February 2025

At its February meeting, the Angleton ISD Board of Trustees took key actions to support district growth, academic performance and future planning.

Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum Vicki Harmon presented the 2023-2024 Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR), which measures the district’s academic performance against state standards. The report shows that AISD students are outperforming state requirements in the “Approaches and Meets” categories in most subjects. Additionally, the district saw improvement in several areas where administrators had set internal improvement goals.

“Our goal is to exceed state standards, and we are proud of the growth we have seen and that our students are continuing to surpass expectations set by the state,” Harmon said. “We want to capitalize on the success we have had and continue to increase performance, and we will do so by remaining focused on supporting our students and our staff to achieve our goals and to provide the academic standards of excellence expected at AISD.”

After reviewing the data from the state, the district has also identified reading performance in 3rd grade as a growth area, specifically noting that the 3rd-grade group were the students severely affected by COVID and were just entering school when the pandemic hit causing them to miss critical school time.

In addition, the board approved the issuance, sale and delivery of the remaining $46 million from the 2022 Bond, ensuring the district honors its commitment to maintaining a fixed tax rate.

“This issuance ensures we keep our promise of a stable tax rate while also laying the foundation for us to help prevent increases to the tax rate if any potential bond is called in the future,” Superintendent Phil Edwards said.

The board also approved the 2025-2026 school calendar with a notable change. There will be no early release days before the Spring Break and Thanksgiving holidays.

Finally, following Superintendent Phil Edwards’ annual evaluation, the Board of Trustees unanimously approved his contract extension, reinforcing their confidence in his leadership.

“I am grateful to work in such an outstanding school district and appreciate the faith that the AISD Board of Trustees continues to have in me,” Edwards said. “I look forward to achieving even more excellence in AISD as the superintendent of this fine district.”

Additional board approvals include:

• Two new hires

• Engagement of auditors for the annual audit

• New uniforms for Angleton High School Band and Aristocats 

• New school furniture for the Heartland and Heritage campuses

• Gas contract renewal with Pro Energy for gas at Angleton High School and Angleton Junior High School

• Adoption of policy update 124 as recommended by the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB)

• Adoption of new policy EH Local