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Principals outline 2025‑26 plans: professional learning communities, vertical alignment and three‑week academic seminars
Summary
At its Aug. 11 meeting the Piper board heard building leaders describe a districtwide focus on PLCs, vertical alignment across grades, balanced class sizes and a new high‑school academic seminar schedule that drafts students into three‑week intervention rotations.
Principals from across the Piper School District told the school board on Aug. 11 that their 2025‑26 building action plans will emphasize professional learning communities, aligned curricula and targeted student supports.
Stacy (EC principal) said her preschool and early‑childhood team will dedicate regular time to PLC work — every Tuesday and late‑start Friday — to gather evidence of student learning, craft strategies and analyze impact using the Kansas Early Learning Standards. "We have very intentional learning with our play," she said.
Other elementary principals described similar PLC commitments. Ann Marie…
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