Board reviews federal school-improvement designations and approves Krizer multi-year support plan
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Summary
The board heard a presentation on federal school-improvement designations for three Pulaski schools and approved a multiyear support plan for Krizer pending typographical corrections; the presentation described evidence-based interventions and federal grant funding options.
Pulaski County school leaders briefed the board on federal school-improvement designations and the district’s multi-year plans for three schools identified for additional support. The presentation explained the difference between Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI), Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI/ATSI), and Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI), and walked the board through how multi-year plans are built, monitored and evaluated.
Presenter Speaker 9 (instructional lead) identified three schools with federal designations—Krizer (a CSI/ATSI school), Dublin Elementary (targeted support) and Pulaski Elementary (targeted support)—and described interventions such as evidence-based reading and math strategies, targeted small-group interventions, professional development and frequent progress monitoring. The presenter said VDOE reviews the plans and that CSI plans are published publicly as part of accountability requirements.
Why it matters: Federal designations carry both programmatic support and accountability obligations. The district reported it is investing $255,000 across the three schools to support evidence-based interventions and coaching, and presenters noted that TSI/CSI grant rates cited in materials appeared to contain typographic inconsistencies that should be corrected before submission to VDOE.
Board action: The board voted to approve the multiyear support plan for Krizer, with the motion made and carried pending typographic corrections noted during discussion. One member observed a mismatch between the three‑year goal statement and year‑3 targets in the draft and the presenter agreed to correct the error prior to final submission to VDOE.
Ending: Staff said they will correct typographic errors highlighted by the board and submit the plans to the Virginia Department of Education for review; VDOE representation and review will follow, and the board will receive updated documents in a future meeting.