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District to post 136-page school-improvement packet; PLC MOU outlines new team and meeting structures
Summary
Superintendent and chief academic officer previewed the districts school-improvement plans packet and a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the DEA to formalize professional learning community (PLC) structures and meeting norms; the board will receive the full packet and consider approvals in November.
District leaders told the board on Oct. 16 that all 13 school improvement plans will be posted as a single 136-page PDF for board review and that individual plans will be on the Nov. agenda for formal approval.
Dr. Childress explained the district is standardizing plan templates and has added "cover sheets" summarizing demographics, feeder patterns and programs to make the packet easier to navigate. Each building is required to set goals in four "tight" areas: positive school climate/SEL, student growth and achievement (reading and math), English learner progress, and attendance. Childress said plans are living documents that principals and teams will revise as new data arrive.
In a separate presentation, Childress and Janelle outlined a proposed memorandum of understanding with the District 21 Education Association to shift from inconsistently named building councils to three aligned team structures (School Instructional Leadership Team, Behavior Team and Building Logistics Team) and consistent meeting structures. The district has engaged Solution Tree, a national PLC partner, for facilitator training and set an institute day in October to build common language and expectations. The MOU and related meeting structures are administrative and distinct from the collective-bargaining contract language, the presenters said.
Board members and staff emphasized the goal of giving staff voice while tightening meeting focus. Childress said the work continues through 2026-27 with deeper implementation in subsequent years and embedded onboarding for new staff.
