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Superintendent gives midyear update on HBCSD strategic plan; district outlines next steps
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Wilds presented a midyear report on the district’s three‑year strategic plan, highlighting fully implemented ELA interventions, work on math and screening rollouts, cybersecurity efforts, and a board workshop scheduled for April 21 to refine year‑2 action items.
Superintendent Dr. Wilds delivered a midyear update on the Hermosa Beach City School District strategic plan adopted in October 2025, telling trustees, “So today, we're gonna do a kind of a midyear update of the HBCSD strategic plan.” She reviewed three priority goals — excellence, inclusion and community — and described the status of multiple year‑one action items.
Dr. Wilds said several specific initiatives are complete or moving forward: foundational ELA interventions and the risk‑of‑reading‑difficulty screener are marked fully implemented and mailed score reports will be distributed to K–2 families. On reading intervention she said, “The 1st 1.1 is fully implemented,” and explained plans to roll out a middle‑school screening beginning in May. For math, the district has provided Eureka math training and lowered class sizes in grade 6; staff are preparing to send teachers to UCLA Center X for training on the new math framework.
The superintendent also described work on inclusion — training paraprofessionals with registered behavior technician (RBT) coursework and launching a disability‑awareness kickoff and additional counseling resources — and community engagement efforts including parent training nights, multicultural events and a new Valley science fair scheduled for April 29. The administration flagged cybersecurity upgrades and inventory work for district hardware as a priority and said the facilities team is proceeding with architects and external partners on a school modernization bond program.
Next procedural steps: Dr. Wilds said staff will administer a revised LCAP survey after spring break (staying open through May), host a board workshop on April 21 to dig into year‑2 actions, and return a revised plan in fall 2026 after state assessment data are available. No formal board action was required for the update.
