The Maryville R-II School District is working on its Comprehensive School Improvement Plan. A CSIP is a formal planning document which schools maintain as part of their accreditation process. CSIPs provide a structure to continuously improve school services and student outcomes.
Maryville’s current CSIP was adopted in 2021 and expires in June 2026, when the district must have its next five-year comprehensive plan in place. The planning process kicked off on Sept. 10 with a meeting of 25 district stakeholders.
Many participants were staff, board members, or parents with the district.
But others attended from different parts of the community, reported Interim Superintendent Philip Pohren. “[We had folks from] Northwest Missouri State University, Kawasaki, local businesses, for example,” he said. The aim is to “get a wide vision of what we want to see moving forward in the district."
The district continued its process Oct. 1 with a meeting to discuss the ‘Portrait of a Spoofhound.’ The conversation considered the skills which all graduates of Maryville schools should obtain.
Participants also reviewed survey data from community members, staff, and students. The district received high marks for school safety, finances, and student outcomes. It received lower marks for its communications regarding district business.
Pohren says Matt Teeter and Shane Dublin, consultants from Southern Missouri, are working on the plan.
"Both currently or previously served as superintendents, [and are] guys we have an existing relationship with, so it was easy to get them up here,” Pohren said.
Planning continues at a meeting on Nov. 12.
