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Conestoga Valley board reviews midyear comprehensive-plan progress and outlines AI task force work
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Summary
At its March meeting the Conestoga Valley Board heard a midyear update on the district's three-year comprehensive plan, including MTSS pilots, curriculum pacing shifts to align with new state standards, and an AI task force forming staff- and student-focused working groups.
The Conestoga Valley Board of School Directors received a midyear update March 9 on the district’s three-year comprehensive plan, including progress on academic supports, curriculum development and a new AI task force.
Superintendent Dr. Hartman highlighted recommended staff transfers and praised work by district teams before presenters summarized the plan’s three goal areas: personalization and growth; learner well‑being, achievement and belonging; and innovation and community partnerships. “When we updated our comprehensive plan…we did go through a revisioning process,” a presenter said, describing the plan’s role as a roadmap connecting vision, mission and values to specific action steps.
Under Goal 1, the district is piloting a Multi‑Tiered System of Supports academic framework at Brownstown Elementary to standardize progress monitoring, data points and interventions across elementary sites while allowing school‑level flexibility. Presenters said the district is transitioning data from EdInsight to PowerSchool Analytics and Insights and building two‑ to three‑year MTSS professional learning plans to support staff and stakeholders.
District staff reported completed work on elementary SEL curriculum and ongoing PBIS learning walks. “We’ve been pleasantly excited about what’s been happening in the classrooms,” a presenter said of recent learning-walk observations.
On curriculum, staff said phase 1 of ELA and math is complete; science work was given additional review so that course materials align to newly released state standards, and some programs (health/PE, music, art) were deferred until the next planning cycle.
Dr. Hartman outlined the AI task force created under the comprehensive plan, saying the group—originally intended as a one‑year effort—has formed three working groups focused on staff AI literacy and ethical use, student AI literacy, and identifying district-appropriate AI platforms. “We need to have a district policy,” he said, adding the task force will examine professional development and ethical use as AI tools evolve.
Staff described next steps for the broader comprehensive-plan cycle: stakeholder engagement and a community needs assessment this fall, board review in January, a 28‑day public comment period, and a planned submission to the Pennsylvania Department of Education in February (system deadline in March).
Board members asked clarifying questions about SEL, higher education partnerships (presenters named University of Pittsburgh and HACC as current partners) and internship programs. The board will revisit the plan next fall as it begins work on the 2027–2030 cycle.
The board approved the superintendent’s report later in the meeting, clearing recommended personnel transfers so positions can be posted as hiring season begins.
