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Germantown superintendent touts curriculum gains, early debt payoff and expanded community partnerships on district podcast
Summary
On the first episode of GTOWN Life, Germantown School District Superintendent Chris Rudder outlined priorities including a consistent elementary reading program, plans to pay off referendum debt nearly six years early, multi-decade facilities and enrollment planning, and steps to improve staff retention and district communications.
Germantown School District Superintendent Chris Rudder used the inaugural GTOWN Life video podcast to highlight curriculum work, fiscal progress and plans to deepen community partnerships and staff engagement.
Rudder said the district completed a multi-year curriculum review and piloting process that led to a consistent elementary reading program. “When I got here, every building did something a little different, even classrooms within buildings and went through a robust curriculum review process, spent a lot of time piloting, use both qualitative and quantitative measures,” Rudder said. He added that the district “landed with the wonders curriculum at the elementary level” and that stakeholders had reported growth “on paper when it comes to numbers.”
On the financial side, Rudder said the district is on pace to pay off referendum debt “way in advance, almost…
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