Superintendent Dr. Golovski presented the district’s Q3 strategy: literacy acceleration (early‑literacy tutoring via a DESE grant), new CommonLit benchmarks for high school, partnerships for professional development, the Cascades student‑data platform rollout, and a myCAP pilot for college and career planning.

District leaders told the board they completed 12 focus groups and are moving forward with strategic planning; staff described required LETRS/letters training, a close-reading emphasis and a Union County–style high-dosage tutoring pilot (3–4 students for 25–30 minutes daily) targeted for expansion by the 2026–27 school year, and gave an update on the new middle school punch list and transition planning.

Educators emphasize third grade reading and high school graduation strategies to boost performance.

The Hickman Mills C-1 Board approved a pilot adoption of the Lumi AI-supported writing platform for four schools and announced an 'Every Child a Reader' literacy summit to develop a communitywide literacy plan, part of a broader district emphasis on accelerating student literacy.

MCPS staff described curriculum work including expansion of CKLA in middle grades, a math instructional materials RFP (K–8), a new grade‑10 ELA course, and development of a grades‑6/7 social studies curriculum aligned to MSDE frameworks.