District Improvement Plan

2010 - 2011

All students will meet the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) at the
proficient or commended level and graduate college-ready and/or workforce ready
without remediation.
The goal of the Carrollton-Farmers
Branch ISD is high achievement for
all students.
The Goal of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD is high
achievement for all students.

Supporting Objective 1: Continuously increase

student achievement
A. TEA Recognized/Exemplary District
B. Recognized/Exemplary Schools
C. Adequate Yearly Progress
D. Achievement Gap
E. Special Populations
F. TAKS Commended Scores (all students)
G. Higher Education Readiness Component (Texas Success Initiative) (EXIT
Scores)
H. SAT
I. PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT)
J. Advanced Placement
K. Graduation Data
 The Goal of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD is high
achievement for all students.

• Provide professional development on the

critical attributes of Instructional Rounds to
a district network made up of teachers,
campus and district administrators.
Conduct Instructional Rounds in an
elementary, middle, and high school.

Supporting Objective 1: Continuously increase student achievement

 The Goal of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD is high
achievement for all students.

• Establish a Middle School Task Force to

identify current safety nets at the middle
school level, determine safety nets
needed, and examine practices to improve
student achievement.

Supporting Objective 1: Continuously increase student achievement

The Goal of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD is high
achievement for all students.

• Conclude the work of the Grading

Procedures Task Force and make a
recommendation to the Superintendent for
new procedures to be implemented during
the 2011-2012 school year.

Supporting Objective 1: Continuously increase student achievement

The Goal of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD is high
achievement for all students.

• Create a Reading Renaissance by

focusing on:
– professional development
– assessment to guide instruction
– motivation to improve reading comprehension
for all students.

Supporting Objective 1: Continuously increase student achievement

The Goal of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD is high
achievement for all students.

• Train all Algebra I teachers on the

implementation and intent of the district
curriculum.

Supporting Objective 1: Continuously increase student achievement

The Goal of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD is high
achievement for all students.

• Provide direct TAKS support for Limited

English Proficient (LEP) & other Career
and Technical Education (CTE) students
– Identify students needing TAKS assistance
– Provide TAKS remediation services for students
– Identify potential high school dropouts and keep them
in school

Supporting Objective 1: Continuously increase student achievement

The Goal of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD is high
achievement for all students.

• Provide training for general education staff

on the appropriate use of accommodations
and supplemental aids in the general
education classroom for students taking
TAKS Accommodated and TAKS
Modified.

Supporting Objective 1: Continuously increase student achievement

The Goal of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD is high
achievement for all students.

• Institutionalize Advancement Via Individual

Determination (AVID) strategies district-
wide.

Supporting Objective 1: Continuously increase student achievement

The Goal of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD is high
achievement for all students.

Supporting Objective 2: Continuously improve the

learning environment for students and staff

A. Out of school suspensions

B. Disciplinary Alternative Education
Program (DAEP) Placements
C. Attendance Rate
 The Goal of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD is high
achievement for all students.

• Meet monthly with committees at

secondary schools to monitor student
attendance and leaver codes.

Supporting Objective 2: Continuously improve the learning environment for

students and staff
The Goal of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD is high
achievement for all students.

Supporting Objective 3: Continuously increase

operational effectiveness
A. Financial Integrity Rating System in Texas (School FIRST)
B. Increase percentage of operating expenditures expended for
instruction
C. Fund balance as percentage of the total expenditure budget
excluding TIF and Chapter 41 payments
D. Kilowatt hour per sq. ft. usage
E. Overtime hours
F. Highly Qualified Teachers
G. Teacher Classroom Attendance Rate
H. All Staff Attendance Rate
I. Teacher Turnover Rate
J. Availability of Critical Technology Systems
The Goal of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD is high
achievement for all students.

• Initiate and maintain a C-FB longitudinal

study of teacher attendance data by
reason and analyze for possible ways to
reduce absences in one or more
categories of reasons for absence.

Supporting Objective 3: Continuously increase operational effectiveness

The Goal of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD is high
achievement for all students.

• Compile a teacher attrition report which

details the percentage of attrition in C-FB
with the three top reasons that teachers
leave the district for 2010-11.

Supporting Objective 3: Continuously increase operational effectiveness

The Goal of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD is high
achievement for all students.

• Increase Fund Balance.

Supporting Objective 3: Continuously increase operational effectiveness

 The Goal of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD is high
achievement for all students.

Supporting Objective 4: Continuously increase

stakeholder confidence and support of our school system

A. Parent Survey – Achieving Quality

Together
B. Stakeholder Survey
C. Staff Survey
 The Goal of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD is high
achievement for all students.

• Work with the Texas Association of School

Boards (TASB) to conduct an employee
job satisfaction survey.

Supporting Objective 4: Continuously increase stakeholder confidence and

support of our school system
 The Goal of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD is high
achievement for all students.

• Establish a District Improvement Council

Diversity and Communication Committee
(DACC).

Supporting Objective 4: Continuously increase stakeholder confidence and

support of our school system
 All students will meet the Texas
Assessment of Knowledge and Skills
(TAKS) at the proficient or commended
level and graduate college-ready and/or
workforce ready without remediation.