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Superintendent highlights school awards, new technology hire and service‑improvement work
Summary
At the board meeting Superintendent Shoemaker reported a state honor for Green Valley Elementary, named Michelle Williamson regional administrator of the year, announced a recently hired district technology leader and described results from a districtwide customer‑service survey and food‑service improvements.
Superintendent Shoemaker reported on recent recognitions, staffing and a districtwide customer‑service initiative at the Rescue Union School District Board of Trustees meeting this evening.
Shoemaker said Green Valley Elementary was named to a state honor roll that recognizes schools for shrinking achievement gaps among low‑socioeconomic students; he noted Jackson had received the same recognition last year. He also announced that Michelle Williamson was named the Sam Licara Administrator of the Year and said the district will celebrate her at regional events in March and April. "We're super excited for Michelle," Shoemaker said.
Shoemaker introduced a recently hired technology leader, "Matthew," who joined the district in January after roles including technology coach, vice principal and most recently executive director of technology for Natomas. "He's been engaged and visible across sites in his first weeks," Shoemaker said.
Shoemaker described the district's second year working with Studer Education on a continuous‑improvement model. He said the district uses a Studer survey that lets everyone who interacts with a department rate accessibility, accuracy, attitude, operations and timeliness; the district's target is a 4 out of 5 on each measure and last year's overall score was 4.37. "Every department gets their survey data, and then they decide one area to be dogmatic about improving," he said.
Food services was the example Shoemaker highlighted: staff discovered attitude scores were depressed by the fast pace of lunch lines ("30 minutes to serve 500 kids," he said) and targeted small changes such as friendlier signage and slower, more welcoming interactions. He said the adjustments produced a noticeable score increase and praised a food‑service worker who redesigned meal signage — a change he said students now enjoy.
Shoemaker closed noting the district will issue a press release about Green Valley's recognition and that the district will circulate department improvement plans by early next week. He also thanked staff for quickly adapting to unexpected field‑trip disruptions and other logistical challenges that arose in recent weeks.
Ending: The superintendent's remarks focused on recognition, staffing and local improvement work; he said the district will follow up with formal communications and implementation plans for the Studer survey results.
