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Superintendent says $300,000 grant will fund tech-integration work; district seeks redistricting feedback
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Krueger announced a $300,000 grant to reinstate a tech integrator position and outlined ongoing redistricting and strategic-planning work, including a community forum recording and an open feedback form.
Dr. Krueger, superintendent of the West Seneca Central School District, told the Board of Education on March 4 that the district secured a $300,000 grant intended to restore a tech integrator role that was cut during last year’s budget reductions.
"We have a $300,000 grant. The grant is intended to help us to increase and enhance student engagement and our parent engagement," Dr. Krueger said, crediting John Delbo with bringing the idea forward. The superintendent explained the funds will be used to support technology that improves student engagement and family communications and described the grant as a path to reinstate a position lost through last year’s cuts.
Dr. Krueger also updated the board on redistricting and reconfiguration work aimed at addressing enrollment and class-size concerns at Allendale and Clinton elementary schools and capacity issues at West Middle School. He said the district held a community forum on Feb. 27 that presented several options; the forum was recorded and posted on the district website. The district is soliciting stakeholder input via a linked Google form and a QR code and is keeping the feedback window open "until next week," he said, as the redistricting committee moves to narrow multiple proposed plans to two or three semifinalists for board consideration.
On strategic planning, Dr. Krueger said the committee began by analyzing baseline academic and discipline data (attendance, in- and out-of-school suspension, graduation rates, Regents and grades 3–8 ELA, math and science), and will pivot to consider social-emotional supports and family engagement. As part of that work, the district will explore a family support center and the possibility of a Boys & Girls Club: representatives planned to visit the Boys & Girls Club in East Aurora on March 6 to learn about local operations.
Dr. Krueger said the district will launch a ThoughtExchange survey to gather feedback from students, staff, parents and community members to inform three-to-five-year strategic goals. He also highlighted other district items during his report, including a student-attendance recognition program at Northwood Elementary and various performing-arts and athletic achievements across district schools.
No final decisions on redistricting were made at the meeting; Dr. Krueger said the committee will collect feedback and present two to three semifinalist plans to the board for review.
