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Harper Creek leaders outline strategic priorities, new curriculum rollouts and supports in state-of-district update
Summary
District leaders presented a year‑one progress report on the updated strategic plan, highlighting year‑one ELA implementation (Amplify), continued math work (Bridges), rollout of MTSS and SEL efforts, attendance strategies, recruitment and early‑childhood expansion goals.
Superintendent Ridgeway told the Harper Creek Community Schools Board of Education that the district’s “driving student achievement is our first thing” as he introduced an informal, panel-style State of the District update that ran through the district’s updated strategic plan.
The presentation, delivered by Ridgeway and instructional coaches and specialists, summarized the district’s near-term priorities: curriculum implementation, educator training, multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) for academics and behavior, social‑emotional learning (SEL), recruitment and retention strategies and increased alignment of communication and family-facing resources.
Why it matters: Board members heard how month-to-month implementation choices — which resources to use, how to schedule common planning time, and how to standardize assessments — are intended to translate into measurable student growth. Ridgeway and staff tied the work to both classroom practice and broader operational planning, including a potential 2026 bond discussion…
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