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Superintendent proposes teacher‑centered instructional framework and student‑growth goals
Summary
The superintendent presented administrative goals emphasizing one year’s academic growth measured by local formative assessments, improved staff climate, increased student belonging, and development of a teacher‑centered, research‑based instructional framework that will include standards‑based grading and teacher input.
Superintendent Dr. Engle presented administrative goals for the coming year focused on student growth (one year’s academic growth on local formative or benchmarking assessments), district culture improvements measured by the staff survey, increased student belonging, and development of a teacher‑centered, research‑based common instructional framework.
Dr. Engle said the district intends to convene a committee of teachers and support staff to co‑design the framework, which would define local instructional best practices from unit planning to assessment and grading. "We want a teacher‑centered process... our role as district administration will be to respond to what we're hearing, provide resources, do some leg work and facilitate their good work," he said. Board members asked about representation and staff feedback mechanisms; administration said membership would be staff‑recommended with broad feedback loops and iterative refinement expected over the school year.
The board supported the direction and requested periodic updates on committee membership and timeline; staff indicated a target for a robust framework by roughly March of the following year.
