to address present and future student
needs.
Objective 5.4 Annual audit and FIRST reports will reflect integrity and
efficiency of District operations.
 The district received an Unmodified Opinion, the highest rating, from the
CPA firm examining the district’s financial statements for the fiscal year
ending August 31, 2013.
 In 2013, the district received a Superior Achievement Rating from the
Texas Education Agency under the Schools FIRST (Financial
Accountability Rating System of Texas) accountability rating system,
based on the 2011-2012 financials.
 The district received four stars from the Texas State Comptroller’s
September 2013 Financial Allocation Study for Texas.
Objective 5.5 The District will maintain sufficient fund balance to avoid
short term borrowing and address immediate needs resulting from a
catastrophic event.
For the fiscal year ending August 31, 2013, the district’s total fund balance
decreased to $24.8 million from $25.2 million. The district decreased the
“unassigned” fund balance from $12.5 million to $11.9 million.
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