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Garfield Heights board hears educational-advancement review, including SEL rollout and attendance gains at Maple Leaf
Summary
The district's Educational Advancement Department reviewed initiatives including a new employee reporting portal, a revamped RFP process, an SEL system (Satchel Pulse/AIMSweb transition), restorative-practices training, Parent University, and building-level work that helped reduce chronic absenteeism at Maple Leaf Elementary.
The Garfield Heights City School District Board of Education on June 16 heard a detailed report from the district's Educational Advancement Department about programs the department says expanded student supports, family engagement and internal processes during the 2024'25 school year.
The presentation, led by Yolanda Hamilton and Tim Hurd of the Educational Advancement Department, outlined changes the department said were intended to improve student outcomes and streamline district operations. Hamilton said the department partnered across human resources, communications, curriculum and school leadership to develop educational-advancement plans and support building-level goals.
"We are excited to be able to present ... a snippet of all of the work that we've done as a department," Yolanda Hamilton said during the presentation. The department described several administrative changes intended to reduce…
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