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Battle Creek Public Schools launches Phase 2 strategic plan to accelerate literacy, attendance and grade-level transitions
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Carter presented a new multi-year strategic plan Monday that refocuses district work on four priorities — positive school experiences, foundations and excellence, grade-level mastery, and career/college readiness — and sets numeric baselines and targets for 2025 and beyond.
Battle Creek Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Jason Carter introduced the district’s Phase 2 strategic plan during the Board of Education’s Sept. 22 meeting, saying the district will concentrate on accelerating student outcomes in literacy and numeracy, strengthening attendance and engagement, and targeting transition grades 3, 6 and 9.
“The first strategic plan got us here, but it's those same goals are not gonna get us to the next level,” Carter said, framing the new plan as a reset designed to sustain enrollment gains and translate early-childhood progress into higher proficiency in later grades.
The plan, titled Every Student, Every Dream, Every Day, sets four broad priorities: positive school experiences (including belonging and safety), building foundations and achieving excellence, grade-level mastery for all, and career, college and…
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