Board Passage of FY 2009-10 District Goals
At its November 3 regular meeting, the board of education unanimously approved the FY 2009-2010 District Goals. The Thematic Goal for the school year is "Working Together to Achieve Results and Pride." The district has made it a priority to try and work together and collaborate in all respects - between staffs at all school sites; between teachers in professional learning teams; between administrators at all schools; between grade levels to articulate; and, between the district leadership and association groups. This thematic goal is for all district employees; only by working together can Lucia Mar achieve true greatness. In its quest to improve student learning results, the district has set as its first strategic goal, "Ensure All Students Make Progress." This strategic goal includes six S.M.A.R.T. (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely) goals which are intended to move more students from proficient to advanced on state tests, close the achievement gap, and work to: 1) improve the performance of our more advanced learners; 2) increase the number of students taking Algebra in middle school; 3) improve the scores of high school students on college entrance exams; and, 4) improve reading fluency at all levels. Our main priority in this area for the year is the creation of common formative assessments at all grade levels. The second strategic goal is to "Assess, Leverage and Maximize Resources." During these difficult budget times, we need to do all we can to increase our revenues, develop more partnerships, and be as frugal as possible. Increasing attendance rates, getting input from the Budget Review Committee to make suggestions to the Superintendent for budget recommendations, and aligning the budget with district goals are some metrics also included in this area. The third strategic goal is to "Improve Teamwork and Collaboration Throughout the Organization." This goal will be measured by a staff survey and entails a myriad of activities at the site and district level, with a key objective of working together for the benefit of all. Finally, the fourth strategic goal is to "Acknowledge, Communicate and Celebrate Success." Again, this goal will be measured by a staff survey. We hope to do a better job of communicating throughout the district, of making our priorities clear, and of rewarding and celebrating the successes of our students and staff. We have set challenging goals, but I feel these goals are reachable and will put us on a continued course to improve student learning in Lucia Mar. We made significant academic gains last year, and even with the present challenges I am confident we will meet our ambitious goals for the 2009-10 school year - if we all work together! Thanks in advance to all of our employees for their professionalism, caring, hard-work, teamwork, commitment and devotion to our students. Our school district is blessed with fantastic employees, and we are making great progress. View this link for the 2009-10 LMUSD Thematic Goal, Strategic Goals and Metrics |
