Year 3 Actions

Year 3 Actions and Measures of Success

Year 3 Key Actions are broadly focused on developing the systems and conditions to empower leadership and staff with a shared vision of our values. Specifically, we will be identifying and designing ways to capture the data whether it be quantitative or qualitative measures to ensure that the work is moving forward and we have the ability to understand, react and refine our strategies. We will build on the UDL work begun in Year One and Year Two and create the expectations and structures so that we are teaching toward our Graduate Profile.

Below are the Key Actions selected to begin in Year 3 and a brief description of the data that will be used to account for progress.

A1. Commit to the development of systems that advance the foundational beliefs that all students are general education students first, and experience belonging and inclusion
Sample Targets:

Site staff will participate in a year of inquiry characterized by expanding the sphere of influence using Universal Design for Learning and Mitigating Bias concepts.

A4. Teach aligned and calibrated to DJUSD Graduate Profile competencies from preschool to Grade 12
Sample Targets:

Complete single-point rubrics for three Graduate Profile Outcomes - Collaboration, Creativity & Innovation, Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

B3. Create practices that allow families, students and staff to engage in 2-way dialog with the District regarding what is happening and can happen across the District.
Sample Targets: Increase number of opportunities for families and public to engage in two-way dialog.

C1. Develop strategies to attract and retain District staff, including creating and maintaining a regionally competitive compensation and benefit model, and exploring ways to address housing affordability challenges and employee satisfaction.
Sample Targets: Track and evaluate compensation and benefits for comparable districts.

C3. Create a sense of shared purpose and vision across all levels of leadership (staff, teachers, students, parent and administration), rooted in District values, which connects and inspires
Sample Targets: Increase shared vision with students, staff, families and community.

C5. Provide a research-based system of professional growth and training that ensures all students receive proactive, universally designed, standards-based instruction
Sample Targets: All Kindergarten-2nd grade students receive systematic, explicit instruction in Phonics using a research-based curriculum delivered by trained educators.

C7. Utilize the Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) and professional learning processes to identify and address the needs (academic, social-emotional, behavioral) of underserved students in a timely manner
Sample Targets: Increase attendance rate by following the district articulated attendance intervention process.

C8. Develop equity-based anti-biased and culturally responsive professional learning that is responsive to the needs of unduplicated students and is tied to a data collection system
Sample Targets: Site staff will participate in a year of inquiry characterized by expanding the sphere of influence using Universal Design for Learning and Mitigating Bias concepts.

C9. Ensure diverse staff are recruited and retained by utilizing diverse hiring panels, and providing ongoing mentoring and support.
Sample Targets: Improve hiring manager(s) understanding of their role and the protocols to follow for diverse hiring panel membership selection and interview process preparation.

C10. Prioritize scheduling for English Learners, students in Special Education, or tiered interventions supports
Sample Targets: Schedules are designed to meet needs of students with disabilities and English Learners.

D1. Create systems to meaningfully recognize and celebrate students, staff, parents/guardians, schools community partners, and district-level departments for their contributions to student progress, the strategic plan and Graduate Profile successes
Sample Targets: Increase the number of Values in Action recognitions.

D3. Compile, analyze and disseminate annual data-informed audits of school and district culture and climate, as well as student performance based on the Measures outlined in the Strategic Plan
Sample Targets: Youth truth data will inform decisions made by various groups in the District.

D5. Allocate resources(i.e.- people time, and money) based on data-supported needs of students, staff and schools
Sample Targets: Develop and launch Fiscal Planning Toolkit for site and department leaders.

D6. Create systems that will increase the effective use of data to drive decision making, particularly regarding matters of access, opportunity and outcomes to close the opportunity gap
Sample Targets: Staff utilizes the DJUSD Insights Dashboard to access student data to guide instruction and identify focus students.

D8. Recognize and celebrate the cultural contributions and identities within our school communities
Sample Targets: Increase the number of award nominations for cultural contributions.