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Beatrice Elementary leaders report curricular, behavior and scheduling steps to strengthen Tier 1 instruction
Summary
Elementary school leaders told the board they have adopted a new ELA curriculum (CKLA), updated the schedule to guarantee 90 minutes of ELA, 60 minutes of math and 30 minutes of WIN time, expanded professional development, formed MTSS teams and are seeing declining behavior referrals.
Miss Timmerman and Mr. Ford presented a strategic-plan update for Beatrice Elementary School to the Beatrice Public Schools Board of Education, outlining ten priority actions intended to strengthen Tier 1 academic and behavioral instruction across classrooms.
The presenters said the elementary’s goal is “to build a strong Tier 1 both academically and behaviorally,” and they described new, guaranteed instructional minutes — 90 minutes of ELA, 60 minutes of math and 30 minutes of WIN time (What I Need) — as central to that effort. “We developed our school mission...believing everyone succeeds,” Miss Timmerman said, adding that the mission statement is displayed above classroom windows to reinforce expectations.
The update emphasized three curriculum and professional-development steps: adopting the CKLA ELA curriculum so teachers do not have to supplement, implementing a new math curriculum (teachers initially found it hard but reported gains), and providing targeted professional development including “Get Your Teach On” workshops and coaching. The presentation said the district is partnering with the University of Nebraska–Lincoln for literacy coaching tied to the curriculum adoption.
Leaders also reported progress on multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS). They said math, ELA and behavior teams have been formed and are meeting; behavior referrals shown in a chart trended downward from August through April, which presenters linked to clearer rules and consistent consequences. School leaders said grade-level teams are working on vertical and horizontal alignment and that hour-plan time for teacher collaboration is being protected and treated as “sacred time.”
On scheduling, the presenters said bus-arrival adjustments this year compressed WIN time in some classes; they described plans to protect WIN time going forward so students receive uninterrupted intervention and support. They said schedule tweaks are under consideration to preserve time for interventions and content fidelity rather than as an efficiency afterthought.
Board members thanked the presenters for the work but did not take a formal vote; administrators said remaining scheduling decisions and implementation details will be worked out with staff before changes are finalized.
The school provided no formal motion for board action during this presentation; next steps described were administrative (further scheduling work and continued coaching).
