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Superintendent: district making progress on literacy, math curriculum and safety training

Aberdeen School Board (Aberdeen School District 06-1) · December 9, 2025
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Summary

Superintendent Dr. Guffin told the board that district school-improvement teams are advancing math and reading interventions, a state literacy grant supports grades 6–12, and the district completed tabletop emergency-preparedness exercises with local first responders.

Superintendent Dr. Guffin told the Aberdeen School Board that the district is roughly halfway through the school year and is seeing progress on several district goals, including student achievement, curriculum updates and safety preparedness.

Guffin said school-improvement teams are implementing interventions for math and reading, and the district literacy committee has been expanded to cover grades 6–12 with support from a state literacy grant. He also said Mrs. Kahl is working on math curriculum adaptations for grades 6–12.

On safety, Guffin reported the district completed a tabletop emergency-preparedness exercise in July with the Aberdeen Police Department, Brown County Emergency Management and Aberdeen Fire and Rescue; the exercise led to policy and procedure adjustments. The district continues to use the SafeSchools training platform, has implemented ALICE protocols and offers mental-health first-aid training for educational support staff. Guffin said a staff wellness challenge will be relaunched in the spring.

Why it matters: Academic interventions and curriculum work affect classroom instruction districtwide; emergency-preparedness coordination with local public safety agencies is intended to improve response readiness.

Guffin said the district will provide further updates and will address staff at a January meeting.