SIAC Meeting Notes – Oct 13, 2025

MFL MarMac Community School District
School Improvement Advisory Committee

Meeting Agenda
Middle School Library
McGregor, Iowa
Monday, October 13, 2025
5:00 P.M.

Agenda
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Purpose of the Committee/Tim Dugger
○ This committee will consider and discuss a wide range of educational issues, including
those that are required by the Iowa Department of Education. The committee is composed
of parents, community members, students, teachers, board members and administrators.

3. Major Educational Needs.
a. Academic Excellence
i. The district is committed to fostering academic excellence by ensuring alignment with the Iowa Academic Standards, driving student growth in state and federal
assessments, and leveraging the power of Artificial Intelligence to enhance
learning.
b. Human Resources
i. The school district is committed to hiring and retaining top talent by providing a
safe work environment and competitive compensation and benefits packages to
support its dedicated staff.

c. Mental Health Support
i. The school district is dedicated to enhancing mental health supports by regularly
reviewing and improving its systems while promoting healthy lifestyles through
mental and physical activities to foster overall student well-being

4. Student Learning Goals.
a. Graduation Rates
b. Improve Literacy Scores
c. College and Career Readiness
5. Improvement Goals
a. Long-range and annual improvement goals that include, but are not limited to, the state
indicators that address reading, mathematics, and science achievement.
b. Desired levels of student performance.
c. Progress toward meeting the Student learning goals and Desired levels of student
performance.
i. Long-Range Goal #1
1. The high school will increase the number of students in the Work Based
Learning Experiences.
ii. Annual Improvement Goal #1
1. The high school will increase the percentage of students in the Work
Based Learning Experiences.
a. Desired Level of Performance
i. 2026/30%
b. Current
i. 2025/15.25%
c. Progress Toward Goal
i. 2024/9.62%

iii. Long Range Goal #2

1. The Middle School will increase the English Language Arts scores.
iv. Annual Improvement Goal #2
1. The Middle School will increase the ISASP percent proficiency for
English Language Arts.
a. Desired Level of Performance
i. 2026/90%
b. Current Score
i. 2025/86.5%
c. Progress Toward Goal
i. 2024/72.72%

v. Long Range Goal #3
1. The Elementary will increase the Mathematics scores.
vi. Annual Improvement #3
1. The Elementary will increase ISASP Mathematics scale scores.
2. Desired Level of Performance
a. 2026/410
3. Current Score
a. 2025/407.15
4. Progress Toward Goal
a. 2024/409.42

6. Harassment or bullying prevention goals, programs, training, and other initiatives.
a. What is harassment or bullying?
i. Harassment or bullying is intentional, repeated behavior that involves an
imbalance of power, aimed at harming, intimidating, or controlling another
person.

b. What is not harassment or bullying?
i. Non-harassment or bullying includes disagreements, mean moments and/or
hurtful acts that do not create an imbalance of power.

c. Harassment or Bullying Prevention Objectives
i. Positive School Climate
1. Encourage respect, inclusion, and kindness through school values,
activities, and leadership.
ii. Educate and Empower
1. Teach students, staff and parents how to recognize and, prevent, and
respond to bullying through regular discussions.

iii. Effective Discipline
1. Districts should have consistent policies that define, report, and
discipline effectively.