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Florence School District 5 staff outline strategic-plan gains, call for public input on federal funds
Summary
A district staff member told the board the district has exceeded several strategic-plan targets — including gifted program participation and ELA scores — and invited public input on federal funds via two May meetings.
A district staff member told the Florence School District 5 board on May that the district has made measurable gains on several strategic-plan goals and is seeking further public input on spending federal funds.
The staff member said district goals set in previous years aimed to raise exemplary-level performance in the gifted-and-talented program from a 45% baseline to 55% within five years; the district has already exceeded that target. The presenter also highlighted strong results on end-of-course English Language Arts (ELA) testing, noting preliminary figures that exceed prior years and aiming for an additional 5% to 10% improvement in coming reports. "We are looking forward to continuing to rise," the staff member said.
Why it matters: the strategic plan guides district priorities for instruction, staffing and federal-program spending across the district’s schools. The presenter said math remains an area of focus and described planned curriculum and professional development to support students who score at exemplary levels and those needing recovery after COVID-era learning disruptions.
Details and context: the speaker described new, state-aligned math instructional materials that include advanced middle-school sequences and cited changes in course sequencing (next year's ninth graders will take geometry before Algebra I), which may temporarily affect Algebra I EOC participation and scores. The staff member said the district will send teachers to state-provided professional development and will use new materials to support vocabulary and comprehension instruction.
Public engagement and testing timeline: the district held two public-input sessions (May 5 at Johnsonville Elementary School and May 12 at Johnsonville High School) to gather parent feedback on federal funding priorities; parents who could not attend were given a QR code and a web link to submit input. The speaker also outlined testing dates: Algebra I EOC at the high school (the next day) and at the middle school the following Wednesday, with makeups to follow and senior and underclass exams scheduled in late May.
The board heard this report as part of routine updates and did not take formal action on the strategic plan at the meeting. The district said it will continue to review preliminary test reports and adjust strategies as final results arrive.
