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Board approves three superintendent goals, adds AI professional-development measure
Summary
The St. Francis Area Schools board approved three superintendent goals focused on curriculum alignment, student discipline/support and operational efficiency and financial stewardship; the goals include a professional-development measure to build K–12 capacity in artificial intelligence.
The St. Francis Area Schools Board of Education approved three superintendent goals intended to guide the district’s priorities over the coming year: aligning curriculum and instruction to increase achievement, improving discipline and student supports, and enhancing operational efficiency and financial stewardship. The board also approved a professional-development objective that includes building staff capacity on artificial intelligence in K–12 instruction.
A board member summarized the goals for members who had not read the board book, saying the goals are (1) to align curriculum and instruction to increase achievement and role-in scores, (2) to address discipline and support systems, and (3) to improve operational efficiency and financial stewardship. The document presented to the board lists key focus areas and assigns assessment managers for each goal, and the professional-development item—suggested by a staff member identified as Susan in the packet discussion—would include measures for AI-related training prior to the end of the school year.
Board members described the goals document as a working or “lab” document subject to change: one member said, “This is still a lab document. Right? So this nothing is actually set in stone,” and noted additional financial information is still being developed. The board moved to approve the goals; a motion and second were recorded in the transcript and the board approved the goals as presented.
District staff said the MSBA (Minnesota School Boards Association) provided elements used to frame the goals, and the goals listing includes professional-development measures and named focus areas. The board did not provide detailed metrics in the meeting’s public discussion beyond referencing assessment managers and the professional-development timeline.
