LEXINGTON, Ky. — Fayette County Public Schools officials presented an update on the district’s strategic plan July 6, detailing year-in-review accomplishments for 2025-26 and outlining the direction for the initiative’s final year, according to a board meeting summary from the district. Acting Superintendent Bill Bradford and cross-departmental leaders discussed how the district’s four student promises align with the five priorities outlined in its current strategic plan, which guides the district’s Portrait of a Graduate framework. The plan, formally adopted in May 2022 following extensive community input, is scheduled to conclude after 2026-27. Board Chair Tyler Murphy asked whether staff had begun planning for the next strategic initiative covering 2027-28 and beyond. Bradford explained that the current plan’s conclusion presents a natural opportunity to expand on existing priority areas and incorporate real-time data and community feedback to adjust outcomes. He noted that FCPS has evolved significantly since 2021 and said the district will need to reflect on how to maximize impact in providing world-class education to students. In other action, the board authorized Murphy to negotiate an addendum to Bradford’s acting superintendent contract, subject to board approval. The board also lifted a consent item scheduled for later action and approved a new job description for director of Finance, a position that will replace two associate director roles in the district’s Financial Services department. Under consent items, the board approved Mauldin Jenkins Certified Public Accountants to conduct FCPS’s independent financial audit for fiscal year 2025-26, with services extending through fiscal year 2029-30. The Atlanta-based firm, which will work from its Chattanooga office, will also perform a restatement audit of the prior year’s finances. The contract cost does not exceed $131,750 plus $225 per hour for ancillary services and may be renewed for up to five years. Bradford led the board through several consent items scheduled for action at the July 20 regular meeting, including contracts for Crawford Middle School’s Leadership Academy and renewal of the Juvenile Treatment Court Program contract. This article was generated by AI (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) based on source material from Fayette County Public Schools, enriched with 2 web searches. The original source is available at https://www.fcps.net/post-details/~board/fayette-county-public-schools-news/post/board-buzz-status-of-districts-strategic-plan. View in feeds The post FCPS Board Reviews Strategic Plan Progress as Fifth Year Approaches appeared first on The Lexington Times. ...read more read less