Jessica Cohen

This 5-year strategic plan for the West Bloomfield School District outlines priority objectives in Academics and Learning Environment. Key goals include achieving a five percentage point increase in proficiency on ELA & Math M-Step Assessments and meeting NWEA Reading & Math growth projections. The plan emphasizes delivering data-driven, high-quality instruction, advancing elementary literacy through EL Education, and fostering a positive, safe, and inclusive learning environment by implementing programs like Capturing Kids' Hearts and RULER to support personal and academic growth for all students. The overarching mission is to empower students to be critical thinkers, communicators, collaborators, and contributors.

The West Bloomfield School District's five-year Strategic Plan is designed to support each student's journey by providing essential opportunities, experiences, and educational tools, with a vision to empower students as critical thinkers, communicators, collaborators, and contributors. The plan prioritizes two main goal areas: Academics and Learning Environment. Academic objectives include delivering data-driven, high-quality instruction for all students and advancing elementary literacy through the successful implementation of EL Education. Learning environment objectives focus on providing a positive, safe, and inclusive setting where diverse learning needs are met, fostering personal and academic growth, and implementing programs like Capturing Kids' Hearts and RULER. The plan aims to achieve data-driven goals, including a five percentage point increase in proficiency for ELA and Math M-Step Assessments and meeting or exceeding NWEA Reading and Math grade level projections for annual growth.

The meeting included a closed session for a student discipline hearing, following which the board adopted a resolution for permanent expulsion from the West Bloomfield School District.

This document outlines the WBSD Strategic Plan for 2022-2027, focusing on supporting each student's needs and empowering them for life ahead. The plan is structured around five strategic goal areas: Academics & Programs, Personnel & Leadership, Learning Environments & Culture, Communication & Community Involvement, and Operations & Finance. It emphasizes a Strategic Tier 1 Improvement Cycle for curricular resources, guided by principles such as learner-centered, culturally sustaining, universally designed, student-centered, and teacher-friendly approaches. Additionally, the plan highlights data-driven improvement cycles to enhance student achievement across subjects like ELA, Math, Social Studies, and Science, aiming to foster students as communicators, contributors, critical thinkers, and collaborators.

This strategic plan outlines the organization's direction to support each student's needs by providing opportunities, experiences, and educational tools, empowering them for life ahead. It focuses on five strategic goal areas: Academics & Programs, Personnel & Leadership, Learning Environments & Culture, Communication & Community Involvement, and Operations & Finance. Key objectives include delivering data-driven instruction, advancing literacy and math outcomes, providing positive and inclusive learning environments, strengthening communication and community engagement, and recruiting, developing, and retaining highly qualified staff. The plan aims to foster students as communicators, contributors, critical thinkers, and collaborators, built upon beliefs in equitable education, shared responsibility, and the value of diversity.