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Swartz Creek Community Schools committee meeting, date not confirmed yet

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Committee reviews middle school social studies materials and NEOLA policy options 20:13

  • A district staff member said the middle school social studies department has no student textbooks and relies on copies from a workbook, and presented 1-year, 3-year and 6-year quotes for new materials. 20:13
  • The staff member said the next step is to meet with the middle school social studies teachers and come back next month with what they say. 35:50
Item by item (11)
  1. Professional learning communities and data days 0:07
    • A district staff member said professional learning communities have started in all buildings, with elementary grade levels meeting every Tuesday under a master schedule. 0:24
    • The staff member said buildings have held data days to look at classroom and screener data to set student groups, which start next week. 0:24
  2. Student data review and classroom visits 3:14
    • A staff member said a district data day will be held next week and offered to share the presentation at the next meeting. 3:14
    • The staff member said a learning tour covered 25 classrooms in the elementary buildings and 23 at the secondary level, and every visited classroom received feedback. 3:47
    • A staff member described a coherence framework with 4 drivers of growth that the district is following. 6:05
  3. High school student resource time 5:44
    • A staff member said student resource time is built into the high school daily schedule for the first time this year, giving students support or enrichment. 7:51
    • A speaker asked how the program differs from the advisory period the high school used to have. 10:37
    • A staff member said the time lets individual teachers schedule students who need help, while students who are caught up can take enrichment activities. 11:41
  4. Assessment training and county professional development 8:44
    • A staff member said principals and instructional coaches had NWEA training that day, with another session in 2 weeks and teacher training on November 3rd. 9:44
    • The staff member said the county has a goal of exceeding state assessment performance averages by 2030 and is offering professional development aligned with district focus areas. 13:13
  5. Grant updates 13:13
    • A staff member said the Consolidated App grant was submitted in August, modified at the state's request and resubmitted, and the district is waiting to hear back. 13:13
    • The staff member said the district is in year 2 of a competitive 35N grant focused on small group instruction, which funded a program called Read 180. 17:33
  6. Middle school social studies materials 18:41
    • A staff member said the middle school uses copies from an out-of-print workbook, has teacher online licenses but no student licenses, and presented quotes divided by grade. 20:13
    • The staff member said a 3-year option would be better than 1 year and that the staff member does not recommend going 6 years out. 26:35
    • The staff member said the plan is to meet with all middle school social studies teachers and return next month. 35:50
  7. Curriculum map and class size questions 36:20
    • A staff member said the district expects to find more gaps in resources as buildings and teachers are reviewed. 36:57
    • A staff member said a K-12 picture of resources and materials is planned but has not happened yet. 37:38
    • A speaker said people had raised concerns about class sizes at Elms and asked for more information. 37:54
    • The first session was adjourned at 4:49. 38:50
  8. Superintendent evaluation policy options 39:24
    • The committee was called to order at 4:54 to begin NEOLA policy adoption, and a staff member said shaded areas on the sheet need decisions. 39:24
    • A staff member explained the optional language on the board's own effectiveness in providing direction to the superintendent. 47:40
    • A staff member said the salary-related options are covered by contract and that superintendent contracts are fairly consistent statewide. 50:14
  9. Superintendent or designee policy language 54:32
    • A speaker raised the many places policies refer to the superintendent or designee. 56:44
    • A staff member said naming each designee in policy would require constant policy changes. 57:18
    • The staff member said this year the staff member will conduct every administrator evaluation because of mentoring requirements for newer administrators. 58:51
  10. Equal opportunity policy update 1:04:49
    • A staff member said policy 1422 was updated in 2025 and involves equal opportunity requirements. 1:06:05
    • Participants discussed removing the referral to an employee assistance program option because the district does not have one. 1:06:53
    • A staff member explained Title IX training needs and said investigator, decision maker and appeals roles involve different people. 1:13:22
  11. Legal review and next steps 1:37:09
    • A staff member recommended having the district's attorneys review any removed sections before a reading. 1:37:09
    • A speaker said the changes would be emailed the next morning and that only options, not core language, were being changed. 1:37:31
    • Participants agreed to stop the review at 1422.01. 1:39:03

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Video: posted by the district as “SCCS Academic Achievement & Policy Committee of the Whole - 10/15/26”