Konstella

When

Tue, May 6 1:47pm

Description

Hello Earhart People!

Here are the agenda highlights for BOTH Board meetings in April. There's some great information here and in the attachments.

Highlights from 4/15 (Agenda Link, Full Video Link)

AUSD Strategic Planning: Needs, Opportunities, and Trade-Offs (Attachment below) - "Our aim is to publicly share perspective, goals, needs and wants, decision-making, and fiscal realities so as to have a shared and transparent foundation from which our community can prioritize and make collective decisions about resources and investments for our students moving forward."

Highlights from 4/29 (Agenda Link)

Executive Cabinet Self-Study of Special Education: Components of Current Program and Needs Assessment (Attachment below) - staff brought forth some preliminary recommendations from the process.
Mathematics Focused Initiatives for the 2025-26 School Year (Attachment below) - an update on AUSD’s Strategic Plan Mathematics Focused Initiatives for grades 4-8. Staff will present how they aim to improve student outcomes in mathematics through an intentional focus on data, providing teachers with training around the board adopted curricula, and the implementation of systems and structures to provide support and interventions for all students, with a particular focus on Black students.
Update on Early Reading Difficulties Screener Committee (Attachment below) - The Early Reading Difficulties Screener Committee is tasked with recommending a screener from the California State-approved list to the Board. The committee is half way through it's process and will bring their recommendation for approval to the Board on June 10th.