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Kensington board drafts three priorities: informed advocacy, intentional communication, staff wellness
Summary
Board members identified three draft goals for the coming year — remaining informed and proactive about state and federal issues affecting local control; increasing intentional, informative two‑way communication with the community at least six times a year; and prioritizing staff/adult wellness — and assigned drafting and follow‑up tasks.
The Kensington School Board agreed on three draft priorities to guide the coming year: (1) remain informed and proactively advocate on state and federal matters that affect local control; (2) increase intentional, informative two‑way communication with the community via multiple platforms at least six times a year; and (3) prioritize staff and adult wellness in district planning and policy.
Board members discussed wording and implementation. A board member suggested the goal be framed as the board remaining “informed advocates” about state and federal issues so the district can anticipate changes rather than react after the fact. On community outreach, members discussed aligning communications with the budget season and creating a routinely scheduled news update; one board member proposed “intentional informative communication through multiple modalities with the community a minimum of six times a year.” Regarding adult wellness, members said the board’s role is policy and fiscal support to enable a healthy work environment for teachers, administrators, custodians and other staff, while also noting small acts of support (for example, sending lunch) when appropriate.
Next steps and assignments: board members asked Steph to “wordsmith” the goals and circulate them to the board for review; the board agreed to place a final review or vote on the goals at next month’s meeting. Members also discussed how to coordinate community news distribution (website, ParentSquare, social media and town channels) and who would prepare or post the updates.
The board did not take a formal vote on the goals at the meeting; members agreed to bring a revised draft back for final review next month.
Ending: the board settled on three guiding priorities to shape policies and outreach for the year and delegated drafting and committee tasks to bring concrete proposals to the next meeting.
