Trustees Finalize Board’s Goals for 2024-25

Huntington School Board members finalized and unanimously adopted a set of five goals for 2024/25 this past Monday evening during a public meeting in the Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School auditorium.

An area of focus was named for each of the goals. Superintendent Beth McCoy indicated there will be a midyear review of the goals and what district officials have put in place to accomplish each of them.

The goals in draft form have been available on the district website for the past three weeks. Each one was read aloud for the public at the board’s September 9 meeting. Trustees have been mulling them since then and voted 7-0 to adopt them this week.

The Huntington School Board is led by President Xavier Palacios and Vice President Michele Kustera. Trustees include Kelly Donovan, Bill Dwyer, Thomas Galvin, Annie Michaelian and Theresa Sullivan. All seven trustees have been elected by district residents to serve three year terms. The trustees annually elected a president and vice president.

The goals includes:

1. Area of Focus: Safety

Goal: Engage in an ongoing review of best practices and research related to district and school safety measures.

2. Area of Focus: Business and Finance

Goal: Provide an educationally sound and fiscally responsible budget that supports students in achieving to their fullest potential academically, socially and emotionally.

3. Area of Focus: Student/Staff Relations

Goal: Implement and evaluate programs that support the social and emotional well-being of our students and staff to build upon interpersonal connections and create a nurturing environment throughout the district.

4. Area of Focus: Instructional Leadership

Goal: Utilize student data to develop actionable items designed to address learning gaps and promote both growth and achievement individually, while supporting staff with appropriate professional development opportunities.

5. Area of Focus: Community Engagement/Welcoming Environment

Goal: Continue to increase measures that promote comprehensive parent/guardian engagement and a welcoming environment in all district schools. Build upon our current culture of appreciation for the diverse nature of our school district community and its students through alignment of curriculum and instruction and recruiting practices.