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TECCA sets attendance and engagement targets, outlines DESE timelines for Innovative Pathways and MyCAP
Summary
Assistant Superintendent Heidi Nelson‑Buffa outlined goals to raise attendance from 90.3% to 92%, reduce chronic absence, expand professional development, and pursue DESE Innovative Pathways and MyCAP timelines (Part A due Oct. 30; Part B due Feb. 5, 2026).
Assistant Superintendent Heidi Nelson‑Buffa presented the Teaching & Learning report and strategic priorities on Sept. 11, focusing on attendance, instructional practice, and family engagement.
Nelson‑Buffa said overall attendance improved year‑over‑year and credited a new attendance policy and daily attendance calls. She set specific targets for June 2026: an increase in overall student attendance from 90.3 percent to 92 percent; a reduction in the share of students who are chronically absent (10%+) from 32.4 percent to 28 percent; and a decrease in students with more than nine unexcused absences from 10.2 percent to 7 percent.
She outlined instructional targets to increase proficiency on internal ELA and math benchmark assessments by 5 percent through aligned professional development, and family‑engagement goals that aim for 75 percent of families to participate in at least one in‑person or virtual event by June 2026.
Nelson‑Buffa also reviewed timelines for DESE’s Innovative Pathways application process: Part A applications due Oct. 30, 2025; DESE review in November; Part B webinars and technical assistance in December–January; Part B due Feb. 5, 2026, with DESE review Feb. 6–27. She described MyCAP planning contingent on grant funding and noted that, if funded, students in grades 6–12 would begin MyCAP for academic, personal/social and career planning and that staff would receive implementation training.
The presentation emphasized improving engagement and clearer family communication; the board received the report and will track progress through the 2025–26 school year.
