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Superintendent outlines priorities: literacy, MTSS and investments supported by levy

Sherwood School District 88J Budget Committee · May 12, 2026
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Summary

Dr. Dan presented the district's budget message, tying spending to the five-year strategic plan and highlighting investments in multi-tiered student supports, a literacy push including high-dosage tutoring for roughly 120 students, and the community levy that funds about 56 full-time positions.

Dr. Dan opened the budget message by thanking volunteers and staff and framed the budget as an extension of the district's five-year strategic plan. "I'm excited to talk about our budget tonight because this is, a labor work that is, done by a large group of people and is, based and anchored in our shared vision," he said. He emphasized the district goal "to have happy kids and happy adults going someplace that they wanna be."

He described priorities including a strong multi-tiered support system (MTSS), a renewed investment in literacy and a recently implemented MAP growth data tool for grades K-8. Dr. Dan said the district is "currently supporting a 120 students" with high-dosage tutoring interventions and credited the local levy for supporting about "56, full time employees." He framed these investments as central to the district's strategic priorities and thanked staff and community partners for the levy support.