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New superintendent outlines strategic-plan refresh; curriculum leaders preview pilots and summer programs
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Superintendent Dr. Gallini described a four-phase strategic-planning refresh focused on support and high-quality instruction; curriculum leaders previewed math, science and PE pilots, library resource center (LRC) work, and summer LEAP and extended-school-year programs.
At a regularly scheduled Community Consolidated School District 59 board meeting, Superintendent Dr. Gallini outlined a district strategic-planning refresh that he said will be transparent and involve teachers, principals, union partners, families and the board.
Dr. Gallini said the cabinet has begun phase one (assessing the district’s current work), will move to gathering input from the community in phase two, synthesize feedback in phase three, and finalize a public strategic plan in phase four so the district can launch the plan when staff return from summer break. He called the work a "refresh" rather than a rebuild, citing previous progress and saying the goal is alignment across superintendent, board and principal priorities.
Nicole Robinson, the district’s rising assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, described curriculum pilots for junior-high science and elementary PE and said selected teachers will pilot two candidate resources in the fall so the district can identify the best fit. Robinson also summarized the district’s LRC (library/resource center) framework — information literacy, enjoyment of reading, digital citizenship and STEM — and noted the district used a state STEM grant (just under $400,000) to support resources in all schools.
Robinson and other staff also updated the board on summer programming: the LEAP academic/enrichment program is scheduled to run four weeks from June 8 through July 2, and the district has begun enrolling students and hiring staff. Robinson said increased summer-school pay helped attract more applicants and that the district continues a partnership with Roosevelt University for a Spanish dual-language academy.
Board members asked how the district will gather community input and how pilot resources were selected; Robinson said vendor presentations, teacher councils and evaluation criteria shaped the selection process and that the district plans face-to-face input sessions alongside surveys.
