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Board previews state-required EdSteps three-year plan; public comment window opens
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Summary
District instructional leaders presented the required three-year '1 plan' (EdSteps) focused on attendance, math and literacy and said a short public comment window opens online through April 30. The plan links goals to federal funding and must be approved by the board before state submission.
District instructional and student-services leaders presented the Wooster City Schools three-year district plan (the "1 plan" submitted via the state's EdSteps platform) and outlined the public comment process on April 21.
The Director of Instruction and Curriculum (S13) and the Student Services Director (S22) told the board the plan is produced by a district leadership team (DLT) with staff from each building and that the plan is required by the state to receive federal funding. "We do a 1 needs assessment, to determine what goal areas we need to identify... and then that leads into our 1 plan, and that's done every 3 years," a presenter said.
The DLT recommended three priority goal areas for the next three-year cycle: attendance, math and literacy. Presenters said math and literacy were required by the state, while attendance was a district-selected priority based on root-cause analysis. The presenters described SMART goals, student measures and adult implementation measures as the structure for each goal and said each building will link its own building plan to the district plan.
The board was told the district will post a short Google form and a news item on the district website and share the public-comment link via ParentSquare beginning the following day; the public comment period runs through April 30 before the board finalizes approval and the district submits the plan to the state.
A board member asked whether the 80% literacy and math targets were district-created or state-mandated; presenters said the percentage was a state recommendation and the district adopted recommended targets through DLT discussion. The district said it will share an updated forecast and proceed with implementation if the state approves the submitted plan.
Superintendent and staff emphasized the plan's connection to a recently awarded literacy grant and other funding streams that will support implementation.
