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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
High Island Independent School District's (HIISD's)
school review report noted 4 accomplishments within the
district's operations and made 67 recommendations for
improvement. The following is a summary of the most
significant and noteworthy accomplishments and findings
that resulted from the review. A copy of the full report can
be found at www.lbb.state.tx.us.
SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
* HIISD has been very successful in securing scholarships
for its students by obtaining support and donations from
peninsula businesses and area colleges/universities.
* HIISD ensures cleanliness and compliance in the
district's cafeteria, resulting in four consecutive years of
special achievement recognition from the county health
district.
SIGNIFICANT FINDINGS
* HIISD's Board of Trustees has not provided adequate
management oversight of the district, with the district
experiencing educational, financial, and operational
challenges.
* HIISD has access to a comprehensive curriculum and
instructional resources but does not ensure teachers
use the board-adopted curriculum or available training
resources.
* HIISD does not provide adequate instruction to
students with special needs nor does it comply with
state or federal regulations governing educational
services for this population.
* HIISD's organizational structure and the lack of
clearly defined roles and responsibilities do not support
effective leadership and management of the district.
* HIISD does not have a process to adequately prepare
and manage its budget.
* HIISD offers taxpayers a local optional homestead
exemption (LOHE) that reduces property tax revenues
needed to support the district's educational programs.
* HIISD does not have a plan for managing its fund
balance causing the fund balance to drop far below theoptimum level recommended by the Texas Education
Agency (TEA).
* HIISD lacks a process for guaranteeing that all
educators are appropriately certified.
* HIISD's employees are not familiar with the payroll
recordkeeping and overtime pay requirements of
the United States Department of Labor's Fair Labor
Standards Act (FLSA).
* HIISD does not accurately count and report bus mileage
and ridership in accordance with TEA guidelines for
transporting out-of-district students.
SIGNIFICANT RECOMMENDATIONS
* Recommendation: Cooperate with the TEA
regarding the recommendation of the Legislative
Budget Board that TEA conduct an investigation
of HIISD under the provisions of the Texas
Education Code 39.074, On-Site Investigations,
and 39.075, Special Accreditation Investigations.
HIISD's Board of Trustees has not provided effective
management oversight of the district, with the district
experiencing educational, financial, and operational
challenges. Many of the district problems are not unique
to the current leadership. Board members described the
last 10 years in the district as difficult, owing to several
factors including ineffective superintendents, excessive
attorney fees due to settlements with employees,
an employee who was stealing from the district,
and problems with overestimations of enrollment
projections. Several of the problems identified in
HIISD constitute inconsistency with the law and/
or district policy, have contributed to the financial
situation of the district, and have negatively affected
the teaching and learning environment. Cooperating
with TEA to conduct the recommended investigations
will allow district leadership to identify changes needed
to improve management oversight of the district.
* Recommendation: Improve student academic
performance by ensuring consistent
implementation of the board-adopted curriculum
and instructional resources. HIISD has access to a
comprehensive curriculum and instructional resourcesTEXAS SCHOOL PERFORMANCE REVIEW LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
TEXAS SCHOOL PERFORMANCE REVIEW
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
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