Board approves district QISA action plan focusing on high‑quality instruction and professional learning

Mission Public Schools adopted a Quality Instruction School Improvement (QISA) action plan that designates high‑quality instruction as the district’s primary focus for the year and outlines measures and next steps for professional learning and collaboration.

A staff presenter described the one‑year cycle document the district will submit to the Kansas Department of Education. The plan selects ‘‘high‑quality instruction’’ as the fundamental to address in the current cycle and identifies ‘‘professional learning’’ and ‘‘professional collaboration’’ as the structural supports. The document links the choice to state assessment results in English language arts and math and frames specific measures of progress and timelines for teachers and administrators.

The presenter told the board the plan is intended to be iterative—districts now submit annual cycles rather than five‑year plans—and the board would likely see a different emphasis in future cycles as priorities shift. The presenter also noted a rollout of training dates and encouraged attention to how the district will catch new hires up on high‑impact instructional practices the plan calls for.

Board members asked about onboarding new teachers into the QISA focus and recommended the district plan catch‑up sessions for staff who miss professional learning days. The board approved the QISA action plan as presented; the motion carried 7‑0.

Why it matters: the action plan organizes the district’s professional development and curricular priorities for the coming year. The focus on instructional practice and structured collaboration across grade levels is intended to affect classroom practice that shows up on state assessments.

What’s next: staff will submit the plan to the Kansas Department of Education, schedule training dates and propose catch‑up options for teachers hired after initial training sessions.