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Superintendent reports entry‑plan findings: 'tremendous trust' and focus on personalization
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Schaps summarized an entry plan and stakeholder outreach, reporting broad trust in the district, strong community connections and a priority to align a new strategic plan around personalized, authentic learning.
Dr. Schaps, superintendent, presented a summary of his entry plan and findings from meetings with roughly 75–100 stakeholders, saying the outreach produced three consistent themes: trust in the district’s professionals, strong community and parent engagement, and a commitment to innovation and authentic learning.
“I think there’s tremendous trust in this public school system,” Dr. Schaps said, summarizing feedback he heard across faculty, parents, alumni and students. He said many parents described returning to the district so their children could attend Oyster River schools and praised the system’s relationships and whole‑child focus.
The superintendent said parents and stakeholders value the district’s emphasis on social‑emotional supports and close adult‑student relationships across grade levels. He identified three guiding questions for the next phase of work: how to continue to personalize learning for every student; how to expand meaningful parent engagement at the middle and high school levels; and how to situate learning in authentic contexts that connect classroom work to real‑world experiences.
Dr. Schaps said the next phase is to build a shared vision for student outcomes and to develop a new strategic plan based on those agreed student learning goals. He described ongoing meetings with alumni, departments and student groups and said the district would conduct additional engagement with staff, families and the board as the strategic‑planning work continues.
Board members asked for examples and raised follow‑up questions about alumni feedback and preparing students for post‑secondary study; Dr. Schaps said alumni comments validated a need to revisit aspects of curriculum and support as students transition to college and careers.
The superintendent closed by noting he will continue periodic stakeholder conversations and planned next steps with the board on forming a strategic‑plan process grounded in student outcomes.
