Principals from Richmond Drive, York Road and Ebenezer Avenue presented their continuous improvement plans and highlighted recent gains and next steps.

Richmond Drive Principal Robert Ham said the school serves roughly 440 students and described academic gains, partnerships and a focus on classroom management. He noted positive behavior indicators: "83 percent of our students have not received a minor or major office referral," and described strategies including data notebooks, intervention blocks ("tiger time") and coaching partnerships.

York Road Principal Carabeth Brown recounted a major staff turnover year followed by rebuilding that produced improvements in school climate and targeted academic growth. She said the school saw a "48 percent reduction in our major office referrals" after implementing explicit behavior expectations and credited a 98 percent retention rate among returning instructional staff with continuity of instruction; York Road set specific targets for fourth-grade science and ELA/math growth.

Ebenezer Principal Dr. Shalia Leonard emphasized upward trends in ELA and described student leadership nights, Montessori and inquiry programs, and actions to strengthen math reasoning and scientific thinking. She cited concrete school report card and MAP assessment trends and described plans for PLCs and targeted small-group instruction.

Board members and colleagues commended principals for leadership and community engagement. The district requested follow-up monitoring, continued coaching support and scheduled open houses and student leadership events where the public can observe the work.

What happens next: Principals invited board members and the public to upcoming open houses and leadership nights; district staff will provide continued classroom support and monitor metrics tied to the schools' continuous improvement plans.