Del Norte Cluster 
Planning Framework

Vision
Performance, success, excellence for all.

Aim

All Del Norte Cluster students will communicate and reason effectively to succeed in life.

Mission

The Del Norte Cluster shares a commitment to prepare students for the future by:
  • engaging all students in a developmentally responsive educational environment.
  • ensuring high academic standards
  • providing a safe and caring school environment.
  • maintaining a common tone of decency while respecting diversity.
  • partnering with the Del Norte community.
Goal
We will imporve instruction in the Del Norte Cluster schools that will increase student performance across all content areas as demonstrated through reading, writing, speaking, listening, and creative and critical thinking.

Strategies

Del Norte Cluster schools will:
  • implement research based literacy instruction that contains balanced literacy components.
  • implement literacy instruction across the curriculum.
  • align instructional practices to content and performance standards.
  • provide extended and personalized learning opportunites that support students in meeting and exceeding standards.
  • adjust instruction and grouping based on continuous assessment of learning.
  • adopt and employ common standards of exemplary practice.
  • create structures that allow time for professional collaboration, planning and professional development.
  • align professional development to instructional practice.
  • establish and maintain family and community partnerships that support student learning and healthy development.

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