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Board workshops new strategic-plan priorities; behavior supports, data and attendance rise to top

Manatee County School Board · March 31, 2026
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Summary

Board and consultant Bess Silvera used workshop exercises to refine the district's draft vision and surface priority areas. Stakeholder input (1,000+ staff responses, parent and community surveys) produced recurring themes: behavior and mental-health supports, actionable data systems, attendance, tighter focus on priorities, staff professional learning and consistent communication.

At a strategic-planning workshop March 31, consultant Bess Silvera and district staff took the board through the process for updating the district vision, values and strategic priorities. The session combined a review of stakeholder input, a fist-to-five check on draft vision language, and a sticky-note exercise to capture each board member's near-term priority ideas.

Stakeholder input: staff and principals engaged in facilitated sessions and the district received more than 1,000 staff survey responses; a community committee and a parent survey complemented…

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