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Workshop: Duval district outlines refreshed strategic plan, spotlights school lead goals and attendance work
Summary
At a lunchtime workshop the district presented its refreshed strategic plan framework and PM1 results. Principals described school‑level LEAD strategies that drove early gains, and attendance teams outlined AIT and level‑3 interventions and community partnerships used to reduce chronic absenteeism.
Superintendent Bernier and academic services staff opened a workshop presentation on the district’s refreshed strategic plan, describing a six‑step process for KPI setting, progress monitoring and semesterly reflections. Staff framed PM1 (progress monitoring 1) as an entry diagnostic to guide instruction and interventions.
"We're looking at other KPIs outside of the key performance indicators for which we're responsible because we know the interconnectedness is very important," the presenter said, describing steps to align divisions, define data responsibilities and create actionable plans.
Principals from Arlington Heights and JWJ described how school‑level LEAD goals and targeted instructional practices produced measurable early gains. Katrice Scott, principal at Arlington Heights Elementary, said her school increased reading performance in the lowest quartile and grew enrollment and parent engagement; she credited professional learning communities and small‑group instruction.
"Through our intentional instructional practices and consistent monitoring of student performance, we will meet these goals that have been set," Scott said.
James Donald Stuckey III, principal at JWJ, described double‑digit PM1 gains in reading and math after implementing small‑group instruction and writing across content areas. Stuckey stressed consistent classroom practice and ownership by teachers as reasons for sustained improvement.
Staff then turned to attendance, reporting the district’s day‑62 attendance comparisons and work to reduce students missing 20+ days. Katrina Taylor described hundreds of AIT meetings this year and level‑3 community convenings that include partners such as the state attorney, Department of Children and Families and school police, while school social worker Tiffany Jackson and truancy officer Bernard Hawk described home visits, student counseling and removal of nonacademic barriers (clothing, transportation) to improve daily attendance.
The presentation closed with staff commitments to deliver comparable AIT contract counts for July–October 2024 versus 2025 and to continue regular progress reporting to the board.
