Albany Unified School Albany Unified School District District

Strategic Plan Strategic Plan

Board Study Session Board Study Session

June 21, 2011June 21, 2011

District Strategic Planning District Strategic Planning HistoryHistory

Planning PhasePlanning Phase ►October2009 - June 2010October2009 - June 2010

Implementation PhaseImplementation Phase ► July 2010 – July 2014July 2010 – July 2014

Implementation Phase Implementation Phase Benchmark Events Benchmark Events

Implementation Phase 2010 – 2014Implementation Phase 2010 – 2014 ►Management Team Retreat Management Team Retreat ►School Plan Updates School Plan Updates ►Fall Progress Reports Fall Progress Reports ►Spring Annual UpdatesSpring Annual Updates►Annual PrioritiesAnnual Priorities►Spring Budget DevelopmentSpring Budget Development►Board Reports Board Reports

AUSD Strategic Planning AUSD Strategic Planning Roles and ResponsibilitiesRoles and Responsibilities

►School BoardSchool Board Board of Trustee’s 4 Wishes for the Board of Trustee’s 4 Wishes for the

Strategic Plan Strategic Plan Parameters for the Strategiv Planning Parameters for the Strategiv Planning

Process Process

Stakeholder ResponsibilitiesStakeholder Responsibilities

► Planning TeamPlanning Team

► Action Teams Action Teams ►Management TeamManagement Team

► School Site Councils School Site Councils

►District & School StaffDistrict & School Staff

The mission of AUSD is to provide excellence in public education, empowering all to achieve their fullest potential as productive citizens.  AUSD is committed to creating comprehensive learning opportunities in a safe, supportive and collaborative environment,addressing the individual needs of each student.

Albany Unified School District Mission

Albany Unified School District Albany Unified School District Values and BeliefsValues and Beliefs

► Effective collaboration and communication with Effective collaboration and communication with families as partners in the education of their children families as partners in the education of their children is essential to the success of our school system.is essential to the success of our school system.

► Education is the key to opportunity and social Education is the key to opportunity and social mobility mobility

► Each student is a valued individual with unique Each student is a valued individual with unique physical, social, emotional and intellectual needs physical, social, emotional and intellectual needs

► The goal of our educational programs is to prepare The goal of our educational programs is to prepare students to become contributing members of society students to become contributing members of society

► A safe and supportive learning environment promotes A safe and supportive learning environment promotes student achievement student achievement

► The achievement of high standards of learning is The achievement of high standards of learning is expected of all studentsexpected of all students

Strategy 1 Strategy 1 Curriculum and AssessmentCurriculum and Assessment

Provide a comprehensive educational experience with expanded opportunities for demonstrating and assessing student growth.

Strategy 1 Strategy 1

► Goal 1 Develop a systematic and periodic process for assessing

student learning using multiple measures► Goal 2 Implement an array of strategies to increase engagement of

all students.► Goal 3 Foster student’s social and emotional growth

Strategy 2 Strategy 2 Individual Student NeedsIndividual Student Needs

We will identify individual social, We will identify individual social, emotional, and academic needs emotional, and academic needs and apply collaborative appropriate and apply collaborative appropriate interventions.interventions.

Strategy 2 Strategy 2 ► Goal 1Goal 1

AUSD will provide time for regular collaboration between district AUSD will provide time for regular collaboration between district staff/families and other stakeholders to identify students’ needs and staff/families and other stakeholders to identify students’ needs and develop/implement appropriate interventions.develop/implement appropriate interventions.

► Goal 2Goal 2We will regularly review and refine existing interventions and support We will regularly review and refine existing interventions and support programs and create/implement new ones as needed. Decisions will programs and create/implement new ones as needed. Decisions will reflect current research and best practices.reflect current research and best practices.

► Goal 3Goal 3We will regularly review and refine existing policies and procedures We will regularly review and refine existing policies and procedures and create new ones as needed that reflect current research and and create new ones as needed that reflect current research and best practices regarding students’ physical and social/emotional well best practices regarding students’ physical and social/emotional well being. This may include areas such as sleep, nutrition, exercise, being. This may include areas such as sleep, nutrition, exercise, school scheduling and homework.school scheduling and homework.

► Goal 4Goal 4There will be an increase in students who have a positive relationship There will be an increase in students who have a positive relationship or connection with staff/peers and have opportunities to be involved or connection with staff/peers and have opportunities to be involved at school.at school.

Strategy 3 Strategy 3 Collaboration and Collaboration and Communication Communication

We will enhance the leadership We will enhance the leadership capacity at the site, district and capacity at the site, district and community levels for collaborating community levels for collaborating with all stakeholders in making with all stakeholders in making decisions, communicating, and decisions, communicating, and assessing site and district goals.assessing site and district goals.

Strategy 3 Strategy 3

Goal 1 Goal 1 Collaboratively create an annual district-wide plan for Collaboratively create an annual district-wide plan for

professional development, including anticipation of expected professional development, including anticipation of expected changes, for all members of the Learning Community.changes, for all members of the Learning Community.

Goal 2Goal 2 Develop a model for proactive and effective decision-makingDevelop a model for proactive and effective decision-making..Goal 3Goal 3 Improve communication and develop necessary protocols.Improve communication and develop necessary protocols.

Planning Team Feedback Planning Team Feedback

►Acknowledge work of staff much has Acknowledge work of staff much has been accomplished been accomplished

►The strategic plan is a living document The strategic plan is a living document not parked on a shelf not parked on a shelf

►Communication and publicity to Communication and publicity to increase understanding continuing increase understanding continuing needneed Could appear directive and not Could appear directive and not

collaborative collaborative Staff and stakeholder engagement Staff and stakeholder engagement

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Tiered Instruction and Intervention Tiered Instruction and Intervention

Academic Behavioral

Tiered InstructionAnd Intervention

Tier 1 Regular Classroom (90% to 100% of students)Core Instructional Program and Universal Interventions

•All students, subjects, settings•Screen all students

•Proactive and Preventative

Tier 2 School Based (5%-10% of students)Targeted Instructional Groups

•Some students (at risk)•Assess skill gaps and provide rapid

response •Core supplemental materials or other

interventions

Tier 3 (1%-5% of students)

Intensive, Individual, Interventions

•Assessment based intervention programs

•High Intensity for longer duration

•Possible Special Education placement

Year II Year II

Priorities and Strategy “Crosswalk”Priorities and Strategy “Crosswalk”

What to Expect …What to Expect …

►Continued concerns about involvement, Continued concerns about involvement, communication and decision makingcommunication and decision making

►Academic freedom vs student experience Academic freedom vs student experience

►The whole child is a shared beliefThe whole child is a shared belief

STAY THE COURSESTAY THE COURSE

What to Expect?What to Expect?

Expect the best of our students Expect the best of our students

Expect the best of our staff Expect the best of our staff

Expect that our students and staff will Expect that our students and staff will be life long learners be life long learners