District Strategy 2026-27
At a glance
- What: the superintendent's district strategy for 2026-27, built around four unchanged objectives: academic excellence, caring and supportive schools, connected community, and financial and operational stability.
- Where it stands: presented Sept 23 and open to feedback; progress updates will be tagged to it at future meetings.
Main elements
- Early literacy, high school curriculum maps, math for multilingual learners, MyCAP career planning for grades 7-12.
- Chronic absenteeism, digital wellness and the phone ban, new restraint and seclusion rules, updating the district curriculum accommodation plan.
- Parent engagement, integrated capital planning, new budget categories in Munis, a safety audit, and a town and school operations review with Kristi Williams.
Committee input
- Keep writing rigor in view given AI; in-class-only writing may lower standards.
- Measure the impact of the calendar changes and the homework-holiday policy.
- AI implementation was named the hardest goal.
Discussion time
About 31 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 - School Committee | 31 |
Log
- 2026-09-23 - School Committee - Strategy presented; questions on the accommodation plan, AP access, belonging and equity measures, chronic absenteeism and AI.
- 2026-10-28 - School Committee - Superintendent update on district strategy (agenda).