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District strategic‑plan update: Wadsworth reading gains, kindergarten signups and school programs
Summary
Building leaders presented quarterly strategic‑plan highlights: Wadsworth exceeded the state average on iRead, the district reported roughly 100 kindergarten signups at Wadsworth, Berger highlighted $20,000 in teacher grants distributed by the Griffith Educational Foundation and high school officials described AP and career programs.
Instructional coaches and principals presented a quarterly strategic‑plan update to the Griffith Public Schools board that summarized academic metrics, safety and community engagement across the district’s buildings.
Wadsworth Elementary instructional coach Mariana Moskos told the board the school’s iRead passing rate was 55%, above the state average of 48%, and that about 100 students were signed up for kindergarten for the coming year. Moskos also described student supports including “kindergarten boot camps” and a library of sensory materials for students with special needs.
Amber Kane, principal at Berger Elementary School, reported the Griffith Educational Foundation provided more than $20,000 in teacher grants this year. Berger hosted a student “young entrepreneurs” fair with more than 25 student vendors; Kane said no vendor made less than $50 and one student earned more than $600.
At the middle and high school level, principals described added academic supports: the district runs weekly data reports and advisory one‑on‑one meetings, the high school reported 56% of 11th‑grade students met or exceeded the SAT benchmark in English, and the counseling office organized 30‑minute career‑discovery meetings for juniors and seniors. High school staff said the district currently offers nine Advanced Placement courses with 133 students taking 202 AP exams this year and plans to add two more AP classes for 2025–26.
Other highlights: technology staff said keeping iPads at school reduced irreparable device counts from 114 last year to 40 this year; building and grounds reported maintenance and custodial crews supported evening events and emergency responses; food services described a new school garden and expanded farm‑to‑school activities.
Why it matters: the quarterly update compiled building‑level evidence of the district’s strategic priorities — student growth, safe learning environments, staffing and community engagement — and flagged items that feed into next month’s planned district financial presentation.
Board direction and next steps: district leaders said a June financial presentation with the district’s fiscal consultant Baker Tilly will connect these programmatic updates to the strategic‑plan budget.
