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District outlines comprehensive plan priorities: MTSS expansion, curriculum blueprint and staffing for multilingual students
Summary
Administration updated the board on the district's comprehensive plan priorities — student success (MTSS), district well-being (PBIS, behavioral assessments), curriculum development (public curriculum blueprint and stage approvals), and operational responsibilities — and noted added staff and resources for multilingual families.
District administrators presented a detailed update on the comprehensive planning work that has guided York Suburban for the past three years and described near-term next steps.
The update summarized four overarching priorities: student success, district well-being, high-quality teaching and learning, and operational responsibility/partnerships. Administrators said the existing comprehensive plan runs through June and the district is developing the next plan to start July 1, contingent on board approval and Department of Education review.
On student success, the district described expansion of a kindergarten-through-eighth-grade multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) to identify academic/behavioral/attendance needs earlier and provide coordinated interventions; the program is now in year 2 at the middle school level. Administrators said early identification and intervention aim to reduce later special-education referrals.
District well-being work included a $12,000 PCCD-funded behavioral-mental-health assessment, use of the assessment to add a student-assistance liaison and two social workers, and expansion/refinement of PBIS programs (k–12) with building-specific frameworks.
For curriculum and instruction, administrators highlighted a newly posted public-facing curriculum blueprint and stage-1 approvals for oral language, wellness, and 6–12 social studies. The district has prioritized science, technology, engineering, and mathematics alignment to new state standards and is building performance-based assessments and professional-development cycles (including AI instruction and structured literacy) for staff.
Administrators acknowledged not all plan targets were completed, cited the need to adjust to emerging needs (for example AI), and said they will continue to refine the plan as work continues. Trustees asked clarifying questions about MTSS scope, assessment alignment, and how attainment is measured; administration said many measures are state-set and noted ongoing work to map assessments and standards.
The administration said it will continue outreach to the board and public as the plan moves into its final approval cycle.
