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Superintendent Goals 2026-2027

Thor R. Edmiston, Ed.D. - Superintendent

Strategic Cultural Leadership Objective

Goal: Foster a culture of collaboration, distributive leadership, and continuous improvement to support student learning and professional growth.

  • Leadership Alignment: Conduct weekly collective and individual meetings with the Leadership Team.

  • Labor Relations: Convene monthly alignment meetings with union leadership.

  • Stakeholder Voice: Facilitate monthly Superintendent Advisory Committee meetings with teacher leaders from all buildings.

  • Capital Updates: Deliver monthly public and staff updates on facilities, construction, and remodels.

  • Visibility: Maintain weekly rotational informal check-ins with teachers, custodians, office staff, and paraprofessionals.

Systems Leadership Objective

Goal: Ensure a secure learning environment and execute a fiscally responsible budget aligned with the district's core mission.

  • Safety Collaboration: Meet monthly with the Safe Schools Coordinator, Title IX Coordinator, and School Police Officers.

  • Data-Driven Security: Review district safety and discipline data quarterly to update crisis response protocols.

  • Fiscal Cycle: Initiate 2027–2028 budget planning in October 2026.

  • Budget Audits: Meet individually with Leadership Team members in January 2027 to vet spending plans.

  • Efficiency: Present cost-saving recommendations and the preliminary budget to the School Board by March 2027.

Leadership for Learning Objective

Goal: Advance curriculum, instruction, and assessment standards to guarantee rigorous academic experiences.

  • Curriculum Directives: Hold weekly alignment meetings with the Director of Curriculum and Instruction.

  • Performance Monitoring: Review student achievement data quarterly with principals and subject-area teachers to target learning gaps.

  • Time Protection: Collaborate with administrators to structurally safeguard instructional and staff preparation time.

  • Evaluation Timeline: Set annual leadership goals by October 9, 2026; complete mid-year reviews in January 2027; conclude end-of-year evaluations by June 18, 2027.

  • AI Integration: Establish an AI-use framework for classrooms, balancing instructional innovation with academic integrity.

Professional and Community Leadership Objective

Goal: Exemplify integrity, equity, and transparency while broadening parent, public, and media engagement.

  • Internal Alignment: Conduct monthly comprehensive administrative meetings.

  • Public Access: Host "Coffee Talk" listening sessions once per school marking period.

  • District Presence: Attend varsity athletic levels, the Fall play, Spring musical, choral/band concerts, NHS induction, AP presentations, HOF banquet, and all core Senior events.

  • Parent Connection: Attend at least one PTA/PTO meeting per building during the academic year.

  • Positive PR: Require all administrative departments to submit or publish weekly positive student/staff achievements.