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Superintendent outlines instructional coaching, summer scholar program and re-registration counts ahead of Sept. 5 start
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Gerald Benaquista reported on instructional coaching plans, results from summer scholar programs and re-registration figures for the 2024–25 school year, noting targeted interventions and staffing plans for literacy and math support.
Dr. Gerald Benaquista, the superintendent, presented a summary of district readiness for the 2024–25 school year, highlighting instructional coaching efforts, the district’s TUPS Summer Scholar programs and student re-registration figures.
Dr. Benaquista said the district has organized instructional-coaching roles to support teachers' practice and student outcomes. Presenters Randi Hutchinson and Dana Bobertz described how instructional coaches partner with teachers to improve planning and instruction; at Burnet Middle School, coaches ran ELA cycles that included common assessments, vocabulary units, targeted IXL practice and data-focused PLCs to adjust pacing and interventions.
Isabella Scocozza described the TUPS Summer Scholar Programs for Title I students across multiple schools, reporting that about 600 students participated, with 20 high-school volunteers assisting. The program ran 15 days for elementary and 20 days for high school students, four days per week and four hours per day, using curricula and platforms including IXL, i-Ready, Scholastic Lit Camp and Hand2Mind Math, with pre/post assessments and parent surveys.
On registration, Dr. Benaquista said 374 PreK‑4 students were entering kindergarten: 289 had re-registered, 71 had not re-registered, 10 transferred out and 4 repeated PreK‑4. He also reported Aid‑in‑Lieu (transportation reimbursement) notices to 480 families with 191 re‑registered and verified and 289 pending re-registration. Out‑of‑district placement notices were issued to 176 students with 17 re-registrations verified.
Dr. Benaquista emphasized staff progress and said the district would keep working to refine instruction and supports, adding: "We are here for the kids. We will all work together to get it right." The board noted HIB reporting for Aug. 1–27 showed no incidents to report.
The board reconvened routine business following the report and moved on to committee resolutions.
