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Superintendent outlines 'Unlocking Student Potential' call to action, ties school-level programs to district strategic priorities
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Barnes presented a district call to action centered on six leadership priorities, linking school improvement planning, NCSTAR tools, and school-level initiatives aimed at expanding student opportunities and flexible pathways.
Superintendent Dr. Barnes told the Onslow County Board of Education the district’s call to action for 2025–26 is “unlocking student potential,” a framework meant to align instruction, leadership and community engagement to expand student opportunities and pathways beyond high school.
Dr. Barnes said the call to action grew from stakeholder feedback collected over 2025, distilled into 30 recurring themes aligned to six leadership priorities: rigorous classroom experiences, a growth and innovation mindset, strengthening educator leadership, connecting families and partners to learning, opening creative learning models…
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