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Administrators highlight academic gains, strategic planning support; board considers cellphone policy and staff daycare options
Summary
District administrators reported academic growth and outlined supports for the Strategic Plan; Dr. Adam Burtsfield said the district is revising its cellphone policy and exploring a low-cost or no-cost daycare option for staff. Presentations were informational and no formal action on the cellphone policy or daycare was taken at the April 13 meeting.
During the April 13 Niles Community Schools Board meeting, administrators delivered updates on instructional practices and supports for student success and presented options to aid the district’s Strategic Plan.
Jennifer Shabazz summarized collective initiatives intended to strengthen school culture, refine instructional practice, and bolster student achievement, attributing measurable academic growth to collaboration among instructional and support staff. Chris Rice of the West Michigan Education Foundation outlined services the Foundation would provide to support development of the district Strategic Plan, describing the Foundation’s role in offering a planning framework and professional guidance.
In an informational report, Superintendent Dr. Adam Burtsfield relayed highlights from the district’s Directions meeting, saying the administration is drafting a revised cellphone policy and is conducting an exploratory review of a low-cost or no-cost daycare service for staff. Those items were reported as informational; the minutes do not record board direction to adopt specific policy language or to commit funding for daycare.
Dr. Burtsfield also announced the district’s Top 10 seniors and thanked NIC third-year teachers, staff, and administrators for their contributions to the program year. No public comments were recorded during the meeting.
