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Helix School Board trims 2025–26 goals, prioritizes high-school opportunities and a 2027 gym upgrade
Summary
At an Oct. 8 work session the Helix School Board concluded its socio-emotional learning goal is fulfilled, removed graduation-requirements review from future goals, and prioritized expanding high-school opportunities through the AAOT program with BMCC and a new vocational shop; it asked staff for a plan to address main-gym seismic and locker-room upgrades in 2027 and retained focus on math K–12 and K–3 literacy.
Larry Parker, board chair, opened a work session Wednesday evening to finalize the Helix School Board's 2025–26 goals, and the board agreed to narrow its priorities to student opportunity and core academics.
The board determined its long-standing socio-emotional learning goal has been fulfilled, noting that the middle and high schools now set aside 20 minutes every Tuesday and Thursday and are using Wayfinder to guide classroom implementation. The board also agreed to remove the review of graduation requirements from future goal lists.
Board member Brad said the district's top priority should be increasing opportunities for high-school students and described ongoing steps: "we are doing this through the AAOT program with BMCC and getting the new shop up and running," he said. The board asked staff to develop a plan for main-gym seismic and locker-room upgrades targeted for 2027.
Members kept academic-improvement objectives on the list, including increased math performance K–12 and improved K–3 literacy. The board intends to present the finalized goals at its regular board meeting later the same evening.
No formal motions or roll-call votes are recorded in the provided transcript segments; the actions in these segments reflect decisions reached in the work-session discussion rather than a recorded adoption.
