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School board approves 2025–28 Achievement and Integration plan, citing about $1 million in funding
Summary
The board approved the district’s 2025–2028 Achievement and Integration (A&I) plan — continuing existing goals for climate, instruction and family engagement — and confirmed roughly $1 million in associated funding.
The Moorhead Area Public Schools board on Feb. 24 approved the district’s 2025–2028 Achievement and Integration (A&I) plan, which continues the district’s existing goals to close achievement and opportunity gaps through integrated learning environments, policy and curriculum work, professional development and increased staff diversity.
Dr. Larsen (staff) reviewed the plan, saying the district will maintain the same structure and goals used in the previous three-year cycle. The plan focuses on climate, instruction and assessment, and family and community partnership. Program components described in the presentation include funding peer coaching (Catalyst peer coaches at the K–6 level), BARR (Building Assets, Reducing Risks) at grades 7–12 and at Hopkins elementary (recently added), summer programming and an annual district showcase, family-night funding, and targeted outreach to increase engagement of American Indian families.
Dr. Larsen said the district receives “right about a million dollars” for Achievement and Integration funding and that officials had not been alerted to potential immediate funding cuts while the state’s budget was under discussion. The plan’s measurable goals mentioned in the presentation include reducing math and reading gaps, decreasing disciplinary disparities in office referrals, and increasing graduation rates of diverse students by about 3% each year.
Professional development activities described include culturally centered teacher training and an Educational Justice Summit held in collaboration with Fargo schools. The presentation also noted recruitment efforts such as a teacher-prep program with Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM) to encourage local students to enter teaching and programs to encourage future special-education teachers.
A motion to approve the Achievement and Integration overview was moved and seconded and passed by voice vote; the transcript does not record individual roll-call votes.
Board members asked about the stability of funding; Dr. Larsen said the district had submitted its three-year budget and had not been told to expect immediate funding reductions.
