District Improvement Plan presented
Superintendent Dr. Ryder Warren presented the District Improvement Plan to the Board of Trustees. 
 
Northwest ISD’s 2020-2021 District Improvement Plan consists of nine performance objectives, including 
  • Literacy
  • Academic progress
  • College, career, military and life readiness
  • Staff recruitment
  • Safety and security
  • Financial reform and transparency
  • COVID-19
  • Diversity
  • Fast-growth planning
 
The plan also outlines the ways district leaders plan to address these objectives, like increasing opportunities for high school students to learn financial literacy skills, developing a New Teacher Academy for new educators, expanding the NISD Equity Committee, and increasing student exposure to culturally diverse literature, resources and activities. 
 
Texas Education Code requires every school district to develop annually a District Improvement Plan, with trustees providing input and approving the document. 
 
Trustees may consider and take action on the District Improvement Plan at the Oct. 19 board meeting. To see the entire plan, click here.
 
Construction continues with funds from 2017 Bond
Tommy Osborne, executive director of construction, shared progress photos from five construction projects across the district, including the addition at Eaton High School, NISD Aquatic Center, Medlin Middle School fine arts and classroom additions, Berkshire Elementary (the district’s 20th elementary campus), and the Network Operations Centers. 
 
Trustees also heard an update from Assistant Superintendent Tim McClure about an agreement with the City of Rhome for a city park on land owned by Northwest ISD. 
 
For more information about NISD’s ongoing construction projects, click here. To learn more about the projects included in the 2020 bond proposal, click here.
 
Professional development offered by NISD this summer
District leaders shared information regarding the ENGAGE professional development conference, which was held virtually this year. There were more than 11,000 sessions attended with 155 presenters, and nearly 130 paid participants joined from outside the NISD school district. 
 
In March, 18 one-hour webinars were hosted in preparation for Emergency Remote Learning in the spring. 
 
Reports, discussions addressed by board
District leadership presented the following subjects to the board as a report or discussion:
  • Plans for the old Haslet Elementary building on School House Road in Haslet
  • August Financial Report
  • Facilities, Planning and Construction

To view reports or discussion presentations from board meetings, click here.

In other action, the board
  • Approved the superintendent’s evaluation.
  • Approved election agreements with Tarrant, Wise and Denton counties.