Board Focus Goals 2002
The primary focus of the Board and staff members continues to be improving student achievement, K-12. We are working to ensure that every student, regardless of gender, ethnicity, socio-economic status, or history of under achievement succeeds at the highest level. We are committed to closing the gap between various subgroups of students in all measures of student achievement.
- Prepare all students to pass the 2004 High School Exit Exam by doing such things as the following:
- Providing a standards-aligned curriculum and assessment
- Providing relevant professional development for staff
- Including specific standards-aligned training
- Expanding developmental reading program
- Expanding developmental math program
- Ensure the highest quality of leadership and instruction at school sites by offering programs for administrators and teachers that will support their professional growth and improve leadership, instructional and assessment skills.
- Improve performance of all students in all areas of the California Standards Tests, specifically increasing the percentage performing at or above “proficient” level and decreasing the percentage performing below “basic” level.
- Improve upper elementary reading performance measured by State required assessments by implementing such things as instructional practices used at highly successful schools with similar demographic populations.
- To expand the role of academic departments, academies, grade-level teams, and other appropriate instructional units in the development and implementation of plans for student achievement, which shall include defining growth targets (in terms of state assessments) for their various student subgroups, grade levels and subjects.