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Fayetteville-Manlius leaders lay out strategic plan priorities, literacy pilot and expanded student supports
Summary
District leaders presented a strategic-plan overview and building action plans emphasizing personalized learning, a K–6 literacy pilot, expanded mental-health staffing and restorative practices; administrators also reported progress on high school facilities and partnerships with community organizations.
Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District leaders presented the district strategic plan and building action plans during the board meeting, outlining three priority areas — teaching and learning, school environment and fiscal capacity — and detailing how those priorities will shape curriculum pilots and student supports.
The presentation emphasized personalized learning and teacher development, including cohorts conducting action research and professional learning focused on ethical classroom use of artificial intelligence. District officials described a K–6 literacy pilot that narrowed multiple programs to two finalists; transcript materials show 20 K–4 teachers are piloting the programs (10 teachers per vendor) with broader K–6 implementation decisions to follow winter assessment and survey data.
Officials also described a district partnership with Dr. Meredith Madden of Utica University/Equity Professor LLC to support curriculum review and DEI work. "We…
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