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Superintendent details summer training, stipends and a restructured district office
Summary
The superintendent told the board Richland 2 offered 38 summer professional-learning sessions with 1,428 participants and paid $285,423 in stipends; the report described AVID training, Orton-Gillingham sessions, new-staff orientation, leadership pipelines and changes to the district organizational chart.
The superintendent presented the monthly report, highlighting summer professional learning and leadership development across Richland School District 2.
Officials reported 38 professional learning sessions during summer 2026 that engaged about 1,428 participants and provided $285,423 in stipends to attending teachers. The district hosted AVID path-to-schoolwide training for nearly 200 teachers and teacher leaders, offered Orton-Gillingham training, and held a "new to Richland 2" orientation that welcomed nearly 300 new educators.
The superintendent also described the district's leadership pipeline: the Training Administrators Program (TAP), Administrator Development Series (ADS), Assistant Principal Institute (API) and a district leader academy led by Deputy Superintendent Marshall Lynn Franklin. Since 2016, TAP and related programs have produced district leaders who became assistant principals and principals, the report said.
On organizational structure, the superintendent outlined changes at the district office including a newly named executive director over business services (Miss Robinson Lee), a director of grants and capital projects, and a dotted‑line assignment for the internal auditor to both the superintendent and the board.
Why it matters: The numbers quantify investment in staff development and illustrate district priorities for growing internal leadership and reorganizing senior administrative roles.
