Jerry Anderson

This Comprehensive Achievement and Civic Readiness Report for the 2024-25 school year details the progress and status of key educational goals. The plan focuses on ensuring all students are ready for school, closing achievement gaps between student groups in reading and math proficiency, preparing students for career and college readiness by graduation, increasing overall graduation rates, and fostering lifelong learning through specific course completion targets.

The meetings covered a range of topics including graduation celebrations, tutoring programs, carry-forward funds, book giveaways, and school supplies. Discussions also involved American Indian Education Program updates, AIPAC timelines, MIEA Conference feedback, and the Native Studies Summer Workshop for Educators. Additional topics included the American Indian Education Grant, annual compliance votes, program updates with visits from guest speakers, website ideas, and cultural activities such as ribbon skirt making and fry bread classes.

The literacy plan for Cambridge-Isanti Public School District focuses on ensuring all students read at or above grade level, with specific goals for growth on FastBridge assessments in grades K-8 and increased proficiency on MCA Reading in grades 3-8 and 10. Key strategies include completing LETRS for Early Childhood and OL\&LA training for teachers, adopting foundational skills curricular resources, aligning instruction across tiers, and providing targeted interventions based on screening data. The plan also addresses dyslexia screening, parent notification, data-based decision making, and the implementation of a multi-tiered system of supports, with ongoing professional development and the use of literacy aid funds to support these initiatives.

The Strategic Plan for Cambridge-Isanti Schools focuses on aligning district resources and personnel toward a common mission and specific outcomes across four priority areas. The plan emphasizes educating, empowering, and inspiring every student, every day to achieve their full potential. Key areas of focus include ensuring student academic growth and success, building positive relationships with families and the community, improving mental health and well-being for students and staff, and broadening community partnerships to maximize resources and opportunities.

The 2022-2023 school goals for Isanti Middle School focus on improving academic achievement and progress in reading and math, with a specific emphasis on equity for special education students. Goals include increasing the percentage of students meeting proficiency in reading and math, as measured by the MCA/MTAS, and improving student progress from winter 2022 to winter 2023. Additional goals target school climate and consistent attendance (defined as 90% attendance), using metrics such as discipline referrals and attendance rates. Strategies to achieve these goals include interventions like STAT, ENCORE, and targeted services in reading and math, along with initiatives focused on PBIS, ADSIS REACH, and special education support. College and career readiness is also addressed through dedicated courses and career exploration activities. The overall aim aligns with the World's Best Workforce goals of school readiness, reading proficiency, closing achievement gaps, career/college readiness, and high school graduation.