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District 62 presents year‑end strategic-plan progress; readies full‑day kindergarten for 2026–27
Summary
Superintendent and administrators reported progress on District 62’s five strategic goals — including literacy work, MTSS refinement, and planning to implement full‑day kindergarten beginning in the 2026–27 school year — and highlighted school-level initiatives at Cumberland and North elementaries.
Superintendent Dr. Hamade and district leaders presented an end‑of‑year report on District 62’s five strategic goals at the May 19 board meeting and said the district is preparing to implement full‑day kindergarten beginning with the 2026–27 school year at Iroquois, with plans to scale to other schools.
The presentation summarized three priority areas under student growth and achievement: preparing for full‑day kindergarten, expanding middle‑school encore offerings, and advancing research‑based literacy practices. District leaders said administrators and coaches have engaged in LETRS professional development to align literacy instruction with current reading science,…
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