Last week, the CCISD school board approved a new targeted improvement plan for Yeager Elementary.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Corpus Christi Independent School District is taking a closer look at the performance of several of its campuses — including schools that are currently on, or have previously been placed on, targeted improvement plans.

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Allen Elementary

Cullen Place Elementary

Shaw Elementary

Yeager Elementary

Cunningham Middle School

Driscoll Middle School

Grant Middle School

Haas Middle School

Hamlin Middle School

Martin Middle School

Last week, the CCISD school board approved a new targeted improvement plan for Yeager Elementary.

Kelise Morris, CCISD assistant superintendent for school leadership, said the plans begin with assessing individual campus needs.

“We’re going to look at attendance, we’re going to look at survey feedback, and really get down to what is the root cause and then what are the strategies and systems we need to put in place,” he said.

Morris said several campuses have seen major progress, but because the plans run for multiple years, they’re still required to stay in the process.

“Shaw Elementary and Yeager Elementary, they both grew double letter grades. So they’ve shown improvements but are still going through that school improvement process,” she said.

Morris said the plans are designed to help students and staff — but if campuses don’t improve, there are consequences.

“If a campus cannot successfully exit, there’s going to be additional support that’s going to be needed and additional monitoring,” she said.

CCISD school board member Alice Upshaw-Hawkins said the district is still dealing with attendance issues.

“If you are not in your chair when the class starts you miss so much more,” she said.

Upshaw-Hawkins said the district is also working to close reading and math gaps — fundamental skills she said students can’t cut corners on.

“Reading is the bulk of the test. If you can’t understand what you’re reading, you have a problem answering the questions,” she said.