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Alicia Fonseca pitches bilingual, community‑focused 90‑day plan; cites staff culture as key to attendance
Summary
Alicia Fonseca, a candidate and former executive director of bilingual education, emphasized listening, staff culture, curriculum fidelity and MTSS in a 90‑day plan and urged authentic family engagement; she estimated 96 instructional hours are lost annually due to staff absences (stated as an estimate).
Alicia Fonseca, a finalist for Sodus Intermediate principal and former executive director of bilingual education and world languages, described a 90‑day approach centered on staff culture, curriculum fidelity, MTSS and community partnerships. She framed the first 90 days as a listening tour and said she would prioritize visibility, intentional family engagement and protected time for staff to unpack curriculum.
Fonseca said improving staff culture reduces absences, which in turn benefits student attendance and instruction. She cited an estimate — “the average student misses 96 hours of instruction every year due to teacher and staff absences” — and presented strengthened staff supports and positive culture as the remedy; she did not provide a source for that estimate in her remarks. Fonseca recommended protected collaborative time for teachers to analyze curriculum, and described using MTSS and PBIS to deliver tiered supports.
On family communication, Fonseca said ParentSquare and quick messages can be useful but urged in‑person, intentional engagement and partnerships with community organizations and the PTO to build trust. She emphasized curriculum selection and fidelity handled in ways that still allow differentiation for students’ needs.
The district invited both in‑person and online feedback; those responses and the candidate presentations will be shared with the incoming superintendent ahead of final interviews.
