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Superintendent proposes five 2025-26 focus areas: school-to-work expansion, budget adaptation, AI academy and enrollment study
Summary
Superintendent Michael Hillman proposed five draft focus areas for 2025-26: expand school-to-work programming for general education students, shepherd system changes after budget reductions, launch an AI development academy for staff, undertake an enrollment study of open-enrollment patterns, and continue work on equity and belonging.
Superintendent Michael Hillman presented five draft focus areas to the Northfield Public School Board on Aug. 25 that he recommended the district prioritize for 2025-26: (1) expand career and technical education into a school-to-work program option for general education high school students beginning in 2026-27; (2) lead system adaptation in response to last year's priority-based budget reductions; (3) plan and run a district artificial intelligence development academy for staff; (4) conduct an enrollment study to understand why families open-enroll into and out of the district; and (5) continue work to increase belonging and engagement for BIPOC and other historically marginalized students and families.
Hillman said the school-to-work expansion builds on an existing program for…
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