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Minute Man committee approves multi-year goals from superintendent to align CTE with new state rules
Summary
The Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School Committee unanimously approved four multi-year leadership goals from Superintendent Heidi Driscoll focused on implementing new state regulations, maximizing CTE capacity, strengthening professional practices and continuing superintendent induction and training.
The Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School Committee voted to approve Superintendent Heidi Driscoll's four leadership goals for 2025–26 after a presentation and brief discussion.
Driscoll framed the package as multi-year priorities rather than one-year tasks, saying the top goal is to implement a wave of state regulations that include lottery rules and new graduation requirements. "According to the state's timeline, the district will have a broad recognition by key stakeholder groups about the district's strategies and goals that will address the implementation of the lottery regulations, graduation requirements and other short notice regulations in relation to Minute Man and the students we serve," Driscoll said.
Her second goal is to "maximize capacity" in career and technical education so more students can access programs while maintaining standards. Driscoll said she is meeting with sending-district superintendents to align local policies and access to vocational education.
The third goal focuses on district systems: finishing a collective bargaining agreement where relevant, continuing electronic evaluations, and establishing professional practices that support long-term district aims. The fourth calls for continued participation in a superintendent induction program and related professional development.
Committee members praised the goals as ambitious but appropriate. Chair Jeff Stanen said the items were largely familiar and noted the value of adopting multi-year aims: "They're very challenging goals and I applaud her willingness to accept the proper goals even though they are so challenging and multi-year," he said. Member Pam Nurse Acton added that the goals include "key actions that are ambitious but doable."
Driscoll also described state-level work on graduation requirements led by the governor's council; she and other board members said that the state's timeline makes local planning urgent. She said the council plans a draft report on graduation requirements in November.
The committee approved the goals by roll-call vote.
