Several parents and residents spoke during the public‑comment portion, offering praise for summer programs and raising operational and facilities concerns the board said it would follow up on.

Beverly Santos, a Ward 4 parent, praised Camp Connect’s second year and asked whether the program will use end‑of‑year parent and student surveys to guide improvements. Santos said her child experienced a bus incident en route to camp; the Camp Connect nurse contacted parents to confirm students were safe, but Santos asked the administration to clarify communication protocols after transport incidents because some classroom staff appeared unaware of the disruption.

Parents also asked about McLeod School’s leadership turnover and requested clearer transition communication or newsletters so families understand any changes and the incoming principal’s vision.

Several parents asked about the district’s switch from HMH to i‑Ready as the universal screener and about supports to help students complete longer adaptive screeners; the administration said i‑Ready is adaptive, that parents will receive student reports after benchmark assessments, and that Parent University sessions and back‑to‑school nights will include report‑reading guidance. The administration also said Huntington Learning Center tutoring results will be presented to the board next Thursday and that data on tutor.com and related supports will be shared as part of that update.

Resident Lucy Walker raised concerns about grounds maintenance and erosion behind Qualls School, citing potential hazards from trees and eroded hillsides and asking whether an engineering inspection had been commissioned; the board said members had toured Qualls and administrators would follow up. Walker also raised issues about sidewalk trip hazards and stormwater runoff near the high school and asked the board to review grounds vendor performance.

Board staff said they would follow up with parents who raised incidents and provide the Huntington progress report and additional communications on Camp Connect and principal transitions.