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Superintendent praises staff, flags reading instruction and high school facility for immediate focus
Summary
Superintendent Tom told the school board the school year opened smoothly, praised staff and volunteers, and identified two priorities: align reading instruction districtwide and address the high school’s facility problems that prompted a letter raising accreditation concerns.
Superintendent Tom told the school board the start of school “has been pretty fun” and said he had “never seen a school district open smoother in my 20 some odd years as a school employee.” He credited bus drivers, custodians, teachers and volunteers for an orderly opening and said principals were working to make sure students’ basic needs — including food — are met.
Tom told the board the district must focus on reading instruction and the high school facility. He said the district purchased “a very expensive reading program prior to my arrival here,” and that staff are divided about its…
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