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Dubuque schools outline five strategic‑plan priorities focused on graduation tracking, instruction and staffing
Summary
District leaders presented five strategic priorities—graduation tracking and family conferences; instructional practices and standards‑based grading; behavior and attendance supports; facilities planning; and staff recruitment—along with action steps, timelines and community events. The board approved the meeting agenda and no formal policy was changed.
Superintendent Hawkins presented a new format for the district’s strategic‑plan updates and walked the board through five priority initiatives for 2024–25, saying the district will report progress in October, February and May and set new priorities each August.
The first priority aims to “strengthen and systematize how the district tracks, monitors, and shares student progress toward graduation,” Hawkins said, introducing two initiatives: rethinking parent‑teacher conferences to add a focus on graduation progress and post‑graduation plans, and expanding post‑secondary planning and ICAP work to reach more students.
Mark Burns, co‑facilitator of the conferences and post‑secondary teams, told the board a committee of roughly 30 members—including school staff and community partners—has met twice and is organizing action planning around three areas: content (what a highly engaged conference looks like), structure (virtual vs. in‑person timing) and communication to families. Burns said the committee will hold…
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