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Holcomb highlights professional learning, KISA accreditation work in strategic-plan update
Summary
The board reviewed the district's five-year strategic plan pillar on student success and a teacher-led instructional playbook tied to KISA accreditation; the superintendent said the district will meet with the state department of education in April about accreditation progress.
Superintendent (referred to in the meeting as Dr. Myers) updated the board on the district's five-year strategic plan and emphasized professional learning as a principal driver of student success.
He described a districtwide push to adopt Anita Archer's explicit-instruction approach and to develop a K—12 instructional playbook authored by teachers. "The playbook's gonna encompass all the areas of teaching...and the teachers themselves are writing the playbook," a principal said, noting that peer collaboration is central to the work.
Dr. Myers said the playbook and MTSS work feed into the KISA accreditation process; he announced a meeting with the state department of education planned for April 22 to advance accreditation work. Board members praised staff buy-in and the multi-year horizon for changing district culture under the plan.
