District outlines curriculum review cycle, PBIS rollout and new afterschool cohort starting in October

District administrators provided updates on curriculum review timing, a district-wide PBIS alignment and an afterschool cohort program that administrators said will begin in October.

Administrators said the district completes curricular reviews on a five-year cycle unless circumstances require an earlier review; department chairs and teachers collectively finalize curriculum revisions. The full K–12 curricular document is nearing completion and will be presented to the board as part of the academic update, likely at the November board meeting, pending final data collection.

Dr. Vixby described a district effort to align Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) across all elementary buildings this year, saying staff spent a professional learning day training teachers on the program and token systems intended to reduce student behavior incidents and increase instructional time.

Dr. Pope reported the fall afterschool cohort will begin Oct. 6, run four nights a week through the end of the year and has a maximum enrollment capacity of 70 students. He said the program has hired multiple staff and is seeking one additional staff member to cover the cafeteria/meals shift. Administrators said actual enrollment figures were still being finalized at the time of the meeting; the program’s stated capacity is 70 students.

Administrators also noted that 11 district policies were posted for first review at the meeting; these are routine five-year reviews with 10 policies recommended for no change and a small addition to policy 309.1 (telework). If board members concur, those policies would appear on the October agenda for approval.