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Board hears first quarterly update on Francis Howell 5‑year strategic plan; work to span academics, staffing, finance and safety
Summary
District leaders presented a quarterly strategic‑plan update highlighting teaching-and-learning initiatives, staff recruitment and retention work, finance and operations priorities, and safety improvements including a visitor management system and new security hires.
The Francis Howell School District Board on Oct. 16 received the first quarterly progress report on its new five‑year strategic plan, hearing updates on instructional framework work, staff recruitment and retention, financial planning and safety initiatives.
Chief Communications Officer Jennifer Joles and pillar leaders described early work since the plan’s approval in late 2024. Leaders said the strategic plan is a five‑year initiative and that most work this year focuses on establishing structures, workgroups and measures to support larger initiatives in years two and three.
Key takeaways from the four pillars Teaching and learning: Glenn Allen Hancock Jr., pillar leader for teaching and learning, said the district’s KPI is to be in the top 5 percent of Missouri K–12 districts by DESE’s annual performance report (APR) by 2030. Hancock described an instructional framework being rolled out in secondary and…
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