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New superintendent lays out 100-day entry plan focused on students, accountability and mental health
Summary
Superintendent Deborah Elder presented a 100-day entry plan centered on five community-identified priority areas, school visits, student advisory engagement and plans for community forums; the board approved the plan 7-0.
Superintendent Deborah Elder presented her 100-day entry plan to the Rock Hill School District Board of Trustees on Aug. 12, outlining priorities she says came directly from the community through the superintendent search process.
"I am so grateful to get to serve this district as superintendent," Elder told trustees as she described organizing her early work around five priority areas identified by the search firm Zeel. The plan emphasizes student experience, excellence, integrity, collaboration and innovation, Elder said, and includes school visits, staff and student listening sessions, and six family forums across the district.
Elder said she has already visited every school and has begun classroom observations, and that she will convene a student advisory committee and hold community forums for caregivers and non‑parent community members. She promised a full report back to the board in January on findings from the first hundred days and the next steps.
Trustees praised her early engagement and transparency. Multiple board members said they were impressed with the pace of outreach and with the clarity of the plan. The board moved to approve the entry plan at the meeting; the motion passed 7-0.
What happens next: Superintendent Elder will begin a January presentation to the board summarizing learnings and recommending follow-up actions; administration also will schedule the promised family and staff listening sessions.
