District presents '1 Plan' timeline to board; draft to be shared in March and submitted to state by spring break

Jamie Brown (speaker 6) explained the district's '1 plan,' describing it as "a 3 year school improvement plan that is required through the Ohio Department of Education." She said the district is in the third and final year of monitoring the current plan while simultaneously writing the next plan. Staff and district leadership teams have begun the needs-assessment work; Brown described a staged timeline: complete the needs assessment and root-cause analysis, draft goals and action steps in February, present a draft at the March board meeting and open the plan for public comment on the district website, and submit the revised plan to the state by spring break.

Brown said family, community and student surveys will be used for community input, that board representatives will provide feedback gathered from classmates, and that the district will seek input from business partners and sponsors to ensure alignment with workforce expectations. She noted some questions in the needs-assessment are triggered by the district's current data and that teams worked on the assessment during the October professional development day.

The board asked logistical questions about newsletter timing and placement; Brown confirmed staff would attempt to place a notice in the Canton Local and Canton Township newsletters depending on publication schedules. The plan timeline leaves time for revision after public comment and aims to have the board receive a final draft before the state submission deadline.