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Board approves three-year Achievement & Integration Plan focused on literacy, college credit access and staff diversity
Summary
Fridley Public Schools adopted a three-year Achievement & Integration Plan (July 1, 2026–June 30, 2029) with goals to reduce academic disparities (FastBridge focus), expand college-credit opportunities for students of color, and increase licensed staff of color from ~22% toward 28%.
The Fridley Public Schools board voted to approve a new three-year Achievement & Integration Plan that will run from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029. The plan, required under Minnesota statute, sets three primary goals: narrow academic disparities (with a focus on Hispanic/Latino students using FastBridge screening), increase the share of juniors and seniors of color earning at least one college credit at Fridley High School, and raise the percentage of licensed staff of color (current licensed-staff share cited at about 22%) toward a 28% target.
Dr. Cochran, who led the presentation, described the plan’s strategies and performance indicators: tier‑one literacy implementation (adoption of Wit & Wisdom K–8 curriculum, FastBridge screeners, targeted interventions), expanded AVID and career‑related programming and concurrent-enrollment offerings to boost college-credit attainment, and recruitment-and-retention initiatives (including grow-your-own grants and foundations-of-education concurrent enrollment) to increase licensed staff diversity.
“Students were integral to this plan,” Dr. Cochran said, recounting district advisory committee input and student feedback gathered during the drafting process.
The board discussion included clarifying questions about concurrent enrollment versus articulated credit and praise for the collaborative process; a motion to approve the plan passed (voice vote recorded as in favor).
Nut graf: The approved plan ties allocated Achievement & Integration funding to explicit strategies—AVID/IB coordination, equity specialists, Northwest Suburban collaboration and professional learning—designed to measure progress annually through key indicators and adjust tactics across the three-year cycle.
Ending: The approval commits the district to the documented goals and funding lines for the next three years; staff said they will report annual progress through the board and to the Minnesota Department of Education as required.
