Teaching and learning officials outline districtwide plan to strengthen daily classroom instruction

Alina Stagnick Flor, the district’s executive director for teaching and learning, told the Instructional Services Committee the presentation would focus on the “how” behind student outcomes and the systems created to support consistent Tier 1 instruction across Bibb County schools.

“We will highlight the leadership development, the professional learning, instructional resources, student opportunities, as well as the districtwide systems that created a more consistent and equitable learning and experiences for all of our students,” Flor said during the presentation. She described multiple elements of the effort: a year‑long scope and sequence for principals, expanded virtual professional learning for K–12 teachers, on‑site coaching, and standards‑aligned instructional materials developed at scale.

Flor gave several concrete figures: more than 450 staff completed LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) training totaling 64 hours each; the department produced more than 2,200 daily ELA lesson plans for grades K–5 and about 1,100 instructional exemplars for secondary ELA, science, social studies and math; and the district expanded instructional coaching from 56 to 76 coaches after adding school‑based literacy coaches. She said a new virtual summer learning initiative and asynchronous options reached roughly 990 additional students.

Board members followed with detailed questions about implementation, monitoring and staff certification. One board member pressed for clarity on counts and timelines for ‘emerging’ (waiver) teachers; staff provided differing interim figures during the discussion (statements in the meeting placed the number of emerging educators variously at 484 and 446, with roughly 252–254 currently enrolled in certification programs and 192 not enrolled). Dr. Litt and other staff committed to providing a school‑by‑school Excel file with the full breakdown by the next day.

The presentation closed with staff describing regular tactical meetings, monthly instructional check‑ins, universal screeners and district unit assessments used to evaluate implementation and guide follow‑up support.