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Superintendent highlights steady academic gains, 417 college credits and new K–8 literacy rollout
Summary
Doctor White summarized the 2025–26 school year, citing steady growth on local and state indicators, 417 college credits earned by students (up from about 200), increased youth apprenticeships, a new K–8 literacy curriculum, and a balanced 2025–26 budget that avoided short-term borrowing.
Doctor White opened the annual meeting with a review of the 2025–26 school year, saying the district has seen "steady growth in our local and state data indicators" and a cultural shift toward collaboration and solutions-focused work. He highlighted a sharp rise in college credits earned by students — "this year we had 417 college credits earned by our students" compared with roughly 200 the prior year — and an increase in youth apprenticeship participation.
"We saw an implementation of a new literacy curriculum K–8," Doctor White said, and added that the district believes the curriculum "is gonna have a good impact on our data indicators this upcoming school year." He also noted the district ran a balanced budget for 2025–26, did not use short-term borrowing (which he said saves the district about $30,000 a year in borrowing costs), and has maintained health-insurance coverage through UMR/UnitedHealth. Doctor White said the district has honored commitments made during the referendum process and expects to continue doing so in 2026–27.
