Comparison of District Improvement Plans - Austin ISD to Huffman ISD

In reviewing Austin ISD’s District Improvement Plan and my district’s plan I see that there are some similarities and differences among them.  My district places curriculum alignment as one of its goals just like Austin ISD.  Alignment of the curriculum is a major part of improving the district.  It looked like Austin ISD displays their information for vertical teams across the district, maybe because they are a larger district than mine.  Our vertical alignment involves each subject area as well as curriculum coordinators.  These are similar to each other in the fact that we both are looking at aligning the curriculum vertically. Both plans look at school health and counseling services for all students.  My campus plan looks at PBS where Austin ISD’s looks at PBS, too.  Both plans also look at graduation rates and how they can be improved across the district.  There were many things about graduation rates and high school plans that were similar.  Both plans also discussed improving student test prep, credit recovery, and intervention help throughout the daily instructional time.  Both plans also discussed ways to improve the student drop-out rate and daily attendance rates.  Differences between how these are laid out are that Huffman ISD’s plans are broken down by goals, objectives, and activities that are there for improvement.  Austin ISD’s plan is broken down by activities that are documented throughout the year.  It does not break it down like my district’s plan.  The budget for AISD is extreme compared to Huffman’s budget, but I was amazed at the money they have in their budget compared to ours.  Austin ISD’s plan looks to be broken down into teams where each team focuses on certain topics.  My district’s plan is not broken down that way.  We list who may be of help, but not specific names and personnel required to be a part of the team.  I see parts of both plans being able to be tied together to create a unique and essential plan for my district.  In merging these two plans, I feel that one can be created to utilize district personnel to aide in the development of teams that can create an educational atmosphere where all students can learn and grow.