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District presents rebranded 'Comprehensive Achievement and Civic Readiness' goals from World's Best Workforce report
Summary
Curriculum and achievement staff presented the district's 2024–25 goals rebranded from 'World's Best Workforce' to emphasize achievement and civic readiness, with specific targets for kindergarten readiness, narrowed achievement gaps, concurrent enrollment and graduation rates and a new lifelong-learning goal.
District curriculum coordinator Evan R and Achievement and Integration coordinator Wendy Barrett presented goals the district will pursue for 2024–25 that rebrand the state 'World's Best Workforce' framework as 'Comprehensive Achievement and Civic Readiness.'
Presenters outlined five broad goals: raising the percentage of kindergarten students who previously attended preschool and score at low risk to at least 54% next fall; reducing reading and math achievement gaps for free/reduced-price meal populations and Hispanic students (specific percentage targets were provided for MCAS measurement); increasing concurrent-enrollment participation for 11th and 12th graders to 60%; raising seventh- and eighth-grade co-curricular participation to a 75% target; and introducing a new personal learning plan that would begin with ninth graders to support lifelong learning.
Action steps include sustaining MTSS in reading, math and behavior; recruiting literacy/math tutors; sustaining early-childhood alignment and jump-start kindergarten programs; continuing career and college exploration and job-shadowing opportunities; and exploring social-worker support at the high school level. Presenters said some targets reflect a 2-percentage-point annual improvement approach and noted that some program expansions will depend on staffing and licensing availability.
During Q&A, board members discussed computer-science offerings and staff licensing for future courses; presenters said the district currently offers coding and robotics in middle school and that elementary-level innovations (e.g., coding in library settings) are underway, but acknowledged staff development needs if computer science becomes a required graduation subject.
The presentation was informational; no formal board action was required or taken.
