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Longview board hears student-centered plan to rewrite district strategic plan, agrees to begin scheduling
Summary
Consultant Dr. Tammy Campbell of Scholars First laid out a student-centered, research-informed process to refresh Longview School District's strategic plan, with the board signaling support to begin calendaring and outreach; contract cost not yet specified and the district targets a fall 2026 launch.
Dr. Tammy Campbell, founder of Scholars First, outlined a process Thursday for rewriting the Longview School District's strategic plan with students central to every stage and the goal of launching the new plan for the 2026-27 school year.
Campbell told the board of directors that her firm's approach emphasizes student voice, a concise set of district goals and a menu of research-based practices that schools will select and implement. "A good strategic plan should cause you to get better," she said, and showed examples districts use that read from the student perspective: "I belong. I believe. I learn." The district's current plan expires in 2026, Campbell said, making a refresh timely.
Board members and district leaders said they supported the approach. Several directors praised the emphasis on students and staff engagement and said the process should build ownership among…
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