Strategic Objective

Engaged Learning

Improve cognitive, behavioral and emotional engagement in learning by increasing the variety and relevance of learning experiences.

1.2  Implement instructional programs, courses, and curricula aligned with the District’s PK-12 unified vision in order to increase and expand the variety and relevance of learning experiences.

1.3  Implement instructional, assessment, grading, and course leveling practices aligned with the District’s unified vision in order to promote increased cognitive, behavioral, and emotional engagement for students.

1.4  Identify and utilize best practices, including digital tools, from remote learning to improve student engagement.

1.5  Expand learning opportunities for all students in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics.

Inclusive Practices

Ensure that all students, staff, and families feel welcomed and included by strengthening school culture and climate and intentionally implementing culturally-responsive instructional practices and materials.

2.2  Ensure that all staff engage in ongoing professional learning to implement culturally responsive and inclusive practices.

2.3  Ensure that educators in all schools and classrooms employ curricula, instructional practices and materials are responsive to the diversity of our students and families.

2.4  Expand the diversity of our leadership and educator workforce to better reflect the students we serve.

2.5  Engage stakeholders to better understand how students and families from underrepresented groups experience our schools and District and to help provide guidance for improving inclusive practices.

Equitable Opportunities and Outcomes

Ensure that every student has access to equitable opportunities and outcomes, regardless of gender, socioeconomic status, race, disability, gender identity or other differentiating characteristics.

3.2  Ensure effective evidence-based screening, instruction, and assessment in literacy, mathematics, social-emotional and behavioral learning in all general education classrooms PK-12.

3.3  Ensure equitable access to early education by implementing tuition-free all day kindergarten.
 

3.4  Identify and implement practices that result in more equitable representation of students in advanced coursework.
 

3.5  Revise disciplinary processes to employ restorative justice (responsive classroom) and ensure all students, including students from various subgroups, are treated fairly and equitably.

Social-emotional Learning (SEL)

Improve social-emotional development through an aligned continuum of skills, instruction, and support for students PK-12.

4.2  Embed and integrate instruction across general education classrooms PK-12 that is aligned with the core SEL competencies and which allows teachers to more proactively address social, emotional, and behavioral needs at the universal level. 

4.3 Create and implement a unified vision of social, emotional and behavioral services and programming at the district level that includes a continuum of services to follow across grades and levels.