Proposed Goals With Action Steps October 15, 2009 All students will master all standards in a broad, rich environment, focused on realizing their dreams A. STUDENT LEARNING 1. Every student will be proficient by 2014 (as per No Child Left Behind [NCLB]) 2. No District schools or the District will be identified as Program Improvement (PI) • Minimum of 10% growth per sub group if below 56% (NCLB Annual Measurable Objectives [AMOs] for 2010) • Calculate the gap to proficiency for all subgroups in the District 3. All state assessed standards will be taught, tested and re‐taught, for mastery to occur • Writing assessments, common finals, benchmarks and pacing guides for all assessed standards for each school & department will be in place • Teachers will involve students in goal setting and tracking mastery of standards 4. Provide student data to teachers and parents to enhance learning • Performance of current students, as well as previous students and how they perform over time will be shared with teachers • Provide continued training to increase the percentage of teachers using DataDirector • Increase the percentage of students, teachers and parents using the District’s At‐Home Portal 5. API: from 817 to 840 6. English: from 63 to 70% proficiency 7. Math: from 64 to 70% proficiency 8. 100% of all 8th graders will be in Algebra I or beyond by August 2010, as required by the State Board of Education 9. The number of 8th graders who receive credit for Algebra I will increase 10. The percentage of students taking the SAT &/or ACT exam will increase from 48.5 to 60% by June 2010 11. The number of students who complete a‐g requirements will increase from 39.5 to 50% by June 2011 12. Fall 2011 freshman class – high school diploma will match CSU/UC admission • 2 years foreign language, additional year of science and math, restore ROP and CTE classes • Increase world language opportunities K‐12 13. Every school will have adequate RTI, Intervention, CAHSEE, EL and SDAIE classes in place by January 4, 2010, taught by existing credentialed staff 14. Staff will visit lower demographic but higher performing schools/Districts • Staff will implement new best practices based on visit & monitor monthly from January to June 15. Students independently reading daily • Accelerated Reader (AR) • Ticket to Read • Sustained Silent Reading (SSR) • Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI) 16. Increase student attendance to 96.5% • Monthly track year over year attendance per school/district 17. A 5‐year instructional technology plan will be completed by June 30, 2010 18. Secure funding from “Investing in Innovation Fund”
B. HUMAN RESOURCES 1. Employees will suffer no loss of salary, days, hours, benefits, step & column, or employment for probationary or permanent staff, for unrestricted general fund positions • If employees commit to the District, the District will commit to them 2. Freeze unrestricted General Fund hiring • In‐house postings/transfers only • The District will establish staffing levels for all positions 3. All evaluations will be completed on time 4. The annual loss of time for work‐related injuries will be reduced by 10% from the previous year 5. The Digital Schools (DS) position control system will be implemented by January 1, 2010 6. Class size K‐12 will be annualized at an average 30.5:1 7. Communication • Establish customer service focus groups • Staff, parent, student survey will be conducted • New District website will be launched • District all‐calls will be sent to all parents and staff by February 1, 2010 C. BUSINESS SERVICES 1. Paperless Board meetings 2. Pass Bond Extension/Parcel Tax by March 2011 3. A 5/50‐year Facilities Plan will be completed by June 30, 2010 4. Maintain 6% designation for economic uncertainties 5. Fund retiree health benefits by twice the annual expense