November 1, 2024 at 9:00 AM - Board Retreat

I. Mission Statement
 

II. Opening Exercises
 

III. Adoption of Agenda With Flexibility
 

IV. Board Discussion
Finance
• Current year budget update
• Potential future bond sales
• Update on construction and costs
Assessment / EL / Gifted
• Assessment update and upcoming events
• How to engage English language learners?
• How are schools welcoming immigrants and other newcomer students and families?
• Technology update
Special Education
• Current SpEd issues facing RISD
• Follow-up from Hobbs conference
Curriculum and Instruction
AI update
SEL concerns
• Should the district/schools use student well-being surveys to guide policy and practices?
• Too many students with emotional, behavior, and learning problems. What can the district/schools do immediately to start improving student/learning support?
• Develop a Wellness agenda/handbook and enhance a sense of community at schools.
• Shifting discipline from consequences/punishment to Prevention!
• What’s being done about students who have disconnected from schools? About “At-Risk” students?
• Absenteeism: Yet another reason for transforming student/learning support.
• Increasing concern about the complexity of attendance problems.
• Graduation: Celebrations and Taking Steps to Increase graduation rates.
• The impact of students’ sense of belonging on their learning.
• How should RISD schools use AI (artificial Intelligence) and also cope with misuses?
• What teachers can do to support the mental health of students in their classroom?
• What does the district think about online/telephone counseling for students?
• Enhancing Home Improvement in school and “things teachers should never do in parent meetings”
• How do schools handle student anxiety, aggressive behavior, school climate, and other related concerns?
Human Resources
• Contracts
• Staff movement
• 7th grade athletic schedules
• Maximizing the effectiveness of volunteers in classrooms.
Calendar update
Security update
 

V. Adjourn