The Examiner U-46 News FeedUpdated goals approved for U-46 superintendent By Seth Hancock
The Board of Education in School District U-46 voted unanimously to approve updated goals for 2021-2024 under Superintendent Tony Sanders’ contract its Monday, Oct. 4 meeting.
Sue Kerr, the board’s president, said the board has discussed this over the “last few months,” and “we decided it was time to update the goals.”
“It makes me really happy to see how detailed our board keeps the goals for Mr. Sanders,” said board member Dawn Martin. “I think it’s good for Mr. Sanders, I think it’s good for the board, it’s good for the community.”
The board appears ready to stay with an $18.5 million contract, which the district can end without penalty, with Learning Sciences International (LSI) as the top priority goal area is U-46 Rising which the goals state “should be our focus given the investment the Board is making in this area.”
A teacher, José Rosa, submitted comments to the board in September describing that contract effectively as a waste after attending a required LSI training. The board has not yet addressed the concerns raised by Rosa.
“We are confused because while this company acquired a millionaire contract to repeat the same training that we have already taken in previous years under other initiatives, at the moment, there are more important priorities where this money could have been used more effectively,” Rosa stated in September.
The U-46 Rising goal includes creating an equity plan and informing the board of new curriculum.
Two other priority goal areas include school safety as well as facility utilization and board vision.
The annual planning goals areas include educational pathways, early childhood, professional development, family and community engagement tools, dark fiber and investment plans.
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