Centennial departments report progress on Roadmap '27 priorities in year-end operational update

At a May 28 work session, Centennial School District operational departments presented year-end improvement plans tied to the district's Roadmap '27 strategic priorities, providing updates on staffing, services and near-term facility projects.

Assistant Superintendent Tasha Katsuda said departments built improvement plans aligned to the strategic plan and set measurable metrics. "Departments established department priorities as well as key metrics to monitor progress or growth towards those goals," she said.

Transportation noted a doubling of employee retention over two years and said it currently transports over 40% of students on 24 routes; the department is recruiting and contracting drivers to maintain service and aims to increase bus ridership to over 55% next year while reducing reliance on contract drivers. Dining and Nutrition Services said it expanded staff development, engaged students at each site to gather menu feedback, and continued partnerships with local producers; the department highlighted culturally responsive menu expansions and farm-to-school sourcing.

Facilities reported it manages roughly 1,000,000 square feet and is shifting from creative staffing to retention and training as hiring improved; plans include building handbooks and training materials. IT reported network uptime above 99% and rolled out a Synergy analytics tool districtwide, and the business services team said it is implementing a new payroll system to streamline timekeeping and payroll processing.

Safety and security described rebranding campus safety officers as campus safety liaisons, expanded training, and onboarding a Safe Routes to School coordinator. Human Resources highlighted recruitment and an educator pathway for students of color, new onboarding systems and targeted coaching for new teachers.

Departments noted next steps that include continuing to build professional learning, updating manuals and training, improving communications with families, and focusing on recruitment and retention. Several department leads said their work will be ongoing and tied to the spring data review and the district's year-to-year monitoring process.