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Superintendent outlines goals, equity work and student‑information system RFP; implementation plans set for 2026–27
Summary
The Great Valley School District superintendent presented a midyear review of this year’s goals and floated draft goals for 2025–26, highlighting completion of the new five‑six center launch, ongoing equity work, expanded digital citizenship curriculum and a student information system (SIS) procurement process that returned seven proposals.
The superintendent delivered an overview of this year’s district goals and presented draft goals for 2025–26, saying the administration will finalize them in July and seek board feedback before the August start of the school year.
The presentation reviewed accomplishments this year and the work still under way. The superintendent said the district completed a major reorganization to open the new five‑six center and launch a redesigned middle‑school experience, while noting that “it was not perfect” and that staff will continue refinements over the summer. The superintendent also highlighted expansion of the digital citizenship curriculum and training for staff on new academic standards.
The nut graf: the district framed the report as a status update about operational and instructional priorities — academics, communication and engagement, culture and well‑being, and finance and operations — and said the board’s input will shape final goals the board is expected to adopt in August.
Most of the discussion focused on three programmatic and operational items. First, the district’s equity plan remains a multi‑year effort; the superintendent said the administration will provide more formal presentations next year on equity progress and invited board members to review the plan in BoardDocs. Second, the district will continue its “HEART” employee recognition campaign (honoring excellence, achievement, resilience and teamwork) and plans to use that program to spotlight staff across departments, including food service and bus drivers.
Third, the administration reported it issued a request for proposals (RFP) to replace or update the district’s student information system (the district uses Skyward now). The superintendent said the district received seven proposals, will narrow the pool to finalists this summer and expects to bring finalists to the board in the fall; the administration said a short delay in selecting a finalist will not affect a planned launch for the 2026–27 school year. "We are gonna narrow that down to a few, and then we're gonna need a little additional time," the superintendent said.
The superintendent also described personnel and operational changes the district has already made or requested the board approve: the addition of a director of human resources, repurposing the supervisor of specialized instruction role into an ESL supervisor, an added office staff position at Charlestown tied to enrollment growth, and a tightened records‑retention policy developed with each department.
Board members asked for more concrete, operational benchmarks for broad category goals, and several requested clearer cost and hours limits for summer work tied to curriculum and program development. The superintendent said she would present action steps and road maps for each goal and invited written feedback before the July meeting.
Ending: the administration asked the board to review the draft goals in BoardDocs and provide feedback over June and at the July meeting; the board will consider final adopted goals in August. No formal board vote was required during this report.
