Graduation is no longer the goal in the latest wave of strategic plans. Superintendents and their teams are increasingly expanding their focus to ensuring their graduates find academic and professional success after completing high school.
Salem-Keizer schools will slash its administrative budget by $30 million in coming days, enacting salary freezes and layoffs as the district grapples with a funding shortfall it warns will likely result in more grave impacts in the spring.
K12 partnerships at the Greenfield Union School District are driving esports, robotics, innovation and leadership, says Superintendent Zandra Jo Galván. "I'm excited about the future for kids," she exclaims.
For years, students in special education and English language learners programs underperformed relative to peers in general education classes, Skipper said. Black and Latino students especially were more likely to be placed in such classrooms and be kept there for longer, even if the curriculum did not serve them.
Superintendents may need to add the phrase "ESSER exposure" to their list of things not to look forward to as the COVID relief expiration date approaches.
Increased autonomy and time for deeper personal connections are among the innovations that could help rebuild morale in K12 schools, a new report suggests.
Trial now underway could result in current and former school board members paying out financially for what parents allege were violations of Oregon's public meeting laws that cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars in severance pay and legal fees.
