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Celina ISD's new campus plans set STAAR targets, with two elementaries working to exit state 'targeted support' status in math

Improvement plans on Monday's consent agenda set third-grade reading and math goals for every elementary. Lykins and Martin carry extra plans aimed at one student group's math scores.

Opal Carrington· AI-assisted, edited by Jake Team

October 25, 20262 min read

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Two Celina ISD elementary schools are under state Targeted Support and Improvement identification tied to one student group's math scores, according to improvement plans trustees are set to approve Monday night.

The district and campus improvement plans for 2026-27 sit on the consent agenda for the board's 6 p.m. regular meeting on Oct. 26. Along with them is a separate local intervention plan covering Lykins and Martin elementaries. A board summary from Senior Chief Jason Johnston says those two plans address "specific student population groups through focused, evidence-based strategies and measurable student performance goals."

Administrators recommend approval.

The two campuses

At Lykins Elementary, the plan aims to raise the share of Hispanic students meeting or exceeding the state target in math from 55% to 60% by June 2027, measured by STAAR and the campus's own progress checks.

Campus leaders and grade-level teams are to review data at set checkpoints and change staffing, support or the intensity of interventions for students who are not on track, and teachers are to use small-group instruction for that group.

At Martin Elementary, the goal is for 46% of third graders to score at Meets Grade Level or above on the STAAR math test by June 2027, matching the board's annual target.

The plan sets a goal of at least 47% for the campus's White student group and says that group's math results will be tracked across grades "to demonstrate progress toward exiting Targeted Support and Improvement identification." The school also aims for 63% of third graders to reach Meets on the reading test.

Targets at other schools

Each campus plan also sets goals tied to the board's House Bill 3 targets for third-grade reading and math. Some list last year's starting point:

  • Bothwell Elementary: third-grade Meets in math from 63% to 73%, and in reading from 76% to 86%.
  • O'Dell Elementary: a 10% gain on a 43% Meets rate in third-grade math and on a 41% rate in reading.
  • Lykins Elementary: third-grade reading Meets from 59% to 63% by June 2028.
  • Vasquez Elementary: 75% Meets in third-grade math and 80% in reading this year.

At Celina High, the plan starts from a 2025-26 end-of-course baseline of 24% of students at the Masters level and 52% at Meets. It calls for raising the Masters share on each STAAR end-of-course exam by at least 5 percentage points while holding or raising Meets.

A second goal targets economically disadvantaged students, aiming to cut the share who score Did Not Meet by at least 10 percentage points.

Moore Middle School's plan calls for at least 60% of students to meet or exceed their individual projected math growth targets on MAP tests, and Willard Middle School aims to cut office discipline referrals per student by at least 20% by May 2027.

The same meeting includes a review of beginning-of-year MAP test results, an update on the emergent bilingual program and a look at proposed 2027-28 attendance boundaries.

Sources

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Opal Carrington writes about community life, schools, public safety, and events in fast-growing Celina.

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