Richfield superintendent presents second-draft evaluation goals; board presses for better student tracking to avoid coded dropouts

Sep 16, 2025

Superintendent Steve Yudnowski presented a second draft of his 2025–26 evaluation goals Sept. 15, tying district progress monitoring and third‑ and eighth‑grade achievement targets to his formal evaluation and urging more aggressive follow-up to prevent students from being coded as dropouts.

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Superintendent Steve Yudnowski presented a second draft of his 2025–26 goals to the Richfield School Board on Sept. 15, linking 35% of his evaluation to student achievement targets, 35% to process goals and 30% to overall evaluation measures. The goals emphasize screening and progress monitoring (FastBridge), targeted gains in third‑grade reading and eighth‑grade math, and a districtwide graduation-rate target of 90% across demographic groups.

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