I. INTRODUCTION
II. METHODOLOGY
III. FINDINGS
IV. RECOMMENDATIONS
V. SUMMARY

STANDARD 1: A SCHOOL SYSTEM IS ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE ITS CONTROL OF RESOURCES, PROGRAMS AND PERSONNEL
STANDARD 2: A SCHOOL SYSTEM HAS ESTABLISHED CLEAR AND VALID OBJECTIVES FOR STUDENTS
STANDARD3: A SCHOOL SYSTEM DEMONSTRATES INTERNAL CONNECTIVITY AND RATIONAL EQUITY IN ITS PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION
STANDARD 4: A SCHOOL SYSTEM USES THE RESULTS FROM SYSTEM-DESIGNED AND/OR ADOPTED ASSESSMENTS TO ADJUST, IMPROVE, OR TERMINATE INEFFECTIVE PRACTICES OR PROGRAMS
STANDARD 5: A SCHOOL SYSTEM HAS IMPROVED PRODUCTIVITY

• What the Auditors Expected to Find in the Plano Independent School District
  
• What the Auditors Found in the Plano Independent School District
  
• Finding 1.1: The Record of Excellence in the Plano ISD is Strong, but Changing Economics and Demographics Have Not Been Considered Adequately
  
• Finding 1.2: Board Governance is Not Unified and Does Not Provide a Focused Direction for the System
  
• Finding 1.3: Organizational Structure is Fragmented and Doesn't Provide Clear, Unified Direction for Teaching and Learning
  
• Finding 1.4: Administrative Staffing is Adequate in Scope and Justifiable, but Organizational Relationships are Awkward for Support of School Operations.
  
• Finding 1.5: Planning is Incomplete and Inadequate
  
• Finding 1.6: Board Policies Demonstrate Adequate Scope and Quality to Ensure Quality Curriculum Control
  
• Finding 1.7: Monitoring of Instruction for Improvement is Uneven Across Schools
  
• Finding 1.8: The Texas Teacher Appraisal System is Not an Effective Tool for Improvement of Instruction

• What the Auditors Expected to Find in the Plano Independent School District
  
• What the Auditors Found in the Plano Independent School District
  
• Finding 2.1: The Written Curriculum is Adequate in Scope
  
• Finding 2.2: Curriculum Guides are Generally Inadequate to Guide Instruction
  
• Finding 2.3: Curriculum Development, Adoption, Implementation, and Revision are Not Guided by a Coherent Process and are Inconsistently Approved by the Board of Trustees
  
• Finding 2.4: Integrated Curriculum is Creative and Exciting for Students, but is Inadequate as a Guide for Teachers in Content and Skill Instruction and Lacks Adequate Direction
  
• Finding 2.5: Elementary Physical Education Programs and Instruction are Ineffective in providing Best Practice Physical Development
  
• Finding 2.6: Curriculum Guide Use was Uneven and Ineffective
  
• Finding 2.7: Classroom Teaching was Good, with Some Exceptions
  
• Finding 2.8: Articulation and Coordination was Inadequate and Ineffective

• What the Auditors Expected to Find in the Plano Independent School District
  
• What the Auditors Found in the Plano Independent School District
  
• Finding 3.1: Composition of the Student Population is Changing in the PISD at an Increasing rate
  
• Finding 3.2: Educational Programs in the Plano Schools are Not Working Equally for Diverse Student Groups and Steps Taken to Overcome Economic Conditions are Insufficient to Benefit All Students
  
• Finding 3.3: Staff Development is Adequate in Scope; Policy and Procedures are Inadequate in Design, and Delivery is Fragmented

• What the Auditors Expected to Find in the Plano Independent School District
  
• What the Auditors Found in the Plano Independent School District
  
• Finding 4.1: The Scope and Sequence of the Plano Independent School District Assessment Program is Inadequate for Effective Decision-Making
  
• Finding 4.2: Testing and Assessment Devices are Inadequately Staffed to Provide a Data Base Sufficient for Improvement of Program Effectiveness
  
• Finding 4.3: Testing Scores Regularly Exceed State Averages, but Achievement Results of Lower Socioeconomic and Minority Students are Materially Lower
  
• Finding 4.4: Use of Assessment Data for Decision-Making is Inadequate
  
• Finding 4.5: Follow-Up Studies of Graduates are Conducted Infrequently and Data are Not Used for Program Improvement and Planning

• What the Auditors Expected to Find in the Plano Independent School District
  
• What the Auditors Found in the Plano Independent School District
  
• Finding 5.1: School Facilities in the Plano Independent School District are in Excellent Condition, but are Inconsistent in Support of Educational Program Delivery
  
• Finding 5.2: The Budgeting Process in the Plano Independent School District Lacks Clear Linkages with the Organizational Goals and Priorities of the District
  
• Finding 5.3: Technology Planning is Inadequate to Ensure the Ongoing Infusion of Technology as a Teaching and learning Tool

V. SUMMARY

• Judy Birmingham, Ph.D.
  
• Randall B. Clegg, Ed.D.
  
• Audrey A. Hains, Ph.D.
  
• Rosalinda Hernandez, Ph.D.
  
• Jacqueline K. Mitchell, Ph.D.
  
• Margret Montgomery, Ed.D.
  
• James A. Scott, M.S.
  
• Kevin Singer, Ed.D.