Board backs strategic investments in elementary student behavior and secondary math learning supports
(03/12/20) The School Board approved a plan to support schools through investments in additional student behavior staffing and teacher support with a new math curriculum with approval of strategic investments at their March 9 work session.
Strategic investments are one-time expenditures that introduce an item into the system and allow for evaluation and budget planning to determine the need for continuation. When making the investments, the School Board strives to maintain a minimum of a 10 percent general fund balance to ensure stability and sustainability to district operations.
The $2 million in strategic investments include the following items:
Elementary student behavior support: $400,000 per year for two years. The addition of one paraeducator at each elementary school to support teachers and students in addressing classroom disruption and return of students to classroom environments to support learning for all.
Elementary administrative student support: $350,000 per year for two years. The elementary school administrative model would replace seven interns with assistant principal positions to provide stability for students and support that leads to better learning environments for all.
Secondary Math Adoption teacher support: $250,000 per year for two years. Anoka-Hennepin high school and middle school math will transition to CPM math starting in the fall of 2020, a move which requires support for math teachers for every student grades 6-12 in making the change.