Ryan Sims

This School Performance Plan outlines strategic goals for student success and student, staff, and family partnerships. Key priorities for student success include developing transitional skills for future Least Restrictive Environments, ensuring staff interventions are informed by accurately marked point sheets, and consistently logging minor behaviors. The plan also focuses on prioritizing positive parent contact and aims to increase parent responses by 50% through systematic outreach and engagement.

This document outlines the strategic objectives and initiatives for the 2023-2024 academic year. The plan aims to increase the graduation rate to 90 percent or greater through focused credit attainment and recovery, while also closing the achievement gap for English Learners and Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) students. A key objective is to improve the Social Emotional Learning (SEL) competency of Self-Management by 10%, from 58% to 68%. The plan emphasizes student support through tutoring and tiered interventions, development of SEL lessons, and strengthening partnerships with students, staff, and families.

The board discussed the district-wide facilities modernization plan, including progress, planned activities, and scheduling. The discussion focused on educational and capital solutions for aging facilities, strategies for grade reconfiguration, potential consolidation of schools to improve resource efficiency, and the development of new programs to support student needs. The board also reviewed the methodology for evaluating school proximity, walk zones, and the long-term impact of facility investments on student enrollment and community resources.

The board discussed student behavior and discipline policies, focusing on the need for a revised manual and matrix that incorporates input from teachers, staff, and community members. Trustees emphasized the importance of balancing legislative requirements with practical classroom needs and requested future work sessions to delve into the complexities of special education and behavioral law. The board also addressed the impact of cell phone usage on the learning environment and committed to ongoing collaboration with stakeholders to refine district policies.

The meeting focused on student success and the implementation of the ESSER III spending plan. Key topics included academic support programs like summer school and tutoring, the role of school staff in assisting credit-deficient students, the impact of family engagement on student achievement, and resources for addressing social and emotional needs. The board also reviewed initiatives for teacher support, the benefits of diverse school staff roles, and the district's ongoing recovery efforts post-pandemic.