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Susquehanna Township SD outlines strategic-plan goals, highlights growth and staffing challenges
Summary
District leaders reviewed a three-year strategic plan focused on staff engagement, academic growth and social-emotional learning; they said growth has improved in many buildings but class sizes and staff retention remain concerns and 14 interventionists were hired to support instruction.
District leaders presented the three-year strategic plan and supporting performance data, emphasizing three priority areas: team-member engagement, academic performance and social-emotional supports.
The administration said it is tracking staff engagement through surveys and retention metrics and set a goal of improving a survey-based recommendation metric to 73.5% and reducing average staff sick-leave use toward a 5.77-day target (recently reported at about 6.84 days). The presenter said the district is running "stay" conversations and meeting with unions and HR to better understand and address staff concerns.
Academic goals include a target that 75% of learners show above-average growth on the district benchmark (MAP) assessment; districtwide growth was described as often near or above the national average, with the high school showing strong keystone and algebra growth in prior years. The administration credited the board-approved hiring of 14 interventionists for classroom-level support designed to address gaps produced by large class sizes.
Social-emotional work was also highlighted: the presenter said all four buildings have reached tier two or tier three in Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, and noted the high school recently received tier-three status, a recognition the presenter said is uncommon for high schools in the Commonwealth.
Board members discussed how demographic shifts (increased English language learner populations and students with specialized needs) complicate comparisons and noted that released state test items and piloted benchmark tests are being used as predictors to better align classroom instruction with state assessments.
What happens next: Administration said it will continue to report progress against strategic-plan metrics and return updated survey and assessment results to the board; intervention staffing and schedule changes will be monitored to measure effects on growth and proficiency.
