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Board reviews CSIP progress: MTSS levers, curriculum revisions and strong NWEA growth
Summary
Deputy Superintendent Tiffany Holman Bess and Assistant Superintendent Kevin Beckner updated the board on the Comprehensive School Improvement Plan: the district is deepening MTSS implementation across SEL, curriculum, equity and teacher teams, has revised dozens of elementary courses, and reported NWEA growth "well into the sixties" against a 52% target.
At a work session Wednesday, district leaders walked the board through progress on the Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP) and related initiatives tying curriculum, professional development and social-emotional learning to student achievement.
"There are four levers that we are working with this year... SEL, curriculum, equity, and PLCs," said Dr. Tiffany Holman Bess, deputy superintendent, describing the district's MTSS-focused approach. She said teams assessed six essential MTSS standards and aimed for partial implementation benchmarks this year.
Assistant Superintendent Dr. Kevin Beckner described the new professional-development structure: three of four district PD days have been completed using a model that gives teachers more choice while keeping a consistent curriculum session and targeted topical choices. "Each session itself during the day is about 85 minutes," Beckner said, and the district is surveying staff and principals to refine scheduling and reflection time.
Beckner also reported curriculum progress: elementary curriculum revisions are nearly complete (50 of 68 elementary courses) and high-school course work remains substantial (about 290 high-school courses with 93 completed so far). On achievement, he said the district is seeing growth "well above our target of 52% this year, well into the sixties." Leaders cautioned they will watch second-semester declines historically seen in recent years.
Staffing-task-force work, a near-complete compensation study, and facilities and demographic assessments were described as inputs that will inform the district's resources-for-student-success work. The CSIP for the 2026-27 school year is planned for board approval consideration at the June 10 meeting following spring assessment windows.
Board members asked how the district collects PD feedback and how curriculum review rounds work; presenters said curriculum undergoes three review rounds (internal, staff review, external reviewers) and that staff surveys and principal feedback will guide PD adjustments.
The session concluded with the board moving to closed session as scheduled; no final vote on the CSIP was taken at Wednesday's meeting.
