Center Grove board reviews 2025–30 strategic plan, outlines curriculum and support priorities
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Summary
District leaders presented a five-year strategic plan developed from more than 5,800 survey responses and focus groups. The plan centers on three pillars — Learn and Succeed, Belong and Thrive, and Communicate and Engage — and proposes districtwide curriculum alignment, MTSS implementation and expanded communications.
The Center Grove Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees on Aug. 21 received a presentation on the district's proposed 2025'30 strategic plan, which district leaders said is intended to guide priorities for the next five years.
Dr. Long, presenting for the administration, told the board the plan grew from a monthslong process that included a steering team of building-level representatives, an initial communitywide survey, a follow-up survey and focus groups.
The plan centers on three pillars: Learn and Succeed, Belong and Thrive, and Communicate and Engage. Under Learn and Succeed, the district proposes a guaranteed and viable K'12 standards-based curriculum, a districtwide professional learning community (PLC) structure, and a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) to provide targeted interventions. Under Belong and Thrive, the plan calls for districtwide behavioral expectations in common language, dedicated instructional blocks (referred to at some schools as community time, WIN or STAR) to deliver tier-1 social-emotional and employability skills, and expanded staff wellness and recognition efforts. The Communicate and Engage pillar aims to streamline district communications, centralize information systems and expand channels for two-way stakeholder feedback.
Leaders described the engagement process and counts: 5,307 responses to the initial community survey, 589 follow-up survey responses on draft initiatives, eight focus groups, and a steering group of roughly 22 volunteers who met three full days. The district plans to publish the final plan on its website and distribute it digitally; staff said a QR code shown at the meeting will link to the materials.
Stacy Conrad, Executive Director of Communications, said the district will 'create a two-way dialogue' with stakeholders and 'be completely transparent in everything that we do.' She described planned outreach including emails, social media, stakeholder meetings and presentations to community groups.
Speakers on pillar teams outlined implementation steps: guaranteed curriculum maps and aligned resources for K'5 reading, writing and math; training in a districtwide PLC structure; rollout of MTSS and co-teaching models at the elementary level; and professional development time to build collective teacher efficacy. Presenters also said materials and short videos used in the process will be shared with families online rather than printed for mass distribution.
Board members thanked staff and community volunteers for the breadth of input and asked that the administration return with implementation timelines and measurable success criteria. Dr. Long said the administration will refine action steps and share them with the board and the community.
The board did not take a vote on the plan at the meeting; trustees were asked to review the materials before further action and the administration said it will announce next steps for community rollout.
