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Education First outlines elementary recommendations for Rochester Public Schools' 2030 strategic plan
Summary
Education First consultants presented RPS' elementary and early childhood recommendations focusing on four priorities — academic rigor, navigation supports, engaging offerings, and relationships — and the board discussed feasibility, class‑size targets and possible expansion of K–8 options.
Consultants from Education First presented the elementary and early childhood recommendations for Rochester Public Schools' RPS 2030 strategic plan at the board's March 3 meeting, urging the district to strengthen core instruction while improving transitions and family access to programs.
"We found the problems and solutions generally fell into four priority areas," Joe Anderson, the Education First facilitator, told the board, listing academic rigor and relevance; navigation supports; engaging offerings; and relationships and belonging as the plan's organizing priorities. Anderson said the elementary committee relied on interviews with 46 district and community stakeholders and 319 public survey responses to shape 43 proposed strategies.
The consultants recommended…
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