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Superintendent Miller cites academic gains, outlines special-education fixes and a revised levy schedule
Summary
Superintendent Willie Miller told the board the district has made gains in math and ELA, summarized findings and corrective actions from a Prong 1 special-education review, announced an MTSS/Tier 1 training and said she would correct levy scheduling errors and set a new levy acceptance date.
Superintendent Willie Miller delivered the district update, telling the State Board she had shared documentation on strategic‑plan progress, efficiency targets and improved assessment results since 2022.
"We have made tremendous progress in those areas," Miller said, summarizing math and English/language-arts achievement and growth metrics the district reported to the State Board.
Miller reviewed areas cited in the takeover report — federal programs, child nutrition, local policies and payroll — and described follow-up work. She said the district requested a Prong 1 special-education review; the review produced required corrective areas and additional concerns the county is now drafting a remediation plan to address.
She announced a Tier 1 instruction training on April 23 aimed at strengthening the district’s multi‑tiered systems of support (MTSS). "Tier 1 is where we instruct to all," she said, explaining the three-tier MTSS framework used to target instruction and interventions.
Miller acknowledged a scheduling error related to levy meetings and said she would take responsibility. "I did make a mistake in drafting the schedule particularly for the levy, which I will take full accountability responsibility for," she said. She canceled a too‑early April 7 special session and set levy rate acceptance for April 21 at 10:00 a.m.; regular meetings were confirmed for May 12 and June 9.
Miller said that while she is preparing to move on from the district, she has confidence the administration and staff will continue the work and that control will return once the department is comfortable recommending it.
The superintendent’s update supplied dates and actionable steps — training, remediation planning and a revised public schedule for levy consideration — that the board and the public can use to track the district’s next steps.
