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Board hears staff draft to merge strategic plan with board goals; literacy and math initiatives highlighted
Summary
District staff presented a draft framework to align board goals and the district’s strategic work under four focus areas and outlined academic priorities for 2025–26, including full K–5 rollout of the HMH reading program, expanded literacy coaching, a district math initiative, and pilots for middle- and high-school intervention.
District staff presented a first draft of a consolidated strategic framework at the Beacon City School District Board of Education workshop on Aug. 25, proposing four focus areas — academic excellence, culture of care, communications and operations — with equity and sustainability reframed as beliefs to be infused across those areas.
Superintendent Matt Bridal described the document as a working draft and asked the board for feedback before an expected October check-in. “Tonight is just kind of a first attempt at that,” he said, asking trustees for reactions and edits. Board members expressed support for the approach but asked that belief statements (equity,…
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