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Bedford superintendent returns from illness, outlines SWOT findings and upcoming math-textbook review
Summary
Superintendent Randy De Pere, speaking Feb. 13, said he is recovering from a recent immune-related illness, described a district SWOT analysis, highlighted student achievement gains and previewed a spring public review of proposed math textbooks and other initiatives including compliance with an athletic executive order.
Superintendent Randy De Pere, speaking at the Bedford County School Board’s regular meeting on Feb. 13, said he is recovering from a recent immune-compromised illness and outlined findings from a six-week SWOT review of the division’s schools, previewed a math-textbook adoption process with public review sessions, and noted a VHSL action to align with a federal executive order on athletics.
De Pere opened by thanking staff and community members who supported him during his illness and said he remains medically compromised for about six months but is improving. He then summarized a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) review he conducted during the fall semester that included more than 50 school visits and meetings with principals, teachers,…
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