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Board reviews enrollment strategy, dual-enrollment policy, classroom tools and federal afterschool grants
Summary
Trustees heard a presentation on a performance-based enrollment campaign, were asked to amend graduation policy 7.12 to implement the state’s 'Move On When Ready' dual-enrollment pathways, approved renewal of Classworks for special-education monitoring, and received preliminary notice of 21st Century afterschool grants for five sites.
Several student-program and grant items were central to the board’s May 12 work session. Adrien(n)e Bun/Bond, president of CASIA K12, described a performance-based enrollment-recruitment service that uses door-to-door outreach, calls, texts and digital advertising; the vendor said it is paid only for students who register and remain through the October FT count and cited prior district examples in other markets.
Dr. Williams presented "Move On When Ready," a state Department of Education memo-driven program that allows 11th and 12th graders to complete high school through full-time dual enrollment. The district must produce standard operating procedures by July 1, 2026; staff recommended amending graduation policy 7.12 to add option B (workforce/dual-enrollment pathway). The plan includes phased implementation: outreach and parent surveys, counselor eligibility review, schedule audits and a full launch in August 2026. Board members asked about block scheduling, counselor training and the potential for early departures of students pursuing full-time college coursework.
Instructional technology was on the agenda: the board reviewed a Classworks renewal to support screening, progress monitoring and IEP planning for special-education students; renewal cost is $238,632.50 to be funded through IDEA/state special-education allocations. The district also announced preliminary results for 21st Century Community Learning Centers: five of seven MPS sites were preliminarily selected (Brew Baker Middle, Capitol Heights Middle, Flowers Elementary, Goodwin Middle and McKee Middle), with an estimated four-year award total of about $5.78 million for those sites.
Board members asked that staff return with detailed SOP language required by the state, timelines for counselor training and family outreach, and budget clarifications for the Classworks contract and 21st Century implementation.
