Joshua Bondy

The Paris R-II Continuous School Improvement Plan (CSIP) 2022-2027 focuses on improving educational programs and services to achieve the district's mission of "Building a Foundation for a Positive Future." Key priorities include enhancing the quality of educational programs to help students meet their goals, recruiting and retaining highly qualified staff, providing adequate resources and facilities, promoting parent and community involvement, and ensuring efficient governance. The plan emphasizes effective teaching and learning, a collaborative climate and culture, and equity and access for all students. Specific goals include improving student performance on multiple measures of success, creating a safe and caring environment, increasing parent and student participation in school activities, and ensuring 100% high school graduation rate. The plan utilizes data analysis, professional development, and stakeholder engagement to monitor progress and make necessary adjustments.

The board meeting reviewed data related to Climate and Culture CSIP Goals 2 and 3. Goal 2, focusing on a safe and caring learning environment, showed mean scores of 2.0 and 2.1 for teacher strategies promoting kindness and secure teacher-student relationships, respectively. Goal 3, centered on a learning culture with high academic and behavioral expectations, presented baseline average scores of 3.01 and 2.56 for older (grades 6-12) and younger (grades 3-5) student surveys, respectively, with targets set for improvement.

The data presented shows that 83.2% of students participated in school activities in 2023-2024, exceeding the previous year's rate of 82.7%. The average student participation in activities is 2, with 30% of non-participants being homebound, part-time, or virtual students. The goal is considered met, with continued efforts planned to improve student engagement through relationship-building strategies.

The board meeting reviewed data related to Goal 1, Objective 3 of the CSIP, focusing on the College and Career Readiness Assessment Performance Score. The goal of exceeding 71.5% was not met, with a score of 70.3% in 2023, although this represented a significant improvement of 14.2 percentage points from the previous year.