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What Is Spring Branch ISD Doing To Improve Its TEA A-F Accountability Rating In SBISD Schools?

Fifteen SBISD schools received a TEA A-F Accountability Rating of C, D or F. These schools are: What action is SBISD taking to improve the TEA A-F Accountability Rating of these schools?

What is Spring Branch ISD Doing To Reduce Property Taxes?

According to the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF): “Local school bureaucrats are raising property tax rates, busting state limits, and sneaking bond debt to pick the pockets of taxpayers like you. And

SBISD 2025-2026 Board Meeting Schedule

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What Action Has Been Taken Relating To The Attack On A Stratford Student After A Basketball Game On February 4, 2025?

At the February 18, 2025 SBISD Board of Trustees meeting, parents described how their son, a Stratford junior, was violently attacked from behind in the parking lot at Don Coleman Coliseum while

What Is The Status Of The 2025 Bond Propositions Passed By Voters And Approved By SBISD Trustees?

In May 2025, Voters passed the Propositions for SBISD Bonds. PROPOSITION A: High schools ($353,775,207) PROPOSITION B: Darrell Tully Stadium & Don Coleman Coliseum ($127,935,050) PROPOSITION C: W.W. Emmons Natatorium ($76,934,535) See:

Stratford High School Students Who Formed a Turning Point USSA Club America Doxed In Private Facebook Group

According to an X post by Moms for Liberty-Harris County Texas, Stratford HS TEENS forming a TPUSSA Club America were DOXXED by ADULTS sharing students’ internal GroupMe content in a “BE THE

Has SBISD Fully Implemented SB 10 Requiring Schools To Display The Ten Commandments In Each Classroom?

Texas Senate Bill 10 went into effect on September 1, 2025, requiring public and secondary schools to display the Ten Commandments in each classroom. Below is the enrolled version of SB 10:

Has SBISD Fully Implemented SB 12 Banning DEI?

Texas Senate Bill 12 went into effect on September 1, 2025, which bans diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and efforts in public schools, prohibits considering race, ethnicity, gender identity, or sexual

Spring Branch ISD Investigates Alleged Doxing of Stratford Students Who Formed a Turning Point USA Chapter

September 19, 2025, Fox26, by Jonathan Mejia

Spring Branch ISD Appeals Voting Rights Act Decision; Court Stays Final Judgment Pending Appeal

On August 25, 2025, Spring Branch ISD appealed the Final Judgment entered on August 6, 2025 that found that SBISD violated the Voting Rights Act. The Final Judgment ordered Defendants to implement

Westchester Academy for International Studies Named in U.S News & World Report Top 100 Charter High Schools

Westchester Academy for International Studies has been named one of only two charter high schools in the Houston area to be included in the Top 100 Charter High Schools in the Nation

Texas Education Agency Gives SBISD “B” Accountability Rating for 2024-2025

On August 15, 2025, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) announced its release of its 2024–2025 A–F accountability ratings for school systems and campuses statewide. The rating for SBISD given by TEA was a “B”, with

Spring Branch ISD Police Will Have Peace Officer In Every School

Spring Branch ISD Police Chief Larry Bainbridge informs KPRC 2 that all SBISD schools will have a peace officer. Bainbridge stated that “we’re the largest school district in the region that has

Teen Girls Who Planned ‘Mass Casualty Attack’ on Memorial High School Plead Guilty

Two teenage girls accused of plotting a “mass casualty attack” at a Spring Branch school have pled guilty, according to the FBI Houston Division. According to the FBI, one of the juveniles

May 5, 2025 Special Board Meeting

Spring Branch ISD

Spring Branch Independent School District is a school district headquartered in Hedwig Village, Texas, United States in Greater Houston. The district serves portions of western Houston,[1] including most of Spring Branch.[2] It

Governor Abbott Signs Landmark School Choice Legislation Into Law

May 3, 2025, Office of Governor Greg Abbott Governor Greg Abbott today signed Senate Bill 2, the landmark school choice program that is the largest day-one launch in the country, into law at

April 28, 2025 Board Meeting

Source with Agenda: SBISD Website

Federal Judge Rules SBISD Must Have Single-Member Districts For Future Trustee Elections

April 28, 2025 — In a 114 page Memorandum Opinion and Order, U.S. District Judge Sim Lake found and declared that the Spring Branch Independent School District’s current at-large system of electing

Texas Education Agency Gives SBISD “C” Accountability Rating for 2022-2023

On April 24, 2025, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) announced its release of its 2022–2023 A–F accountability ratings for school systems and campuses statewide. The rating for SBISD given by TEA was

Empowering Families, Funding Results: A Conservative Case for Fixing Texas’ Public Charter School Funding

April 24, 2025, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, by TFR Staff Introduction We’re proud Texans. We believe in family, freedom, and personal responsibility. We trust that parents, not bureaucrats, know what’s best for

Supreme Court likely to rule for parental opt-out on LGBTQ books in schools

April 22, 2025, SCOTUSblog, by Amy Howe The Supreme Court on Tuesday was sympathetic to a group of Maryland parents who want to be able to opt their elementary-school-aged children out of

The Disability Penalty Explained

For 50+ years, Texas has underfunded students served by special education with a ‘disability penalty’ (regular program offset) that cuts general education Basic Allotment funds in half for most students. See video:

2 Texas Bills Tackle Long-Overdue Special Ed Reforms — & a $1.7B Funding Gap

March 25, 2025, The74, by Beth Hawkins Texas school leaders are hopeful that a pair of bills making their way through the state legislature could help to close an estimated $1.7 billion

Spring Branch ISD’s top 25 earners make nearly $5M, ranking 8th in Texas

November 21, 2024, Houston Chronicle, by Anastasia Goodwin, via msn Salaries for Spring Branch Independent School District’s top 25 earners totaled close to $5 million in the 2023-24 school year, placing the

Progress of SBISD Students Post-COVID

April 1, 2025, Houston Chronicle, by Claire Partain Spring Branch ISD among few districts to rebound from pre-pandemic scores in both subjects Read full article on SBISD website

Education Savings Accounts Legislation Advances in Texas House of Representatives

April 3, 2025, KHOU, by Daniel Perreault AUSTIN, Texas — On Thursday, a Texas House committee advanced a pair of bills to create Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) and to increase state funding

New Legislation Seeks to Ban DEI in Public Schools

March 26, 2025, Education Week, by Sarah Schwartz As President Donald Trump’s administration has set out to eradicate diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools and universities, a growing number of state

U.S. Department of Education Extends Deadline for K-12 Schools to Certify They Have Absolved DEI Programs

April 8, 2025, The Hill, by Lexi Lonas Cochran “The Department of Education extended the deadline for K-12 schools to sign a document certifying they have absolved any diversity, equity and inclusion

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon addresses discrimination and DEI in public schools and other topics

April 8, 2025, Los Angeles Times, Howard Blume, author “I think discrimination is the bad thing,” McMahon said. “We shouldn’t have discrimination anywhere. … We’re not taking away the rights of anyone

Trump Signs Executive Order to Begin Process of Closing the Department of Education

March 20, 2025 Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order to officially begin the process of closing the Department of Education. After more than four decades and over $3 trillion

SBISD Police

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SBISD Schools

Links to: All SBISD Schools & Maps Pre-K & Early Childhood Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools

Senate Committee on Education K-16

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March 24, 2025 Board Meeting

Source with Agenda: SBISD Website

February 18, 2025 Board Meeting

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January 29, 2025 Board Meeting

Video Source with Agenda: SBISD Website

Spring Branch ISD Maps

Maps of Spring Branch ISD, Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, High Schools View all maps: SBISD website

Court hearing for teen girls accused of planning pipe bomb at Memorial High School

February 21, 2025, KHOU, by Orko Manna — HOUSTON — A teen girl accused of making threats against Memorial High School will stay in juvenile detention, a juvenile court judge decided after hearing from

Stratford junior violently attacked in parking lot of Don Coleman Coliseum after basketball game

At the February 18, 2025 SBISD Board of Trustees meeting, parents described how their son, a Stratford junior, was violently attacked from behind in the parking lot at Don Coleman Coliseum while