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Benjamin SD 25 officials present draft five‑year strategic plan, invite final feedback
Summary
District leaders described a draft strategic plan that prioritizes student achievement, learning environment and staff development; feedback will be collected through March and the plan is scheduled for board consideration in April.
An administrator presented the Benjamin SD 25 draft strategic plan, telling the board the document reflects three full‑day retreats with students, parents, teachers and administrators and a concentrated effort to consolidate mission, vision and a graduate profile.
The administrator said the process involved a data retreat, a vision retreat and a direction‑setting retreat and that the draft reduces overlapping goals while focusing on five priority areas: student achievement, learning environment, working environment, family/community partnerships and stewardship of district resources. "Achieving excellence each student each day," the presenter said when describing the consolidated mission and graduate profile.
Board members heard details on proposed priorities: the first goal centers on literacy and math with plans to align preK–8 curriculum vertically and horizontally and to create a district dashboard that brings assessment data to teachers' fingertips. The presenter said efforts would emphasize monitoring subgroup performance and using leading indicators such as STAR to target interventions.
The draft also calls for strengthening MTSS, expanding enriched and accelerated opportunities (including consideration of algebra credit pathways for middle‑grade students), and taking a "judicious" approach to classroom technology so tools serve instruction rather than replace it.
On staffing, the plan proposes recruiting and developing school leaders and offering clearer pathways for teacher leadership, backed by coordinated professional development. Community engagement features prominently: administrators said they will streamline communications and continue outreach; survey responses to date were described as "overwhelmingly positive." The presenter said a March 26 Zoom meeting of the strategic‑plan team will review remaining feedback before the board takes up a final draft in April.
The board did not take a final vote on the plan at the meeting. Next steps are final edits based on public and staff comments and a formal board consideration at the April meeting.
