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Superintendent outlines five‑year strategic plan priorities, seeks community feedback
Summary
Superintendent presented an outline of a five‑year strategic plan emphasizing high expectations with supports, fair access, deep partnerships, workforce strength, and fiscal sustainability; he requested feedback and scheduled spring updates and community engagement dates.
Superintendent delivered an outline for a five‑year strategic plan and asked the School Committee for feedback rather than approval.
He described an approach organized around three components—priorities (what to achieve), potential metrics (how to measure progress) and strategies/timeline (how and when actions would occur). He emphasized that the presentation was an outline for comment and not a document for approval at this meeting.
The administration proposed five strategic priorities: (1) high expectations with supports to meet diverse needs; (2) fair access to opportunity; (3) deep partnerships with families and community; (4) a strong and well‑supported workforce; and (5) fiscal and operational sustainability. Potential metrics mentioned included state benchmark performance in literacy, math and science; percentage of graduates meeting MassCore requirements with a minimum GPA; inclusion percentages for students with disabilities; attendance and post‑secondary enrollment and persistence; and educator retention and satisfaction.
The superintendent said the district would refine metrics with community and school‑level feedback and noted planned reporting and feedback dates: March 2, April 6 and May 4. He identified special education program review and the AI and learning working group as inputs that will inform the plan’s development.
Committee members sought clarifications and offered suggestions during Q&A: some urged prioritizing growth measures and disaggregated subgroup data over sole reliance on state benchmark tests; others asked how 'sense of belonging' would be measured and how collaborative groups beyond principals and instructional leadership teams would be constituted. The administration said district surveys and the National Student Clearinghouse (for postsecondary tracking) will be used to generate data and that additional focus groups will be convened for areas such as special education.
The superintendent said some strategies will begin immediately while others will be phased across five years, with a near‑final draft expected at the end of spring following community engagement.
