TCAPS Board of Education Study Session 10.26.26

The TCAPS Board of Education held a study session on October 26, 2026, focused on academic goals, curriculum, literacy and math interventions, and the resources needed to improve student outcomes. Staff reviewed student assessment data and current implementation of CKLA literacy materials and Math Expressions, including an Amplify-provided coach included in the CKLA arrangement for the year; continuing coach support would require contract changes and added expense. Math Expressions has two years remaining on its contract, which ends in June 2028. The board took no procurement or budget action on these items; the consent calendar was approved, but its contents were not detailed in the transcript.

Staff discussed possible future spending, including a more robust summer school estimated at about $375,000, with current summer-school costs described as roughly $750 per student; a year-round calendar for two elementary schools estimated at about $930,000 in operating costs, with air conditioning potentially adding expense; and required LETRS teacher training that could involve more than $1 million in staff compensation. A competitive state tutoring grant would require outside vendors, and staff said they were screening vendors from an approved list. These were exploratory proposals, not approved purchases. The district also cited deficit spending and limited resources as constraints.