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Parkland SD updates board on Vision 2030 priorities: security upgrades, MTSS, literacy and AI pilots
Summary
District leaders reported midyear progress on Vision 2030 priorities including building security upgrades (visitor management, key‑fobs), expansion of autism/behavioral supports and MTSS, accelerated literacy programs, and a generative‑AI pilot for student/staff literacy.
Doctor Monati and Mr. Croones presented a midyear update on Parkland School District’s priority goals tied to Vision 2030, highlighting security and cyber‑security investments, capital action planning, and programmatic work in special education and curriculum.
"We have begun to implement district‑wide visitor management systems across all of our buildings," Mr. Croones said, and described new door locks, updated access controls, multiuse ID badges and proactive tabletop exercises for incident response. Doctor Monati described growth in support for students with significant behavioral needs: a new autism and behavioral specialist position, an online referral system for teams to request support, and expanded coaching in life‑skills classrooms.
Academic priorities include literacy efforts based on the science of reading (ECRI, Wit & Wisdom pilots), a multi‑tiered system of behavioral supports (MTSS) rollout, and a transition plan to online PSSA/Keystone assessments by 2026. The district also previewed a limited generative‑AI pilot using Gemini for teens with safeguards and staff PD planned for March. Board members asked detailed follow‑up questions about third‑party assessments used in safety drills and the dissemination of after‑action reports; presenters said some third‑party review occurred and that findings informed plan updates.
