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Hastings Public Schools highlights pathways program, STEM investments and new learning supports
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Christine Workamp Herman told the State of the Community audience Hastings Public Schools covers about 170 square miles, is emphasizing pathways and STEM, and received a $15,000 grant to restore prairie at Kennedy property for student learning.
Dr. Christine Workamp Herman, in her first year as Hastings Public Schools superintendent, told the Hastings City State of the Community luncheon that the district spans roughly 170 square miles and serves learners from birth through adulthood. She said the district’s recently approved strategic plan focuses on core values — compassion, innovation, partnership and equity — and three pillars: academic excellence, equity and belonging, and effective operations.
Workamp Herman outlined the district’s pathways effort, a four-year program that pairs coursework with hands-on experiences and local employer partnerships so students can explore careers through introductory, intermediate and advanced course sequences. “When our kids get out into your business, they get to see what the real world looks like hands-on,” she said, urging continued business engagement to expand students’ workforce exposure.
The superintendent described schoolwide STEM programming and career-exploration tools such as a middle–high school career inventory (referred to in the transcript as Zello). She also thanked the Ruth and George Dawing Charitable Fund for contributing what the transcript names an "Anomage table," an in-school anatomical visualization tool that the superintendent said enhances science instruction; she encouraged community members to contact Mr. Dorne to arrange a demonstration.
Workamp Herman announced a $15,000 grant from the St. Corey Valley Foundation to restore prairie habitat on the district’s Kennedy property, a project she said will create cross-grade learning opportunities. She also noted investments in safety and staffing, including the addition of a second school resource officer at the middle school, and reiterated the district’s focus on fiscal oversight and student outcomes.
The superintendent closed by thanking business and community partners and said the district will continue to share its PowerPoint and answer questions after the event.
