Board debates goals for 2025–26, prioritizing student achievement, facilities and teacher retention
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Summary
Board members proposed goals for the coming year that focused on improving student academic performance, addressing facility needs and strengthening recruitment and retention of teachers; members suggested work sessions and public engagement.
Board members discussed and began shaping board goals for 2025–26 at the July 17 meeting, centering proposals on student achievement, facilities planning and workforce retention.
Several board members said they want measurable expectations to drive continuous improvement in student academic performance. One board member recommended more frequent work sessions so the board can dig into issues such as overcrowding and options for facilities, including public engagement modeled after the district’s prior strategic-planning process.
Teacher workforce concerns were a recurring theme: one member urged measurable goals around recruiting, hiring and retaining licensed, high-quality staff, noting the district currently has vacancies and provisional staffing in places. Members also suggested expanding junior‑high programming and career-exploration opportunities to boost middle-school engagement.
Why it matters: board goals shape oversight priorities, resource allocation and the district’s public engagement for major decisions such as facilities planning and staffing strategies.
Next steps: the board chair will collect members’ goal suggestions by email and consider scheduling a work session to finalize goals before next month’s regular meeting.