Wilson School Board hears student outreach, curriculum updates, STAR Lab showcase and announces two retirements
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Student government and administrators reported a successful career fair and competitions, updates on curriculum pilots and a STAR Lab showcase; Superintendent Dr. Trickett announced two upcoming retirements and modest personnel changes.
At the Jan. 12 Wilson School Board meeting, student leaders and district academic staff highlighted recent student activities and curriculum work and the superintendent announced upcoming retirements.
Amy Tran, vice president of student government, summarized student achievements and events: county and district ensembles included Wilson students, the FBLA club earned top awards with five students advancing toward state competition, and Wilson Mini Thon raised funds for pediatric cancer. Tran opened her remarks by identifying herself and the report: “My name is Amy Tran, and I am the vice president of student government.”
Mrs. Trautman reported that the Wilson Middle School career fair—hosted at Alverna University—drew more than 550 eighth-grade students who met professionals from trades, construction, medical and finance fields. She thanked district departments for logistics and food-service support.
Dr. Kennedy provided teaching-and-learning updates: Mossflower professional training for seventh-grade ELA teachers and BetterLesson science training are under way; science and social-studies curriculum revisions are in phase 1 with pilot materials; building-level PLC sessions continue; and the district piloted a STAR Lab, which fifth graders showcased. Dr. Kennedy described the lab’s origin in plain terms: “My favorite part about the STAR Lab is it was free. We literally rescued it from the trash.” The presentation emphasized hands-on, cross-curricular learning and an upcoming museum-style showcase of student work.
In personnel news, Superintendent Dr. Trickett announced two retirements: Jill Faye and Mark Schneiderhand, one retiring at the end of this school year and the other at the start of the next. He also noted several resignations, hires and small changes to extracurricular stipends.
The meeting included no public participation on non-agenda items and concluded after routine approvals and a roll-call tally confirming 6,329 students enrolled as of Jan. 8, 2026 (a decline of two students from the prior report).