Delano principals present continuous-improvement plans emphasizing SEL, data systems and an AI policy review

Delano site administrators told the school board they have aligned school-level continuous-improvement action cards with the district strategic roadmap, emphasizing social-emotional learning, data-driven instruction, and curricular updates. The high school presented five action cards that it tied to three local goals: providing a safe and welcoming school environment, rigorously challenging students, and supporting individual student needs. The principal said the school will hold monthly seventh- and eighth-grade class meetings to teach the district’s “Tiger Way” themes (teamwork, inclusion, grit, excellence and respect) and plans to notify parents with talking points to reinforce those lessons at home. The principal also described Tiger Tracks, an induction program to ease the seventh-grade transition, including plans for a peer "big brother/big sister" mentoring component and sponsorship support from the Delano Education Foundation for advisor costs. Administrators said they are expanding staff training on EduClimber, the district’s data warehouse, to move from screening to “analysis to action” during monthly early-release sessions. The high school principal said EduClimber training and MTSS processes will be a focus of early-release professional development so teachers can make more actionable interventions based on fast-screen data. On artificial intelligence, administrators said the district currently lacks a formal AI policy; the high school named an ad hoc committee led by Jason Monke to research AI policies and strategies and to coordinate continued professional development with Groovy Education. Elementary and intermediate principals described aligned action cards: curriculum implementation and training for a new math program, expanded paraeducator training, universal screening and MTSS placement, and social-emotional instructional practices. Site leaders said they are scheduling quarterly work with the district curriculum coordinator to support classroom implementation. Ending: Administrators asked the board to expect follow-ups as action cards move from readiness to implementation; several items (data training, coach development and AI policy work) will return to the board in subsequent meetings.