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Board Focus Goals 1999

  1. Implement strategies for increasing the academic achievement levels of all students in the Santa Barbara School Districts, including the following:
    • establishing benchmarks for students at key grade levels for ensuring that all students have developed certain skills in literacy and math
    • determining specific competencies that students should demonstrate and certain coursework that must be completed before graduation from high school
    • increasing the percentage of students completing the coursework needed for entry into a four-year college and the number of students taking the SAT/ACT
    • acknowledging and supporting the work of staff and principals on the Plans for Improving Student Achievement which includes supporting an increase of 3 NCE’s in aggregate grade level scores and moving 15% of the students in the lowest quartiles to the next quartile.
  2. Investigate the possibility of unifying the two Districts to determine if such unification would result in financial and/or other benefits to the District. If it is determined that there are advantages of unifying the two Districts, then the steps needed to complete the process and a plan for the use of financial savings should be developed.
  3. Develop a master plan for housing and facilities for the High School District.
  4. Create parent education programs and involvement opportunities that empower parents to support their child’s academic performance. In order to establish effective parent programs, staff will compile a list of best practices/programs that exist (and where) for effectively involving parents in the schools.
  5. Develop and implement a master plan for alternative education programs at the secondary level to include but not be limited to:
    • development of alternative programs at the junior high level for providing services to students who are not succeeding at this level due to behavioral or social reasons
    • possible consolidation of La Cuesta programs at a single site
    • accreditation of La Cuesta
    • other possible alternative programs such as academies.