Dustin Barnes

The Tarkio R-I School District's Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP) serves as a strategic roadmap aligned with the Missouri School Improvement Program (MSIP) standards, with a mission to inspire and prepare students for future success as productive citizens. The plan is structured around four key focus areas: Collaborative Climate and Culture, Viable Curriculum Aligned to Missouri Learning Standards, Effective Teaching and Learning, and Functional and Safe Facilities. Its primary goals include enhancing parent, student, and community communication, ensuring 100% college and career readiness, developing quality educational programs, maintaining a highly qualified certified staff, improving academic performance in ELA and Math, and providing secure facilities.

The Tarkio R-I Professional Development Plan outlines a comprehensive framework to support teachers and enhance student learning through ongoing professional growth. It encompasses committee operations, program evaluation, a structured mentor program, and specific objectives to increase student achievement and develop a highly-qualified staff. Key focus areas for 2024-2025 include curriculum and standard work, instructional strategies, literacy initiatives, and multi-tiered support systems, all aimed at fostering continuous improvement within the district.

This document outlines a collection of district plans for Tarkio R-I School, primarily for the 2024-2025 academic year. The plans encompass various strategic areas including gifted education, literacy, building-specific initiatives for junior high/high school and elementary levels, a Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP), communication strategies, and assessment protocols. These plans are designed to guide the district's operational and educational objectives.

This document outlines the Tarkio R-1 School District's commitment to open, honest, timely, and ongoing communication with all stakeholders. The plan establishes guidelines to improve internal staff communication, foster employee belonging, and enhance district transparency. It aims to provide essential and timely information to students, parents, patrons, and the Board of Education, while also ensuring coordinated communication for safety and crisis management.

The agenda for the Board of Education meeting included the approval of district obligations, administrative reports from the elementary principal, high school principal, and superintendent, and a financial report. New business items included discussions on professional development spending, a vision impairment contract with NLS Education, LLC, the Lambertson fence line, and the school parking lot. The meeting also addressed personnel matters in a closed session.