Gatesville Independent School District

(updated 1/31/25)

Texas Performance Reporting System

The Texas Performance Reporting System (TPRS) integrates state and federal reporting requirements into a single reporting system that can be viewed at the campus, district, region, and state level. As the most comprehensive reporting system published by TEA, TPRS provides additional performance reports, results, and indicators for student groups not previously reported on state accountability data tables, the Texas Academic Performance Reports (TAPR), or the School Report Card.

GISD District and Campus offices will provide hard copies of the reports to anyone who cannot access the electronic versions.

If you have questions about the reports, please contact Yancey Sanderson at ysanderson@gatesvilleisd.org or 254.865.7251.

Texas School Report Cards

Below you will find a copy of the State of Texas 2021–22 School Report Card for each GISD Campus. This report is required by the Texas Legislature and prepared by the Texas Education Agency. The report provides information concerning student performance on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®), as well as information on student enrollment, class size averages, and financial expenditures.

Due to ongoing litigation against the State, Texas School Report Cards have not been released since the 21-22 edition.

Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) (Published 01/31/2025)

Below you will find a copy of the State of Texas Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) for for the state, Region 12, the district, and each of the district’s campuses. These reports pull together a wide range of information on the performance of students in each school and district in Texas every year. Performance is shown disaggregated by student groups, including ethnicity and socioeconomic status. The reports also provide extensive information on school and district staff, programs, and student demographics.

A Remind message was sent on January 31, 2025 informing parents of the availability of this information.

Federal Report Cards (Published 01/31/2025)

Gatesville ISD is posting this information about Federal Report Cards for the state, the district, and each of the district’s campuses as part of its obligations under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA).

A Remind message was sent on January 31, 2025 informing parents of the availability of this information.

The report cards are also available on the Texas Education Agency’s website.

Child Sexual Abuse, Trafficking, and Other Maltreatment of Children GISD Plan
The district has established a plan for addressing child sexual abuse, trafficking, and other maltreatment of children. Trafficking includes both sex and labor trafficking. This plan is also included in the District Improvement Plan.

Warning Signs of Sexual Abuse
Sexual abuse in the Texas Family Code is defined as any sexual conduct harmful to a child’s mental, emotional, or physical welfare as well as a failure to make a reasonable effort to prevent sexual conduct with a child. A person who compels or encourages a child to engage in sexual conduct commits abuse. It is illegal to make or possess child pornography or to display such material to a child.

Anyone who suspects that a child has been or may be abused or neglected has a legal responsibility, under state law, to report the suspected abuse or neglect to law enforcement or to Child Protective Services (CPS).

A child who has been or is being sexually abused may exhibit physical, behavioral, or emotional warning signs, including:

Difficulty sitting or walking, pain in the genital areas, and claims of stomachaches and headaches;
Verbal references or pretend games of sexual activity between adults and children, fear of being alone with adults of a particular gender, or sexually suggestive behavior; or
Withdrawal, depression, sleeping and eating disorders, and problems in school.

Be aware that children and adolescents who have experienced dating violence may show similar physical, behavioral, and emotional warning signs.

Warning Signs of Trafficking
Child trafficking of any sort is prohibited by the Penal Code. Sex trafficking involves forcing a person, including a child, into sexual abuse, assault, indecency, prostitution, or pornography. Labor trafficking involves forcing a person, including a child, to engage in forced labor or services.

Traffickers are often trusted members of a child’s community, such as friends, romantic partners, family members, mentors, and coaches. Some traffickers make contact with victims online.

Possible warning signs of sexual trafficking in children include:

Changes in school attendance, habits, friend groups, vocabulary, demeanor, and attitude;
Sudden appearance of expensive items (for example, manicures, designer clothes, purses, technology);
Tattoos or branding;
Refillable gift cards;
Frequent runaway episodes;
Multiple phones or social media accounts;
Provocative pictures posted online or stored on the phone;
Unexplained injuries;
Isolation from family, friends, and community; and
Older romantic partners.
Additional warning signs of labor trafficking in children include: Being unpaid, paid very little, or paid only through tips;
Being employed but not having a school-authorized work permit;
Being employed and having a work permit but clearly working outside the permitted hours for students;
Owing a large debt and being unable to pay it off;
Not being allowed breaks at work or being subjected to excessively long work hours;
Being overly concerned with pleasing an employer and/or deferring personal or educational decisions to a boss;
Not being in control of his or her own money;
Living with an employer or having an employer listed as a student’s caregiver; and
A desire to quit a job but not being allowed to do so.

Reporting and Responding to Sexual Abuse, Trafficking, and Other Maltreatment of Children
Anyone who suspects that a child has been or may be abused, trafficked, or neglected has a legal responsibility, under state law, to report the suspected abuse or neglect to law enforcement or to Child Protective Services (CPS).

A child who has experienced sexual abuse or any other type of abuse or neglect is encouraged to seek out a trusted adult. Children may be more reluctant to disclose sexual abuse than physical abuse and neglect and may only disclose sexual abuse indirectly. As a parent or trusted adult, it is important to be calm and comforting if your child or another child confides in you. Reassure the child that he or she did the right thing by telling you.

If your child is a victim of sexual abuse, trafficking, or other maltreatment, the school counselor or principal will provide information on counseling options for you and your child available in your area. The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) also manages early intervention counseling programs.

To find out what services may be available in your county, see Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Programs Available in Your County.

Reports of abuse, trafficking, or neglect may be made to the CPS division of the DFPS at1‑800-252-5400 or on the web at Texas Abuse Hotline website.

Further Resources on Sexual Abuse, Trafficking, and Other Maltreatment of Children
The following websites might help you become more aware of child abuse and neglect, sexual abuse, trafficking, and other maltreatment of children:

GISD ESSER III Use of Funds Plan

GISD ESSER III Return to In-Person Instruction Plan

GISD ESSER III Additional Information

The District shall provide public notice of federal grant applications through an information item at a Board meeting and by publishing information on the District’s website. The District shall make available opportunities for public input as required by law or the granting agency.

2024 Public Notice of Intent to Apply

Board approved October 16, 2023

GATESVILLE ISD NOTICE OF REFUSAL OF ENTRY OR EJECTION FROM DISTRICT PROPERTY

The District has the right to refuse entry to or eject a person from property under the District's control if the person refuses to leave peaceably upon request and:

The individual poses a substantial risk of harm to any person; or
The individual continues to behave in a manner inappropriate for the school setting after having received a verbal or written warning to cease the inappropriate behavior.

A person ejected from or refusal entry to District property under this provision may appeal this action by filing an appeal under FNG(LOCAL) or GF(LOCAL). Any such appeal will be heard by the Board of Trustees within 90 days, unless an appeal is granted before the Board of Trustees considers the appeal. The decision of the Board to grant or deny an appeal is final and may only be further appealed under the applicable provisions of Texas Education Code section 7.057.

Texas Education Code Sec. 37.105. UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS: REFUSAL OF ENTRY, EJECTION, IDENTIFICATION.

A school administrator, school resource officer, or school district peace officer of a school district may refuse to allow a person to enter on or may eject a person from property under the district's control if the person refuses to leave peaceably on request and:
1. the person poses a substatinal risk of harm to any person; or
2. the person behaves in a manner that is inappropriate for a school setting and:
  1. the administrator, resource officer, or peace officer issues a verbal warning to the person that the person's behavior is inappropriate and may result in the person's refusal of entry or ejection; and
  2. the person persists in that behavior.
Identification may be required of any person on the property.
Each school district shall maintain a record of each verbal warning issued under Subsection (a)(2)(A), including the name of the person to whom the warning was issued and the date of issuance.
At the time a person is refused entry to or ejected from a school district's property under this section, the district shall provide to the person written information explaining the appeal process established under Subsection (h).
If a parent or guardian of a child enrolled in a school district is refused entry to the district's property under this section, the district shall accommodate the parent or guardian to ensure that the parent or guardian may participate in the child's admission, review, and dismissal committee or in the child's team established under Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 794), in accordance with federal law.
The term of a person's refusal of entry to or ejection from a school district's property under this section may not exceed two years.
A school district shall post on the district's Internet website and each district campus shall post on any Internet website of the campus a notice regarding the provisions of this section, including the appeal process established under Subsection (h).
The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this section, including rules establishing a process for a person to appeal to the board of trustees of the school district the decision under Subsection (a) to refuse the person's entry to or eject the person from the district's property.

Title I, Part A provides supplemental resources to local educational agencies (LEAs) to help schools with high concentrations of students from low-income families provide high-quality education that will enable all children to meet the challenging state academic standards. The intended program beneficiaries are students who experience difficulties mastering the state academic achievement standards. Title I, Part A funds are to be expended for programs, activities, and strategies that are scientifically based on research and meet needs (identified in the campus’ comprehensive needs assessment process) that are listed in the Campus Improvement Plan. On Title I campuses, Title I, Part A funds can be used for activities that are part of the Campus Improvement Plan to improve student performance and upgrade the entire educational program. On a schoolwide program (SWP), the amount of Title I, Part A funding on the campus must be supplemental.

Title I activities include: supplemental, researched-based instruction in the areas of reading/ELA, writing, math, social studies and science. Other planned Title I, Part A activities include supplemental parent involvement, professional development, guidance and counseling and transition services. Service delivery methods as chosen at the campus level include: tutorials, small-group instruction, individualized instruction, computer-aided instruction and extended learning opportunities.

Gatesville ISD Title I, Part A Program Plan

DRAFT - 2025 GISD Title I, Part A Program Plan

GISD Parent and Family Engagement Policy

DRAFT - 2025 Gatesville ISD Parent and Family Engagement Policy

Title I Schoolwide Campuses in Gatesville ISD

Gatesville Primary, Elementary, and Intermediate Campuses

Title I Gatesville ISD Information

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GISD Academic Accountability Reporting Page

District Child Sexual Abuse Plan

ESSER Grant Information

Federal Grant Public Notices

GISD Improvement Plans

Refusal of Entry/Ejection from District Property

TITLE I, Part A Information

Title IX Compliance

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