Politics & Government

MRH District Goals Include Home Visits, Foreign Language

An update was presented to the MRH Board of Education last Thursday.

During last Thursday's , Assistant Superintendent Karen Hall gave the board an overview of progress on six goals the district set for itself last October as part of a five-year Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP):

  • Small class sizes: The district is examining class schedules, technology and partnerships in an effort to maintain small class sizes, Hall said.
  • Home visits: Administrators at each school are developing a plan for home visits, and a grant will provide funding to evaluate the program.
  • Foreign language: Hall said she and Dr. Tony Arnold, principal of , will form a committee to explore options for exposing students to foreign language. They expect to present a plan in the spring. A local company is willing to partner with the on an afterschool program, and the district already uses Rosetta Stone computer software for language instruction, Hall said. MRH also is looking into partnerships with community colleges.
  • High school rigor: Progress has been made in this area, Hall said.
  • Educational alternatives
  • Teacher retention: Progress has been made in the area of exit interviews, and the process for conducting these will be published and made available in the future.

The board will receive a more thorough update on these goals at the end of the year, Hall said. Principals already meet with Superintendent Dr. Linda Henke to set goals for themselves and their buildings.

Next fall, a small community group will be reconvened to review the district's progress over two years and to make course corrections as needed, Hall said.

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The district will then continue to pursue its five-year goals.


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