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Superintendent Freeman presents integrated-guidance plan; board approves Glide SD 12 application
Summary
Superintendent Freeman outlined Glide SD 12's integrated guidance application and four spending priorities tied to the district strategic plan; the board voted to approve the district's application to pursue roughly $2.1 million in 2025'27 state funding.
Superintendent Freeman presented Glide SD 12's integrated guidance application and the school board voted to approve the district's plan to pursue state funds for the 2025'27 biennium.
"The integrated application is based solely on our strategic plan," Superintendent Freeman said, summarizing four funding "buckets" the plan targets: early literacy and K'3 reading supports, well-rounded education and college-career readiness, high-quality instruction and professional learning, and a focus on 9th-grade on-track supports and expanded CTE/STEAM opportunities. He told the board that "for the 25-27 biennium, Glide stands to receive $2,100,000." (Freeman corrected a drafting error during the presentation when reviewing the year-by-year figures.)
Board members asked for clarity on how the funds would be allocated. One member said they were uneasy approving the application without seeing a detailed budget narrative. "We're approving the application, but I don't know what's in the application," the board member said. Freeman and staff responded that the application narrative and budget portion are posted on the district website under "Integrated Programs" and offered to print the budget narrative for board review.
A staff member who oversees instructional supports described how the district will measure progress: teacher professional learning communities (PLCs), ongoing classroom assessments and targeted, high-dosage tutoring for students who qualify. "PLCs are groups of teachers that work together that use student data ... and they meet regularly to use that information to plan and guide their instruction," the staff member said, explaining the district's approach to real-time assessment and intervention.
A board member moved to accept the application; another seconded the motion, and the chair called the question. The motion passed on a voice vote. Superintendent Freeman said the plan will be posted on the district website and that staff will follow up with the board on any requested budget details.
The approved application allows the district to pursue state grant awards tied to the described outcomes; specific dollar allocations within each bucket were described as part of the application narrative available on the district's public records page.
