Board meetings, strategic plans, and buyer signals from Richard S Welch’s organization
Jul 29, 2026·StrategicPlan
Board
Academy for Math, Engineering, and Science School Improvement Plan 2025-2027
This School Improvement Plan serves as a strategic roadmap for the Academy for Math, Engineering, and Science (AMES) for 2025-2027. It outlines clear priorities, measurable goals, and accountability systems designed to improve student outcomes and preserve the school's mission and identity. The plan focuses on four strategic priorities: Academic Excellence & Postsecondary Success, Belonging, Culture & Student Voice, Communication & Family Partnership, and Organizational Capacity & Continuous Improvement. The overarching vision is to continuously build upon the school's tradition of academic excellence and innovation while adapting to the evolving needs of the school community and fostering student success.
May 7, 2026·StrategicPlan
Board
Ames Mental Health Supports Approach
The document details the Ames approach to providing comprehensive mental health supports. This approach is built upon establishing a supportive culture, empowering student leadership, and ensuring teacher-supported student growth. It implements a multi-tiered system including schoolwide supports for general student well-being, targeted interventions such as group therapy for students requiring more assistance, and individual intensive services for acute needs. The institution has further reinforced its commitment through securing mental wellness grants and expanding its mental health professional staff.
Nov 18, 2025·StrategicPlan
Board
Goals 2026
The document outlines potential goals for a school land trust, focusing on improving student academic performance across various subjects, including math, science, and English/Language Arts, and for specific student demographics such as low-income students, English Language Learners, and the lowest 25% of students. Key objectives include increasing Aspire Math scores to 55% by 2025-2026, growing the school population to 550 by the 2026-2027 school year, supporting AI integration, enhancing English Language Learner outcomes from Critical Needs to Developing or Typical, improving the growth of the lowest 25% of students, reducing chronic absenteeism by half, and increasing post-secondary enrollment and ACT readiness scores.
Nov 17, 2025·BoardMeeting
Board
School Land Trust Committee Meeting Minutes
The committee discussed updates on the website and the need to post agendas. Training requirements from USBE were noted. Planning for the year 2026-2027 was discussed, including the available funds of $71,449 and the requirement to submit a final report to the Board for a vote by April. The discussion included setting goals related to academic subjects, action steps, progress measurement, and fund allocation. Reference was made to the 2025-2026 plan, sample goals, and the school report card, with potential goals including growth for the lowest 25%, ELL, SPED, post-secondary readiness, and addressing the low-income achievement gap. Trends in chronic absenteeism, which has increased since pre-Covid times, were discussed, along with potential strategies to address it. The committee also touched on the possibility of increasing public recognition of students' academic successes, enhancing social media presence, and boosting parent volunteerism.
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