Goal 2
College and Career Readiness
All students will graduate – without the need for remediation – having the skills, attitudes and characteristics to prepare them for post-secondary education, careers and life in an ever-evolving global community.
Focus Areas:
- Align instructional materials to standards, provide academic support to students not meeting standards, and utilize research-based instructional strategies
- Develop schools, schedules and course offerings to retain students and improve their success rates
- Create smooth transitions especially for students moving from one level to the next
- Align assessments with college and career readiness strategies
- Develop partnerships that extend student learning beyond the classroom including internships, apprenticeships and on-the-job training
Strategy 1: Evidence-based instructional practices built on CCSS in all classrooms
| Action Steps |
Possible Performance Indicators |
- Culturally relevant curricula aligned to CCSS, and responsive to student population
- Systemic support for students to meet or exceed grade-level standards
- Utilize time to support student learning
- Utilize time in a way that supports student learning
- Sequence of courses to meet school and individual student needs
- Unleash the power of technology to transform and personalize teaching and learning
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- Number of students needing tier 2 intervention
- Data from walk-thrus/observations
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Strategy 2: Aligned Student Assessments to CCSS K-12
| Action Steps |
Possible Performance Indicators |
- Grading reflects students’ ability to meet standards
- Develop and implement Short-cycle Common assessments
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- Growth in short cycle assessment
- Decrease in discrepancies between classroom grades and formal assessments
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Strategy 3: Support and equip teachers for success in providing rigorous instruction
| Action Steps |
Possible Performance Indicators |
- Provide PD on culturally relevant standards-based instruction and differentiation
- Continued support of teachers to ensure strong pre-, first, re-teach and acceleration
- Personalized teacher learning to support career-long growth including on-boarding, sustaining and leadership
- Provide time for vertical and horizontal content alignment and articulation
- Infuse existing and new technology strategies and resources to transform classroom and teacher learning
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- Evidence of implementation of PD
- Satisfaction and retention of teachers
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Strategy 4: Provide equity of access to a variety of programming and choice throughout the district.
| Action Steps |
Possible Performance Indicators |
- Create K-12 specialize pathways of magnet schools based on community needs
- Align and expand bi-lingual programs
- Expand opportunities for blended learning
- Create opportunities for all students to explore careers and application of necessary skills
- Support equitable access to AP and dual credit course offerings
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- Student enrollment increase and dropout rate decrease
- National student clearing house data on post-secondary persistence
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