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Board approves three-year Achievement & Integration plan; Brookview designated as mandated site
Summary
The Stillwater Area Public Schools board unanimously approved a districtwide three-year Achievement & Integration plan and a targeted Brookview plan after staff said state rules now require Brookview-specific strategies; staff estimated roughly $1.2 million in A&I revenue next year and described goals to close reading gaps and expand rigorous-course access.
The Stillwater Area Public Schools board unanimously approved a three-year Achievement & Integration (A&I) plan on a motion held during the regular meeting, accepting both a districtwide plan and a site-specific plan for Brookview Elementary.
District integration staff and the superintendent told the board the A&I plan aligns state-mandated goals for achievement disparity, integration opportunities and teacher equity with the district's strategic priorities. "This plan's a little bit different from how we did it in the past," Jacqueline Bailis, the district's integration supervisor, said, describing goals that pair literacy and curriculum work with increased inter- and intra-district programming.
Staff explained the district was an optional A&I participant when the presentation was drafted, but Brookview Elementary was identified this week as a "racially identifiable" school under Minnesota Department of Education rules, which moved the district from optional participation to a three-year mandated status. Superintendent Funk described the identification as "one student" tipping the site across the threshold but said state rules mean the district must now file a specific Brookview plan for layered monitoring and support.
District staff said estimated A&I revenue for the coming year is about $1.2 million (approximately 70% state aid, 30% levy-funded local dollars). The funds must be used to supplement, not supplant, existing programs; district leaders said most A&I funds will flow directly to student programs, with a smaller share allowed for professional development and administrative oversight. Jacqueline Bailis described four achievement-disparity goals focused on reading and rigorous-course participation and six integration goals aimed at increasing opportunities for students to interact with peers across schools and districts; a teacher-equity goal targets a 5% annual increase in educators meeting a culturally responsive practice competency.
Board members pressed staff on operational details, including how Brookview-specific supports will be layered on districtwide work and how the district will track integration participation. Staff said Brookview would receive an "extra scoop" of targeted strategies (additional family engagement, literacy PD, and tier-one instructional supports) while the district plan proceeds. Principal Brett Stringer and district engagement staff were cited as local leads for Brookview implementation.
The board motion to approve the A&I plans passed without opposition. Staff said the approved plan will be submitted to the Minnesota Department of Education for narrative and budget review and that the district will return with monitoring updates as MDE provides feedback.
