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Board hears early success with new phonics intervention, adds digital family-communication tool
Summary
The superintendent reported early positive observations of a new phonics intervention used in Title I and noted the district added a digital 'rooms' feature to its district app to improve family communication. Board members praised an initial lesson demonstration.
Superintendent Kelly reported that the new phonics curriculum (described in the packet as "Phonics for Reading") was used in classrooms and observed that first-day lessons appeared to engage students.
"I watched it get taught for the first time today... Jessica did an outstanding job," Kelly said, describing how students rotated for targeted instruction and noting plans to scale materials as staff determine book quantities. The intervention is being used in the district's Title I program to support reading interventions.
Staff also described an addition to the district's digital services: a "rooms" feature in the Mill A School District app to enable K–8 teachers to communicate directly with families and receive responses. Board members said they were encouraged by the initial classroom demonstration and the new communication tool.
Next steps: staff will monitor material needs as the program scales and report back on implementation; the team also flagged potential additional small purchases for classroom instruction and safety (e.g., furniture and security fleet items listed in the consent agenda).
