Agenda Item
Meeting Date:
3/27/2025 - 6:00 PM  
Category:
Future Action Item(s)  
Type:
Info  
Subject:
Grant Awards  
District Goals:
Goal 1
Thriving Students
 
Enclosure:
 
File Attachment:
 
Summary:
Learning Acceleration Support Opportunities (LASO) III Grant: STRONG FOUNDATIONS IMPLEMENTATION GRANT Grant Award: $1,633,000 Purpose: The vision for Strong Foundations is for all Texas students to have access to rigorous, grade-level content and instruction every day. Strong Foundations Implementation supports Crowley ISD in implementing the Texas open education resource (OER) instructional materials to provide students access to high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) and high-quality instruction. Grant: INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANT Grant Award: $164,500 Purpose: The instructional leadership pathway will provide training, implementation support, and one-on-one coaching to campus and district leaders to build their own capacity and that of the educators that they manage. Approved providers include all 20 education service centers as well as vetted vendors with a history of strong results working with campuses and districts in Texas. This pathway consists of a required suite of trainings and support intended to foster continuous improvement by helping campus and district administrators grow concrete instructional leadership skills in the areas of schoolwide culture routines, HQIM internalization and implementation, observation and feedback, and data-driven instruction.  
Budgetary Impact:
Crowley ISD will receive $1,797,500 in grant funds.  
Recommendation
None at this time. This is a future action item.  
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Crystel Polk - Executive Director of Grants and Transformation
Signed By:  
Michael McFarland - Superintendent