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Hendry County Schools present draft strategic plan and cite multi-year academic gains at LaBelle town hall
Summary
Superintendent Mike Swindle and district leaders presented a draft strategic plan, reviewed recent test-score trends and graduation-rate improvements, and sought public input at a LaBelle town-hall meeting. Officials emphasized teacher recruitment, professional development and sustaining gains after pandemic-era supplemental funding ends.
Hendry County Schools leaders on Saturday presented a draft strategic plan, described multi-year academic gains and asked parents and residents at a LaBelle town-hall meeting to provide feedback.
Superintendent Mike Swindle opened the meeting and described the session’s purpose as outreach and community input. “The purpose of why we’re here is to reach out to the community to kinda give some updates on where we are,” he said. Deputy Superintendent Angela Staley told the audience, “We are seeking input,” and walked attendees through the draft document.
The nut graf: District leaders said the plan ties spending and agenda items to six priority goal areas — including safety and security, academic achievement, school culture, teacher recruitment and retention, family and…
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