Board approves low-performing school improvement plans and HR report; amends superintendent contract in closed session
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The board approved improvement plans for five identified low-performing schools, accepted the HR personnel report, and — in a closed-session action reported in open session — approved an amendment to the superintendent's contract subject to attorney-drafted final text.
The Lee County Board of Education voted to approve low-performing school improvement plans for Broadway Elementary School, Eastleigh Middle School, Lee County High School, Southern Lee High School and WB Wicker Elementary School. The motion was made, seconded and passed by voice vote.
Board members and staff described the school plans as aligned with the district strategic plan and focused on proficiency, growth, intervention strategies (PLCs, MTSS), teacher retention and reducing instructional time lost to suspension. Board members emphasized follow-up and accountability mechanisms such as post-observation conferences, weekly PLC reports and school-level data reviews.
The board also approved the HR personnel report for the 2025–26 year by voice vote.
Separately, the board reported that it had approved an amendment to the superintendent's contract in closed session. The open-session motion read: "I move that the board approve the amendment to the superintendent's contract as presented in closed session subject to final text being drafted by the board's attorney." The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote; the board did not disclose closed-session specifics.
All formal votes reported in open session were taken by voice and recorded as passed; details withheld for matters deliberated in closed session remain confidential pursuant to the statutes cited at the motion to enter closed session.