Superintendent gives midyear progress check: literacy, partnerships and strategic plan work outlined

At a midyear progress check Tuesday, Rochester Public School District Superintendent (name not specified in the transcript) briefed the board on work toward district‑level goals, including literacy curriculum rollout, mental‑health screening, family‑engagement efforts and early planning for a new strategic plan.

The superintendent framed the year as one in which the district is ‘‘landing one plane and getting another ready to take off’’ — the existing strategic plan is concluding while a new plan and brand development will begin later this year. He outlined a multi‑tiered set of building blocks the district is using: deeper learning, literacy curriculum, mental‑health screening and supports, belonging and behavior initiatives, family engagement, strategic partnerships and recruitment and retention work.

On literacy, the superintendent said the district has…