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Board hears Middle School CSI designation, district outlines support plan

Benzie County Central Board of Education · December 8, 2025

Summary

Superintendent Erfourth said the Middle School was identified for Comprehensive Support and Improvement over special-education subgroup outcomes; the district will work with Principal Byland, Northwest Education Services and a state partner on a corrective plan and quarterly check-ins.

Superintendent Erfourth told the board the Middle School received a CSI designation tied to a special-education subgroup and lagging M-STEP indicators. She said the designation reflects subgroups in the bottom 5% statewide and that the identification was based in part on lagging indicators such as M-STEP outcomes.

Erfourth said she, Principal Byland and Cindy Hunt of Northwest Education Services will collaborate with a state-level partner to review the improvement plan, hold quarterly check-ins and continue data collection activities. Principal Byland and local staff have already placed supports over the past two years and district leaders said data are trending positively despite the designation.

The board did not vote on the CSI plan at the meeting; administrators described the identification and next steps and said they will bring plans and checkpoints to the board as the partnership proceeds.

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