Superior’s unique graduation requirement distinguishes it from traditional academic programs. “We have students who are required to complete a senior project, and that begins actually their ninth grade year. They need to start thinking about what they want to do after high school, what career path are they thinking about and what courses they need to take in high school to make that happen,” she says. Technology infrastructure supports these careerfocused initiatives.All students receive laptops in the district’s one-to-one program, with high schoolers taking devices home while younger students use them at school.“We had a one-to-one in place prior to COVID, and so it was very easy for us to pivot during COVID to switch to virtual learning because we did have that investment in those devices,” Dr. Starzecki notes. Nevertheless, artificial intelligence integration proceeds cautiously. “Our Future Ready Team has been looking into AI and how we utilize AI and leverage it and help our students find success in using those tools. That team has been taking it very slowly because we want to do it well, and it changes so quickly.” ON TO THE NEXT CHAPTER OF EXCELLENCE Superior’s transformation to state leader positions the district to tackle increasingly sophisticated 347 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 08 SCHOOL DISTRICT OF SUPERIOR
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