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District outlines five focus areas from North Star comprehensive needs assessment
Summary
Dr. Larson updated the board on the district’s North Star Accountability comprehensive needs assessment, highlighting five improvement areas — PD effectiveness, MTSS‑B consistency, data‑warehouse/dashboard tools, curriculum alignment and family engagement — and said goals will be set this summer with quarterly regional check‑ins.
The Independent School District 152 presented its comprehensive needs assessment required under Minnesota’s North Star Accountability System and outlined next steps for a three‑year improvement plan.
Dr. Larson told the board the district and its regional Centers of Excellence (Lakes Country Service Cooperative) conducted a root‑cause analysis and identified five priority areas: targeted professional development effectiveness (special education noted as a priority), inconsistent MTSS‑B (behavior) processes across buildings, incomplete data‑warehouse and dashboard tools for teacher teams, ongoing curriculum alignment work (math and social studies in process), and family/community engagement.
Larson said identification began in September and that the district will set three to four evidence‑based goals over the summer to present next fall. The teaching and learning department will meet quarterly with the regional Centers of Excellence over the next three years to monitor progress. He also described pilot work such as grade‑level family engagement nights and a new interpretation/communication tool (ReachMyTeach) used at recent conferences.
Board members asked clarifying questions about MTSS meeting types (A vs. B) and how family engagement funds are used; administration said most schools use the funds and noted some high‑school outreach challenges but said targeted events during existing activities (for example, a basketball game) have helped attendance.
The board received the update and will review proposed goals this summer with formal presentation planned for next fall.
The meeting also accepted multiple monetary donations for school programs (read into the record) and the superintendent provided graduation logistics: doors open at 5 p.m.; ceremony starts at 7 p.m.; attendees are advised to arrive early for wristband processing.
