The Wayne‑Westland Community School District Board on a 5‑0 vote approved the district strategic plan, including targeted goals for the 2025‑26 school year that emphasize Tier‑1 instructional standardization, expansion of the district’s multi‑tiered system of supports (MTSS) and a focused effort to reduce chronic absenteeism.

Interim Superintendent Dr. Jefferson described a cross‑department process that produced the revised mission and the strategic plan. She credited Nancy Schulz and a cross‑department team for drafting the plan and said the 2025‑26 goals are “a little bit more dialed in for some immediate accountability” with a June implementation benchmark.

Dr. Jefferson told the board the three stated goals are: (1) Tier‑1 standard of care — ensuring all students have access to standard‑aligned ELA and math benchmark assessments and common instructional expectations (the district expects assessments to be accessible in DNA and Educlimber); (2) MTSS — document and implement a secondary MTSS process for grades 6–12 aligned to the K–5 work already underway; and (3) Attendance — lower chronic absenteeism so students can engage in learning and district programs.

Board members debated whether to approve only the 2025‑26 goals immediately or to review and approve the full multi‑year “challenge statements” that scope the plan through 2028. Dr. Jefferson placed the broader challenge statements on screen in the meeting so trustees and the public could review the multi‑year scope before the vote. President Kimberly May and other trustees said they wanted the community to be able to see the full scope of the plan. After the short recess and the supplemental presentation, the board voted to adopt the strategic plan and mission/vision statements; the roll call recorded five “yes” votes and no dissent.

Trustees lauded school presentations that illustrated how the goals are being implemented at building level — board members noted Edison Elementary’s presentation as an example of work tied to the plan’s measures. The board did not make changes to the mission language during the public meeting; trustees asked administration to make the full strategic plan and multi‑year challenge statements available for public review.

The board’s approval covers the district strategic plan, mission, vision and the 2025‑26 goals discussed at the September special meeting and presented during this session.