Haywood County Schools staff told the Haywood County Schools Board of Education that three district schools remain in federal "additional targeted support" status and that the district will bring improvement plans to the board in November for review and public comment.

District staff said the affected schools include Winfield Middle School and that some campuses showed no change in letter grades this year. "Their math letter grade was the same. Their reading letter grade was the same. Their overall grade was the same," School district staff said. Staff said the district has been providing dedicated intervention time and reading supports and noted work with an instructional program the speaker referred to as the "golden leaf plant."

The district described the federal designation discussed in the meeting as "additional targeted support improvement." Staff said subgroup data determine whether a school enters or leaves that designation and that the district has been working with the three schools on targeted interventions. "Those schools, the [English learner] subgroup data, they can get in and out of that improvement," School district staff said.

Staff described next steps: district leaders will finalize improvement plans and present them to the board for review and public comment. "In November, we will bring to you part of . . . improve their plans and present their goals," School district staff said. Materials for at least one school, Meadowbrook, were described as open for public comment now; staff said the board will be asked to act at the next meeting after public input has been collected.

Board action was not recorded in the transcript for this item during the excerpt provided; staff presented information and noted upcoming deliverables. Staff also outlined data and diagnostic tools the district is using to measure proficiency and benchmark mastery of standards, saying the district wants clearer benchmarks so teachers can identify when a student has learned a standard.

District staff said they will provide links and copies of the improvement letters and screening information to board members and reiterated that further details will be provided when the plans are formally brought back to the board. No motions or votes on these improvement plans were recorded in the provided transcript excerpt.

The district presentation included an overview page and school-level detail pages that staff said show summary metrics for every school. Staff said they will drill down into individual school details at a future meeting and encouraged board members and the public to submit questions or comments while draft materials are available.