Greensburg Salem School Board has approved the district’s latest comprehensive plan — focusing on literacy, engagement, work-based learning and mental health.
The state Department of Education requires all 500 of the state’s public school districts to submit a comprehensive plan every three years.
Improving early-level literacy rates, boosting engagement among the district’s third to eighth grade students, increasing work-based learning experiences and bolstering student mental health are the primary goals of the plan. It will be valid through 2029.
The plan was approved Wednesday in a 7-1 vote. Board President Robin Savage, Vice President Tyler Courtney and members Frank Gazze, Kacey Byrne-Houser, Brian Conway, Heather Shearer and Craig Shrum supported the plan. Board member Emily Miller opposed.
Board member Lynn Jobe was absent from the meeting.
The district began drafting the plan in August and gathered input from community members. More than 200 people responded to a survey regarding priorities for the district, and about 40 people participated in at least one of three focus group meetings — held in September, October and February.
The board voted to place a draft of the plan under a monthlong public review in March.
