Background
Two goal areas, or what might better be called major initiatives, to move our
district to the next level of educational excellence have been brought to the Board of
Education.
The strategic planning process scheduled for this coming fall will include a broad
base of staff and community coming together to refine strategies to address the two
identified areas of need to demonstrate measurable progress toward District goal
areas.
In developing our improvement efforts and the strategic plan, we continue to
actively support the District core values of:
- All Students Learning
- Parents as Partners
- Competent and Caring Staff
- Staff Participation in Decision Making
- Safe, Orderly, and Attractive Environment
- Effective Management of Resources
- Excellence in All We Do
These values provide the pillars to support all District improvement efforts.
In addition, we have identified emerging themes that we believe should inform our
efforts surrounding the proposed goal areas and form a basis of discussion as we enter
into the strategic planning process. A strong and clear set of goals and a strategic
plan will serve the District well as we work to allocate scarce resources while moving
Poway Unified to the next level of excellence.
Goal Areas
Goal Area I: All Students Learning - Increase Achievement for All
Students Through a Comprehensive Literacy Effort The focus on student learning
represents a systemic approach to literacy in reading, writing, and mathematics. This
initiative is targeted at developing these skills across all curricular areas for each
student ranging from proficient to advanced levels of performance. We have set the
proficiency levels at PreK-2, 3-6, 7-9, and 10-12-adult.
Goal Area II: Safe, Orderly, and Attractive Environment - Provide
a Physical Learning Environment to Support Student Learning for All Target areas
include: maintaining a strong sense of PUSD community; updating existing facilities to
provide equitable educational opportunities; bringing new schools on line to meet
enrollment changes; and proactively managing enrollment growth.
Budget Implications The 2002-03 budget should be adopted to reflect District
goal areas, with the level of effort to be determined as part of the spring 2002
budget-building process.
In reviewing the pictured material regarding Goal Area I in the document, you
will note that the proposed District goal on literacy is in yellow. The critical
questions that would inform our improvement efforts are in green and blue. The red
boxes reflect a system wide approach by identifying areas across the District that
would be engaged in the improvement process.
