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Board hears curriculum goals, enrollment update and extracurricular highlights
Summary
Dr. Hartman presented draft literacy and behavior goals (80% literacy proficiency target; 10% reduction in major referrals); superintendent reported slight enrollment dip, facility updates, and upcoming events including a board candidate forum and an IASB conference.
At the meeting the board received an update from Dr. Hartman on curriculum and instruction and from the superintendent on districtwide items.
Dr. Hartman said the District Leadership Team has selected literacy and student behavior as two priority areas and is developing aligned goals and measures. She described a draft target that district and state literacy assessment proficiency should reach 80% at each grade level and a behavior target agreed with principals to reduce major referrals by roughly 10 percent. She explained the use of walkthroughs, the Danielson framework and professional learning for instructional coaches to help align practice and track lead and lag measures.
Superintendent Doctor Easing reported facility projects and operational items: playgrounds (new equipment at Titan Hill and elsewhere), near-complete tennis courts, HVAC upgrades, and plans to convert an unused tennis court into about 72 parking spaces to ease parking shortages at events. He also presented the district's official Oct. 1 enrollment count, noting a small year-to-year dip described as a minor fluctuation and not an immediate budgetary concern. The superintendent reminded the board of upcoming events: a board candidate forum Oct. 22 (meet-and-greet and student-council-hosted forum) and the IASB/ISB conference scheduled Nov. 19–20. The next regular board meeting was noted as Nov. 3, 2025.
Board members thanked volunteers, PTA and the booster club for events and acknowledged a successful trunk-or-treat that drew about 1,000 children, and the Lewis Central Education Foundation for classroom grants totaling roughly $16,000 this fall.
