Board adopts amended five-year strategic plan with revised proficiency targets
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Summary
The board approved an amended five-year strategic plan that revises goals and proficiency targets, clarifies measurement (TCAP, ACT, benchmark assessments) and emphasizes ongoing monitoring; staff described implementation steps tied to principal meetings and frequent benchmarks.
The Jefferson County school board voted to adopt an amended five-year district strategic plan after discussion about realistic targets and monitoring approaches.
Board member Doug moved to accept the updated plan. Staff described how the plan was revised to remove or reclassify previously unrealistic goals, especially related to facilities, and to replace some action targets with ongoing monitoring. Board members and staff discussed academic proficiency measures by grade band, including the use of TCAP for middle grades and the ACT composite for high school. One board member asked why projected proficiency targets fall from elementary to middle grades; staff replied that differences reflect the state definition of "proficient" versus local measures of grade-level reading and the relative rigor of middle-grade assessments.
Staff outlined implementation practices: strategic meetings with principals at the start of the year, follow-up every six to nine weeks with instructional coaches and leaders, and frequent benchmark assessments (for example, i-Ready) to identify gaps and tailor interventions. Staff also noted that six of 11 schools received an "A" letter grade and four schools achieved "reward" status, evidence staff cite for strategies already in place.
The motion to adopt the amended five-year plan was seconded and recorded as passing in the roll call (recorded as 7–4–0). Board members asked for further presentations later to explain specific changes in detail.