• School safety:

  • Upgraded building entry infrastructure and emergency alert communications

  • Made more mental health services available to students

 

• District communication:

  • Prioritized two-way communication

  • Improved communication of school board agendas and opportunities to provide input before decisions are made

  • Strengthened standing community advisory committees to provide important input to the District

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• Teachers and staff: 

  • Prioritized the input of  teachers and staff to identify the resources and professional development opportunities they need to address the needs of today’s students

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• Strategic planning: 

  • Developed short-term and long-term priorities, milestones, and timeframes for completion and re-evaluation

  • Communicated how priorities are being incorporated into decisions on staffing and budgets with educators, families, and the community

  • Included plans for evaluating how priorities were implemented in programs and curricula

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• Revenues and expenditures:

  • Avoided damaging budget cuts

  • Advocated for adequate funding from state

  • Obtained community support for capital funding of new school facilities

  • Considered Rochester’s economy and tax impacts before making long-term finance decisions on capital or operations​​

  • Supported operating tax levy amounts that have been level or decreasing since 2019.

 

• Student achievement and evaluation of improvement strategies:

  • Set priorities based on evaluating current student needs and how current programs and curricula are supporting student proficiency and achievement

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• Superintendent evaluation:

  • Developed a structured superintendent evaluation tool and review process

  • Incorporated surveys of students, teachers and families into an evaluation process

  • Completed superintendent evaluation once in each 12-month period

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• New school construction:

  • Addressed enrollment and current building capacity challenges as needed in the near-term

  • As part of new school construction decisions, ensured a transparent process for gathering community input and shared planning parameters and data with the community

  • Updated the process for gathering community-wide input on boundary adjustments to make sure it includes diverse perspectives

  • Board oversight supported on-time and on-budget completion of all the 2019 referendum construction projects

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• Hands-on learning curriculum:

  • Supported expansion of CTECH

  • Supported opening of PTECH

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• Partnerships: 

  • Increased partnerships with Rochester’s non-profit and business community that address workforce needs and enhance program opportunities in our K-12 classrooms, including with Cradle 2 Career, Mayo Clinic, IBM, and local small businesses.