Superintendent outlines student supports and National Schools to Watch visit; board approves coaching hires
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Dr. Wood reported on registration, assessments and a National Schools to Watch visit for the middle school; the board approved hiring recommendations for two coaching positions and approved classified staff offers following executive session.
The ALMA SCHOOL DISTRICT superintendent briefed trustees on planning for the coming school year, student assessments and a re-designation visit by the National Schools to Watch program, and the board approved several personnel recommendations following an executive-session review.
Doctor Wood, identified in the transcript as the district's superintendent, said kindergarten registration is scheduled for April and May and reminded trustees about parent-teacher conferences set March 12 (evening) and March 13 (all day). He said secondary students begin mapping course pathways and student success plans as early as sixth grade. "Student success plan is actually now starting sixth grade where they start talking to [students] even earlier about careers and what they might wanna be involved in," Doctor Wood said.
On academic measures, Doctor Wood noted the district's use of the Atlas assessment to provide deeper data on student progress and discussed third-grade promotion considerations. Trustees said the district will offer a retest for students who score at the lowest level on the assessment and consider summer interventions for students who remain below grade level.
Doctor Wood asked 'JD' to describe the National Schools to Watch process for the board: JD said the designation is a national middle-school recognition that involves a multi-stage review and an unscripted on-site visit. "They will spend a day with our ... teachers, talking to our kids, going to classrooms," JD said, and the visit was scheduled to occur Feb. 24 for the upcoming review cycle.
The board reported current enrollment figures and operational items: K-12 enrollment was listed as 2,980 and pre-K full at 60 as of the meeting.
Following an executive session on personnel, the board returned and approved staffing recommendations. The superintendent recommended hiring Josh Stark for head volleyball coach and Josh Salisbury for defensive coordinator for the football program; a trustee moved to approve the hiring recommendations and the board carried the motion by voice vote. The board also approved employment offers for classified staff as presented in the packet.
The meeting closed with the board moving to adjourn after routine motions.