Margaret Aguilar

This document outlines the Edmonds School District Board of Directors' Annual Goals for the 2025-26 school year, developed to support the district's Strategic Plan and organized using WSSDA School Board Standards. The plan focuses on responsible school district governance, setting and communicating high expectations for student learning, creating conditions for student and staff success, holding the district accountable, and engaging the local community. Key objectives include establishing sustainable budget priorities, monitoring progress toward increasing on-time graduation rates to at least 94% by 2026, ensuring kindergarten readiness and grade-level proficiency in math and reading, promoting safe and inclusive learning environments, implementing equitable practices, and advancing strategic priorities through community engagement.

This School Improvement Plan for Westgate Elementary outlines a primary math goal to increase 3rd-6th grade student achievement from 53% to 65% by Spring 2027, as measured by the Smarter Balanced Assessment. Key strategies for 2025-2026 include dedicated math intervention blocks and professional development around the Math Genius Squad to enhance Tier I instruction and daily routines. The plan also incorporates analysis of student demographic data for program services and overall SBA performance trends in ELA, Math, and Science.

This Graduation Report, presented at a Board Study Session on January 27, 2026, details the graduation rate trends for the Class of 2025. It provides analysis of overall and extended graduation rates, comparisons with other districts, and breakdowns by demographic groups (race/ethnicity and program participation). The report also covers graduation pathway completion, school-level performance, and outlines initiatives in Edmonds designed to improve graduation outcomes. It concludes by highlighting successful strategies and areas that require continued attention to achieve the 94% graduation rate goal, particularly for Hispanic/Latino students and for on-time completion.

This document outlines the charge and guiding principles for the Boundary Review Committee, which is tasked with identifying, refining, and reviewing proposed updates to elementary and middle school attendance area boundaries. The objective is to support long-term balanced enrollment and facility capacity for the 2028-2029 school year and beyond. The committee will engage with the public, provide recommendations to the Superintendent by September 14, 2026, and adhere to principles such as district-wide perspective, balancing enrollment, keeping neighborhoods together, maximizing proximity to homes, and considering transportation impacts.

This policy brief provides guidance for an equitable and effective state strategy aimed at protecting California's K-12 public schools from extreme heat. It outlines five key action areas: tracking heat exposure and the status of cooling interventions, establishing statewide indoor temperature limits, mitigating heat exposure in schoolyards through engineered and nature-based solutions, managing heat exposure through informed behavioral interventions, and identifying and addressing funding gaps for effective heat mitigation. The overall objective is to ensure the climate resilience of schools, focusing particularly on students and staff in under-resourced communities.