Superintendent Dr. Chamberlain presented her proposed performance goals for the 2025–26 school year and described assessment plans and summer programs. The school committee voted to accept the superintendent’s goals as presented.

Lede and vote: At the meeting Dr. Chamberlain outlined four goal areas — student learning, professional practice, cultural proficiency and teacher evaluation feedback — and said the district bought the I‑Ready diagnostic for grades K–8 and is considering expanded use in grades 9–10 for ELA and math. A motion to accept the superintendent’s goals was made, seconded and approved by voice vote.

Why it matters: The goals set the superintendent’s measurable priorities for the year, including a proposed district data‑analysis protocol to help schools target instruction and the adoption of diagnostic tools to provide more frequent, comparable data across grades.

Details of the goals and assessment plans
- Student learning: Dr. Chamberlain said the primary student learning goal is to create “a more formalized, data analysis protocol,” noting high‑school coursework variety makes standardized comparisons harder. The district has purchased I‑Ready diagnostics for K–8 and is considering use in grades 9–10 for ELA and math.
- Instructional supports: The district described MyPath (a differentiated learning tool) and formative assessment practices that administrators said will focus on student growth rather than a single day test score. One committee member emphasized growth: “It's how much did you grow from where you started.”
- Professional practice and cultural proficiency: Goals also include reflective practice for educators and continued work on cultural proficiency so staff interrupt biased behavior and use reflective conversations to improve practice. Dr. Chamberlain said administrators will monitor how feedback is delivered to teachers and discuss follow‑up coaching.

Summer programs and professional development
- Title I summer academic camp: Mr. Keller and staff reported the Title I summer camp ran July 15–Aug. 7 on a three‑day schedule this year (Tuesday–Thursday) because of reduced Title I funding; a parent survey returned largely positive feedback and indicated a preference for the 3‑day schedule. Parents rated communication and satisfaction highly.
- English learner (EL) summer program: The district offered an EL summer program (K–8) funded by state EL funds; staff reported interactive language and cultural activities and described the offering as positive.
- Summer curriculum projects and professional development: The district reported about 94 educators participated in paid summer curriculum work on topics including I‑Ready implementation, Empowering Writers, Universal Design for Learning and health and wellness standards.

Next steps and implementation
- Dr. Chamberlain will run three surveys this year to assess the cell‑phone policy rollout (October, January, end of year) and will work with principals and secondary leaders to plan how to use diagnostics and formative assessments.
- The committee approved her performance goals by voice vote and asked administration to return with implementation details as the year progresses.