North Andover committee accepts middle- and high-school improvement plans, officials say investments and data monitoring will follow

The North Andover School Committee voted 5-0 Oct. 9 to accept school improvement plans for North Andover Middle School and North Andover High School after presentations by each building's principals.

The plans set measurable targets tied to state assessments and local progress measures, prioritize the districtwide implementation of high-quality instructional materials and call for expanded multi-tiered academic and social-emotional supports. School and district leaders said they will monitor interim data and may bring staffing or resource requests to the committee during the budget process.

Principal George Gonsalves told the committee the middle school’s top academic aim is a 3-percentage-point increase in students meeting or exceeding MCAS expectations in ELA, math, science and civics from 2025 to 2026. “We started with 5% and then I looked at the data over the last 10 years,” he said, characterizing 3% as “bold, but within range” given enrollment and historical variation. The plan…