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Board debates academic‑excellence goal with focus on MTSS and data use
Summary
At the annual goal‑setting session, board members and administrators prioritized a concise academic excellence goal supported by measurable objectives and an action plan emphasizing MTSS, better use of assessment data and targeted professional development.
Facilitator Cathy Hellewood and administrators presented a streamlined draft for Goal 1 — academic excellence — and urged the board to adopt a short goal statement paired with measurable objectives and a living action plan. "Boards of education work with administration to find out what the needs are and to work together to formulate annual goals," Hellewood said as she framed the board’s role in approving goals and administration’s role in detailing the action plan.
Discussion focused on building a stronger Multi‑Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), improving how the district warehouses and uses assessment data, and targeting professional development. Board members cited the district’s use of instructional tools paid for with Title I funds (about $71,000 cited for instructional tools) and asked administration for baseline data before setting numeric targets. One board member asked for an inventory by October of data sources and how they are stored so action items can be developed quickly.
