Campus Improvement Plan

Goals

Goal 1: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. Northbrook Middle School students will master rigorous academic standards to ensure college and career readiness.

Performance Objective 1: ACHIEVEMENT: By June 2026, Northbrook Middle School will increase student performance on STAAR Grades 6-8 exams in reading by at least 13 percentage points in approaches, 6 percentage points in meets, and 5 percentage points in masters. By June 20226 Northbrook Middle School will increase student performance on STAAR Grade 6-8 exams in math by at least 5 percentage points in approaches, 5 percentage points in meets, and 9 percentage points in masters.

2024-25: Reading: 56% (approaches), 29% (meets), 10% (masters); Math: 60% (approaches), 30% (meets), 8% (masters)
2023-24: Reading: 63% (approaches), 40% (meets), 16% (masters); Math: 71% (approaches), 38% (meets), 10% (masters)
2022-23: Reading: 68% (approaches), 42% (meets), 16% (masters); Math: 74% (approaches), 41% (meets), 13% (masters) Baseline Year
Evaluation Data Sources: 2023 Texas Academic Performance Report, 2024 Texas Education Agency Data Tables, and 2025 State Accountability Report Domain 1

Strategy 1: Continue to execute the PLC process with fidelity in all STAAR tested core content areas.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increased student achievement in all content areas as measured by STAAR in each performance level.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Campus Administration, MCLs, and Instructional Specialists

Title I:
2.51, 2.52, 2.53, 2.534
- TEA Priorities:
Recruit, support, retain teachers and principals
- ESF Levers:
Lever 4: High-Quality Instructional Materials and Assessments, Lever 5: Effective Instruction
Funding Sources: Other Reading Materials - 211 - Title I, Part A - 23.6329 - $1,000, Career Technology Supplies and Materials - 199 PIC 22 - Career & Technology - 6399 - $5,640, All Supplies and Materials - 199 PIC 99 - Undistributed - 6399 - $19,800

Strategy 2: Promote self-advocacy through the use of a student data tracking tool after checks for understanding, common formative assessments, and summative assessments.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increased awareness of TEKS performance throughout the school year.    Increased student achievement in all content areas as measured by STAAR in each performance level.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Campus Administration, MCLs, and Instructional Specialists

Title I:
2.51, 2.52, 2.53
- TEA Priorities:
Improve low-performing schools
- ESF Levers:
Lever 5: Effective Instruction

Strategy 3: Offer after-school and Saturday acceleration sessions and transportation for targeted students.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increased student achievement in all content areas as measured by STAAR in each performance level.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Campus Administration, MCLs, and Instructional Specialists.

Title I:
2.51, 2.52, 2.53
- TEA Priorities:
Build a foundation of reading and math, Improve low-performing schools
- ESF Levers:
Lever 4: High-Quality Instructional Materials and Assessments, Lever 5: Effective Instruction
Funding Sources: Student Travel - 211 - Title I, Part A - 6412 - $2,000, Student Transportation - 211 - Title I, Part A - 6494 - $2,500, Supply/Material - 211 - Title I, Part A -    6399 - $63,606, Other Payroll Payments - 211 - Title I, Part A - 6116 - $7,500, Miscellaneous Operating Expenses - 211 - Title I, Part A - 6499 - $4,000, Miscellaneous Contracted Expenses - 199 PIC 11 - Instructional Services - 6299.505 - $3,180, Payroll - 199 PIC 11 - Instructional Services - 6116 - $2,000, Interventions - 199 PIC 23 - Special Education - 6399 - $1,090, Supplies and Materials - 199 PIC 30 - At Risk School Wide SCE - 6399 - $9,976, Miscellaneous Operating Expenses - 199 PIC 30 - At Risk School Wide SCE - 6499 - $2,000

Strategy 4: Purchase instructional resources/supplies and technology to support and supplement instruction and assessment in all content areas. 

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increased student achievement in all content areas as measured by STAAR in all performance levels. 
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Campus Administration, MCLs, and Instructional Specialists

Title I:
2.51, 2.52, 2.53
- TEA Priorities:
Build a foundation of reading and math, Improve low-performing schools
- ESF Levers:
Lever 4: High-Quality Instructional Materials and Assessments, Lever 5: Effective Instruction
Funding Sources: Other Reading Materials - 211 - Title I, Part A - 6329 - $20,000, Technology - 199 PIC 11 - Instructional Services - 6398 - $3,000, Technology - 211 - Title I, Part A - 6398 - $7,000

Strategy 5: Research, create, and facilitate professional learning opportunities for teachers and administrators based on campus and individual needs assessments.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increased student achievement in all content areas as measured by STAAR in all performance levels.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Campus Administration, MCLs, and Instructional Specialists

Title I:
2.51, 2.52, 2.53, 2.534
- TEA Priorities:
Recruit, support, retain teachers and principals, Build a foundation of reading and math
- ESF Levers:
Lever 3: Positive School Culture, Lever 4: High-Quality Instructional Materials and Assessments, Lever 5: Effective Instruction
Funding Sources: Professional Development - 211 - Title I, Part A - 6239 - $500, Supplies and Materials - 199 PIC 11 - Instructional Services - 6399 - $5,263, Miscellaneous Contracted Services - 211 - Title I, Part A - 6299 - $10,000

Strategy 6: Engaging families with instructional tips, along with receiving input regarding student learning.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Educating families on district assessments and expectations of STAAR.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administration, Instructional Leadership Team, and Teaching Staff.

Title I:
2.51, 2.52, 2.53
- TEA Priorities:
Build a foundation of reading and math, Improve low-performing schools
- ESF Levers:
Lever 1: Strong School Leadership and Planning, Lever 3: Positive School Culture
Funding Sources: Family Engagement Expenses - 211 - Title I, Part A - 6399 - $1,200, Miscellaneous Operating Expenses (Parents) - 211 - Title I, Part A - 61.6499 - $2,000

Strategy 7: Retained a Campus Assessment and Instruction Support, along with Instructional Specialist to support teachers in core content areas.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increase student achievement in ELA as measured by STAAR in performance levels
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Campus Principal

Title I:
2.51, 2.52, 2.53
- TEA Priorities:
Recruit, support, retain teachers and principals, Improve low-performing schools
- ESF Levers:
Lever 2: Strategic Staffing
Funding Sources: CAIS/Instructional Interventionist - 211 - Title I, Part A - 6100 - $128,394

Strategy 8: Retain instructional paraprofessional to support Emergent Bilingual in core content areas.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increase student achievement in all content areas as measured by STAAR in all performance levels .
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Campus Principal

Title I:
2.51, 2.52, 2.53
- TEA Priorities:
Recruit, support, retain teachers and principals, Improve low-performing schools
- ESF Levers:
Lever 2: Strategic Staffing
Funding Sources: Rentals - 199 PIC 25 - ESL/Bilingual - 6269 - $5,100, Supplies and Materials - 199 PIC 25 - ESL/Bilingual - 6399 - $3,025

Goals

Goal 1: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. Northbrook Middle School students will master rigorous academic standards to ensure college and career readiness.

Performance Objective 2: STUDENT GROWTH: By June 2026, Northbrook Middle School will increase the percentage of annual growth points earned by students demonstrating STAAR academic growth in reading language arts and math by 5 percentage points or ≥ 85%.

2024-25: 53 School Progress-Annual Growth RLA and Math Score 2023-24: 58 School Progress-Annual Growth RLA and Math Score
2022-23: 64 School Progress-Annual Growth RLA and Math Score (Baseline Year)
Evaluation Data Sources: State Accountability Report Domain 2 A (Annual Growth RLA and Math)

Strategy 1: Focus on students that have historically struggled with STAAR performance in ELAR and Math.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increase individual student achievement in ELAR and Math as measured by STAAR.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators, MCLs, Instructional Specialists, and Teachers.

Title I:
2.51, 2.52, 2.53, 2.534
- TEA Priorities:
Improve low-performing schools
- ESF Levers:
Lever 5: Effective Instruction

Goals

Goal 1: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. Northbrook Middle School students will master rigorous academic standards to ensure college and career readiness.

Performance Objective 3: RELATIVE PERFORMANCE: By June 2026, Northbrook Middle School will increase its relative performance scale score. 

2024-25: 70 Scale Score
2023-24: 79 Scale Score
2022-23: 83 Scale Score
Evaluation Data Sources: Accountability Report Domain 2 B

Strategy 1: Monitoring CFAs, PSAs, and PSTAAR to determine student progress during the school year.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increase student achievement in STAAR tested subjects from the previous school year.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: MCLs/Instructional Specialists, Teachers, Campus Administration

Title I:
2.51, 2.52, 2.53, 2.534
- TEA Priorities:
Improve low-performing schools
- ESF Levers:
Lever 5: Effective Instruction

Goals

Goal 1: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. Northbrook Middle School students will master rigorous academic standards to ensure college and career readiness.

Performance Objective 4: CLOSING THE GAPS: By June 2026, Northbrook Middle School will increase the percentage of academic achievement indicators on track to meet or exceed interim targets in the closing the gaps domain by 10 component points.

2024-25: 0 of 24 Academic Achievement Points Met; 0.0% Component Points
2023-24: 9 of 32 Academic Achievement Points Met; 28.1% Component Points
2022-23: 16 of 32 Academic Achievement Points Met; 50.0% Component Points (Baseline Year)

Evaluation Data Sources: 2023 Federal Identification of Schools, 2024 Texas Education Agency Data Tables, and 2025 State Accountability Report Domain 3

Strategy 1: Monitoring students performance on exit tickets, unit tests, PSAs, and PSTAAR

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increasing the number of students performing at the Meets and Masters level on STAAR
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: MCLs/Instructional Specialists, Teachers, Campus Administration

Title I:
2.51, 2.52, 2.53, 2.534
- TEA Priorities:
Improve low-performing schools
- ESF Levers:
Lever 5: Effective Instruction

Goals

Goal 1: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. Northbrook Middle School students will master rigorous academic standards to ensure college and career readiness.

Performance Objective 5: ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION PROGRESS: By June 2026, the rate of Emergent Bilingual students increasing at least one composite score level on the TELPAS will meet or exceed the expected growth target for English Language Proficiency Status.

2024-25: TELPAS Progress Rate 39%
2023-24: TELPAS Progress Rate 43%
2022-23: TELPAS Progress Rate 48% (Baseline Year)

Evaluation Data Sources: 2023 Federal Identification of Schools, 2024 Texas Education Agency Data Tables, and 2025 State Accountability Report Domain 3

Strategy 1: Implementation of Talk Read, Talk Write strategies, along with other Language Rich Instructional Strategies to address the needs of our Emergent Bilingual/English Learners.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increase EB/ELL students composite scores on TELPAS testing.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: EB Instructional Specialist/District Director of Multilingual Department

Title I:
2.51, 2.52, 2.53, 2.534
- TEA Priorities:
Improve low-performing schools
- ESF Levers:
Lever 5: Effective Instruction

Goals

Goal 1: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. Northbrook Middle School students will master rigorous academic standards to ensure college and career readiness.

Performance Objective 6: COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS BENCHMARK: By June 2026, Northbrook Middle School will increase the percentage of students who meet the college and career readiness benchmarks on the PSAT 8/9 by 5 percentage points in Reading and Writing (RW) and 5 percentage points in Mathematics.

2024-25: 31% Met RW; 11% Met Mathematics; 10% Met Both
2023-24: 9% Met RW; 9% Met Mathematics; 3% Met Both (Baseline Year)

Evaluation Data Sources: PSAT 8/9 (Grade 8) College Board

Strategy 1: Measure college and career readiness of students as measured on MAP "On-Track" to College Board benchmark performance in reading and math.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increase percent of students who are "On-Track" in reading and math as measured on MAP.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Campus Assessment and Instruction Support Specialist

Title I:
2.51, 2.52, 2.53
- TEA Priorities:
Build a foundation of reading and math, Connect high school to career and college, Improve low-performing schools
- ESF Levers:
Lever 5: Effective Instruction

Goals

Goal 1: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. Northbrook Middle School students will master rigorous academic standards to ensure college and career readiness.
Performance Objective 7: ADVANCED COURSES: Increase the number of students completing advanced courses. 

Spring 2025: 195 students completed one or more advanced course
Spring 2024: 206 students completed one or more advanced courses 
Spring 2023: 163 students completed one or more advanced courses

Evaluation Data Sources: Skyward course data (AAC courses)

Strategy 1: Identifying students in core academic classes to place in AAC courses, along with providing the necessary support for students to be successful.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increasing instructional rigor to better prepare students for the next grade level and high school, ultimately leading to college readiness.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Teachers, Counseling Staff, MCLs/Instructional Specialist

Title I:
2.51, 2.52, 2.53
- TEA Priorities:
Connect high school to career and college
- ESF Levers:
Lever 5: Effective Instruction

Goals

Goal 2: STUDENT SUPPORT. Northbrook Middle School students will benefit from multi-tiered systems of support.

Performance Objective 1: CORE CHARACTERISTICS OF A T-2-4 READY GRADUATE: By June 2026, Northbrook Middle School will implement at least three strategies that advance the focus on Core Characteristics for every child.

Evaluation Data Sources: Campus calendar and newsletters

Strategy 1: Implementation of Core Characteristics lessons during the school year.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Early exposure to college and career readiness for all students.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Counselors, Administrators, and Teachers

Title I:
2.51, 2.52, 2.53, 2.531
- TEA Priorities:
Connect high school to career and college
- ESF Levers:
Lever 3: Positive School Culture, Lever 5: Effective Instruction

Strategy 2: Create PBIS lessons that emphasize the importance of displaying positive behavior campus-wide and in the classrooms.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Improve students' mindset, leading to improved decision making.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: PBIS Committee

Title I:
2.51, 2.52, 2.53, 2.533
- TEA Priorities:
Connect high school to career and college
- ESF Levers:
Lever 3: Positive School Culture

Strategy 3: Offer Career and Technology Courses (General Employability Skills, Principles of Information Technology, Principles of Applied Engineering) to introduce students to a variety of career paths.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Assist students with selecting career cluster during 4 year planning.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Counseling Staff, CTE Teachers

Title I:
2.532
- TEA Priorities:
Connect high school to career and college
- ESF Levers:
Lever 3: Positive School Culture

Goals

Goal 2: STUDENT SUPPORT. Northbrook Middle School students will benefit from multi-tiered systems of support.

Performance Objective 2: INTERVENTIONS: By June 2026, Northbrook Middle School will implement TIER interventions with students identified as needing academic or behavioral supports.

Evaluation Data Sources: Multiple measures

Strategy 1: Identify and monitor students that have failed ELA and Math STAAR from the previous school year, along with failing multiple courses within the current school year.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increasing student achievement in all content areas as measured by STAAR in each performance level.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Counselors, Instructional Specialists, MCLs, Campus Administration

Title I:
2.51, 2.52, 2.53
- TEA Priorities:
Improve low-performing schools
- ESF Levers:
Lever 5: Effective Instruction

Strategy 2: Create lessons that extend opportunities for students to internalize real-life situations.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Improve students' academic preparedness for high school.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Counseling Staff

Title I:
2.51, 2.52, 2.53
- TEA Priorities:
Connect high school to career and college
- ESF Levers:
Lever 3: Positive School Culture

Goals

Goal 2: STUDENT SUPPORT. Northbrook Middle School students will benefit from multi-tiered systems of support.

Performance Objective 3: POST-SECONDARY PLANNING: Northbrook Middle School students will engage in activities that will prepare them to meet graduation requirements and pursue a viable post-secondary outcome.

Evaluation Data Sources: 4-Year Plan, Endorsement Selection Form

Strategy 1: Creation of 4-year plan for 8th grade students preparing for high school

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Ensuring that students are able to select an endorsement in order to acquire skills needed to pursue career paths.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Counseling staff

Title I:
2.51, 2.52, 2.53
- TEA Priorities:
Build a foundation of reading and math, Connect high school to career and college, Improve low-performing schools
- ESF Levers:
Lever 3: Positive School Culture

Goals

Goal 2: STUDENT SUPPORT. Northbrook Middle School students will benefit from multi-tiered systems of support.

Performance Objective 4: STUDENT ATTENDANCE: By June 2026, student attendance at Northbrook Middle School will increase or will be ≥ 98%.

Evaluation Data Sources: Skyward data and Texas Academic Performance Report

Strategy 1: Identify and monitor students that are excessively absent from school to develop an intervention plan.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increase daily school attendance rate as measured by TEA.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Teachers, Counselors, and Administrative Staff

Title I:
2.51, 2.52, 2.53
- TEA Priorities:
Improve low-performing schools
- ESF Levers:
Lever 3: Positive School Culture

Goals

Goal 3: SAFE SCHOOLS. Northbrook Middle School will ensure a safe and secure learning environment.

Performance Objective 1: SAFE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT: Align academic, behavior, and discipline systems to support a safe campus culture and maximize student learning.

Evaluation Data Sources: Discipline Data Dashboard, Review effectiveness of Behavior Intervention Plans

Strategy 1: Identify and monitor students that struggle academically and behaviorally to create support plans.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Create a positive, safe learning environment for ALL students.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Teachers, Counselors, and Administrators

Title I:
2.51, 2.52, 2.53
- TEA Priorities:
Improve low-performing schools
- ESF Levers:
Lever 3: Positive School Culture, Lever 4: High-Quality Instructional Materials and Assessments, Lever 5: Effective Instruction

Goals

Goal 3: SAFE SCHOOLS. Northbrook Middle School will ensure a safe and secure learning environment.

Performance Objective 2: SAFETY COMMITTEE: Strengthen school safety by establishing and conducting Campus Safety Committee reviews throughout the school year.

Evaluation Data Sources: Campus Safety Committee roster and calendar

Strategy 1: Establish Campus Safety Committee composed of a cross section of stakeholders to look at matters related to campus safety.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Refined safety practices
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Campus Safety Officer

ESF Levers:
Lever 3: Positive School Culture

Strategy 2: Participate in campus safety audit.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Refined safety practices
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Campus Safety Officer

ESF Levers:
Lever 3: Positive School Culture

Goals

Goal 3: SAFE SCHOOLS. Northbrook Middle School will ensure a safe and secure learning environment.

Performance Objective 3: EMERGENCY OPERATIONS: Maintain Campus Emergency Operations Procedures (EOP) that comply with SB 11, and include Standard Operating Procedures.

Evaluation Data Sources: Campus Emergency Operation Procedures Documents

Strategy 1: Campus EOP will align to the best practices from the Texas School Safety Center and the Standard Operating Procedures.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Submitted campus EOP in September.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Campus Safety Officer

ESF Levers:
Lever 3: Positive School Culture

Strategy 2: Update campus EOPs annually and train staff at the start of each school year.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Campus procedures maintained in campus EOP. Staff training documents maintained.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Campus Safety Officer

ESF Levers:
Lever 3: Positive School Culture

Goals

Goal 4: FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. Northbrook Middle School will ensure efficient and effective fiscal management of resources and operations.

Performance Objective 1: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: Maintain high quality financial management practices.

Evaluation Data Sources: Year-To-Date (YTD) Budget Reports (monthly, quarterly, annually)

Strategy 1: Conduct frequent budget meetings with Administrative Assistant to review and manage budgets.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Error free records. Documentation of purchases and orders.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Principal Administrative Assistant