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Gaylord schools highlight chamber singers, reading month, curriculum adoption and preschool enrollment
Summary
Administrators and teachers reported student achievements including chamber singers' Division I rating, districtwide successes by band and choir, launch of March's Reading Month activities, adoption progress for the Fulcrum curriculum in early grades, and high turnout for the preschool open house.
District staff and teachers presented several school highlights to the Gaylord Community Schools Board of Education, including musical accomplishments, literacy initiatives, curriculum work and preschool enrollment.
A staff presentation noted the high school chamber singers received a Division I rating at the district choral festival, making them eligible for state competition at Saginaw Valley State University in early May. The chamber singers performed for the board during the meeting. Presenters also said the middle school band and choirs earned top ratings and will perform at Bay City Western High School in May.
Teachers described March's Reading Month activities across schools, including a district theme of “Full Steam Ahead” at some buildings and a South Maple campaign called “Dive Into Reading.” South Maple teachers reported a schoolwide reading goal of 100,000 minutes and said the school had reached about 30,000 minutes in the first week.
Presenters noted progress on the Fulcrum curriculum in Kindergarten and early grades, showing sample student work that staff described as phonetically accurate and aligned to the curriculum. The district also reported a preschool open house with strong turnout as enrollment kicked off for the new year.
Administrators reported decreases in behavior referrals: January referrals were down by 38 compared with the prior January, and February showed 22 fewer major referrals, based on the data presented. Staff attributed improvements to schoolwide efforts to reinforce expected behavior and community relationships.
No formal board action was taken on these informational items.
