Richard Jay Mehlberg

This School Improvement Plan for Lake Washington High School aims to elevate excellence and prepare graduates for post-secondary success. The plan outlines three primary priorities: increasing 9th-grade credit attainment, ensuring on-time graduation for all students, and enhancing social-emotional learning. Specific goals include all freshmen successfully earning at least six credits, juniors achieving 18 credits by year-end to stay on track for graduation, and increasing students' sense of belonging and overall well-being to support engagement and academic success.

This document outlines the School Improvement Plan Annual Update for The Environmental & Adventure School, focusing on continuous improvement over the 2025-2026 academic year. The plan establishes three core priorities: enhancing literacy for all students to meet proficiency standards by the end of 8th grade, ensuring all 8th-grade students pass Algebra, and fostering family engagement in social emotional learning through adventure and community service education. It also addresses strategies for meeting state assessment participation requirements.

This School Improvement Plan for John Muir Elementary School focuses on providing a strong academic foundation, fostering social-emotional growth, and ensuring high-quality instruction in a dynamic and inclusive learning community. The plan outlines key priorities in Literacy, Mathematics, and Social Emotional Learning, with specific goals for student proficiency and well-being. It aims to empower and equip each student to achieve their limitless potential through equitable opportunities, promoting a sense of belonging, community, diversity, and academic success.

This document is an invitation from Superintendent John Holman for community members to participate in various committees and workgroups over the next two years. These groups will focus on informing decisions related to strategic planning, budget and finance, highly capable programs, the high school day, facilities, and inclusionary practices. The objective is to gather diverse input to make informed decisions and shape a brighter future for the students of the district.

The Lake Washington School District's strategic plan is committed to ensuring every student graduates prepared for a rewarding and responsible life, ready for college, the global workplace, and personal success. Its five key categories include promoting academic success, cultivating well-being for students and staff, fostering community engagement, hiring and retaining an excellent and diverse staff, and utilizing resources effectively. The plan is grounded in a commitment to equity, aiming to address opportunity and achievement gaps and create inclusive learning environments for all stakeholders.