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Lawrence Public Schools unveils draft five‑year strategic plan after community engagement
Summary
The Lawrence Alliance for Education reviewed a draft 2025–2030 strategic plan on Sept. 10 that sets six district priorities — including accelerating student learning and strengthening the teacher pipeline — built from diagnostic analysis, 15 engagement sessions and advisory input.
The Lawrence Alliance for Education on Sept. 10 reviewed a draft five‑year strategic plan that district staff said was developed from data, surveys and dozens of community engagement sessions.
Dr. Angela Smith, who presented the document on behalf of Lawrence Public Schools, told the board the plan was built on a diagnostic analysis that found widely varying student outcomes across schools, persistent disparities for students with disabilities and a large multilingual learner population. "This strategic plan was not built off of just ideas. It was built off of data," Smith said.
The draft frames six priority areas for 2025–2030: (1) an urgency to accelerate student learning; (2) staff excellence and effectiveness; (3) data to inform decisionmaking; (4) holistic student well‑being; (5) family partnerships; and (6) responsive leadership. The plan includes specific strategies such as aligning a district‑wide instructional framework, implementing a district MTSS framework, improving services for diverse learners and strengthening recruitment and retention of teachers.
Smith told the board the team conducted roughly 15 sessions, convened a roughly 60‑member advisory committee and used surveys and focus groups to gather input. She said family engagement meetings were held in English and Spanish and in‑person meetings included interpreters. Board members asked for a month to review the draft and submit questions in advance of the October meeting.
Superintendent Carrero and board members framed the draft as a "living document" and discussed next steps for board review and public feedback. The district was asked to collect and consolidate questions by email so the presentation at the October meeting can focus on clarifications and proposed edits. The board did not vote on the plan; a formal action is expected at the October meeting.
The presentation materials describe the plan as a five‑year roadmap (2025–2030) and include a one‑page strategy map intended for public display. Dr. Smith said the district will provide additional participation metrics (e.g., total participants and website engagement) on request.
The board will review the draft and consider formal adoption at its October meeting.
