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Fort Mill board reviews strategic plan year‑4 update; discussion centers on PLCs, teacher turnover, absenteeism and draft 2026–27 calendar
Summary
District staff presented a year‑4 update to the district’s five‑year strategic plan, outlining four goal areas and citing declines in teacher turnover alongside continued work on PLCs, grading consistency, chronic absenteeism, and a draft two‑year‑out calendar for 2026–27. Staff said the district will return with materials for approval at a future meeting.
District staff presented a year‑four update on the Fort Mill School District’s five‑year strategic plan, described needs‑assessment sources and the plan template, and fielded detailed questions from trustees about teacher turnover, professional learning communities (PLCs), grading consistency, and chronic absenteeism.
Renee summarized the needs assessment process—data sources included Cognia accreditation feedback, achievement metrics, attendance and teacher retention data, climate surveys and focus groups—and explained the plan template that links goal areas to strategies, action steps, monitoring and evaluation. Dr. Wakesness (district leader) outlined four goal areas: leadership capacity, teaching and learning, resource capacity…
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