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Arlington Heights SD 25 holds vision retreat; staff and families flagged AI, class size and communication for strategic review
Summary
At a Jan. 27 special board vision retreat, Arlington Heights SD 25 board members, staff, families and students reviewed SWOT feedback, drafted mission/vision language and flagged artificial intelligence, class size and communication as priorities to address in the upcoming strategic plan.
Arlington Heights School District 25 held a special board vision retreat on Jan. 27, 2026, to draft a "preferred future" statement and update the district's mission, vision and core values. Facilitators led small-group work informed by surveys of staff, families and students and will synthesize table outputs for the board’s next meeting in February.
The retreat opened with a roll call and a reminder that the session was recorded as an open meeting. Dr. Kaye introduced facilitator Perry Soldwedell, who described the day as a forward-looking session to answer "where do we want to be?" rather than the prior data day, which asked "where are we now?" Soldwedell told participants the goal was a draft preferred-future statement…
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