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Superintendent outlines equity goals, culturally responsive instruction and restorative-practices rollout

Kingston City School District Board of Education · January 8, 2026
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Superintendent presented two equity goals from recent staff cohorts—ensure access to rigorous, culturally responsive instruction and replace exclusionary discipline with restorative practices—and described teacher professional learning, curriculum choices and free state coaching to support a multi-year restorative rollout.

The Kingston City School District superintendent outlined the district's equity-focused roadmap, saying recent cohort work produced two guiding goals: guarantee rigorous, grade-level instruction with culturally responsive supports and replace exclusionary discipline with restorative and inclusive approaches.

The superintendent described curricular tools in use—CKLA, iReady and WinBlox—and said teams are aligning rigor with culturally responsive practices identified in the state's…

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