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Superintendent candidate Sean Lively centers pitch on enrollment, attendance and student growth
Summary
In a first‑round interview with the Clintondale Community Schools board, candidate Sean Lively identified boosting enrollment, improving attendance and raising student achievement as his top long‑term priorities and outlined classroom‑driven, data‑based tactics to address them.
Sean Lively, a candidate for superintendent and a current middle‑school teacher with Van Dyke Public Schools, told the Clintondale Community Schools board that his top three long‑term priorities for the district are enrollment, absenteeism/attendance and student growth. He said those priorities emerged from his district research and that his approach would begin with targeted, in‑person data reviews at each school.
"When I take a deep dive into the data, as a principal and a state director, I look at each school, I look at trends," Lively said, describing classroom walk‑throughs, debriefs and collaborative professional development as the levers he would use. He suggested marketing district programs to recruit students and families while simultaneously strengthening classroom instruction to retain them.
Lively emphasized that building trust and visible leadership are central to reversing enrollment declines. He proposed outreach to families to uncover why students leave and to highlight successful programs as recruitment tools. He also framed attendance work as linked to student engagement and incentives rather than only punitive measures.
The exchange left unanswered details about specific enrollment targets or timelines; Lively said he would present more concrete steps after reviewing internal district data and implementing an initial 30‑60‑90 plan.
