Rincon Valley Union School District
2013-2014 District and Board Goals
Goal Area 1: Instruction, Assessment, Support, and Character Development
Long-term Goal: Continuously improve instructional programs to fully engage students, enabling them to be successful
in rigorous academic programs, the arts, health and wellness. Guide students in their development of collaborative
communication, responsible decision-making skills, and scholarly behavior.
Success Indicators
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Increase the statewide similar school
ranking for each school until a 10 is
achieved.
Attain the Academic Performance
Index (API) targets for each school
· School-wide
· Sub-groups
Meet Annual Yearly Progress (AYP)
goals under the No Child Left Behind
(NCLB) act at each site.
Increase the overall percentage of
students scoring at the proficient or
advanced level, and increase the
percentage of students who move to
the advanced level in English
Language Arts on the California
Standards Test (CST) in grades 2 – 8,
in each school and in the District
Increase the overall percentage of
students scoring at the proficient or
advanced level, and increase the
percentage of students who move to
the advanced level in Mathematics on
the California Standards Test (CST) in
grades 2 – 8, in each school and in the
District
Actions
Resources
Success Indicators
May – Similar School Ranking (previous year)
Assessment
Assess student progress using formative, interim,
and summative assessments
· DIBELS Assessment Analysis
· STAR Reading
· Trimester Benchmarks (K-6)
· Common formative assessments
· CST
Discuss assessment results and develop action plans
for instruction and support of students
· PLC meetings focused on data analysis
· RTI mtgs.
· Monthly “Super Sixty” Data Days
Instruction
Implement high quality instructional practices
· Common Core in ELA
· Math Practices
· PLC meetings focused on developing units of
study
Support
Implement Student Support Coordinator model
· Develop Intervention Programs at each site
· Train intervention staff
· Monitor student progress
Deliver a targeted intervention summer school
program
Report Timeline
Aug/Sept – API; AYP; CST Scores
Assessment
Oct. – DIBELS, STAR & Action Plans
Dec. – Benchmark & PLC Outcomes
· Illuminate data
analysis
system
· ELA and Math
curriculum
maps
· Common Core
Math Practices
· District
support for
intervention
programs
Feb. – DIBELS, STAR & Action Plans
Mar. – Benchmark & PLC Outcomes
June – DIBELS. STAR, Benchmark, PLC
Summary
Instruction
Nov. – High quality instruction and
implementation of Common Core
Feb. - High quality instruction and
implementation of Common Core
May - High quality instruction and
implementation of Common Core
Support
Sept. – Student Support program structure
Sept. – Summer School Program
Dec. – Intervention update
Mar. – Student Support & Intervention updates
June – Student Support Annual Review
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Rincon Valley Union School District
2013-2014 District and Board Goals
Goal Area 1(continued): Instruction, Assessment, Support, and Character Development
Success Indicators
Actions
Resources
Report Timeline
· RVEF Funding
Aug. – CST/CMA results from previous year for
5th and 8th grades
Increase the overall percentage of
students scoring at the proficient or
advanced level, and increase the
percentage of students who move to
the advanced level in Science on the
California Standards Test (CST) in
grades 5 and 8, in each school and in
the District
· Revise Science Facilitator’s job description
· Increase Science Facilitator’s hours per day
· Each school and their Science Facilitator will
calendar science units for the year
· Provide teacher training /support
· Host a Science Fair at each site
g.
Increase the percentage of English
Learners who gain a minimum one
level on the CELDT in listening and
speaking.
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Provide teacher training, support, and resources
Integrate support programs for EL students
Provide EL Parent involvement trainings
Recognize student achievement
· ELA pacing
chart
h.
Increase the percentage of English
Learners who are reclassified as
Fluent English Proficient (RFEP)
within 5 years of enrolling in our
schools.
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Monitor progress of EL students
Provide Intervention Programs at each site
Provide teacher training, support, and resources
Recognize RFEP students at Board meeting
· District
support for
intervention
programs
Growth on formal assessments for
students who receive special education
services
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Tie IEP goals to the grade level standards.
Monitor progress of students with IEP’s
Align student support to core curriculum
Maximize time outside regular education
f.
i.
· Sequoia
Science
calendars
Oct. – Science unit calendars
April – Science Lab usage for the year
Feb. – CELDT results
Oct. – RFEP report based on CST results
Feb. – RFEP report based on CELDT results
Mar. – Recognize RFEP students
Aug/Sept. – Previous years summative
assessments
Mar. – Current year growth with benchmarks
and special education data
June – Summary report
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Rincon Valley Union School District
2013-2014 District and Board Goals
Goal Area 1(continued): Instruction, Assessment, Support, and Character Development
Success Indicators
Actions
Resources
· Promote participation of students in band,
chorus and classroom music
· Plan field trips related to the arts
· Provide Art Docent and Dance Docent lessons
· Put on a Fine Arts Day at each site
· Encourage classroom plays and presentations
· Provide school-wide assemblies and
performances
· Availability of
instruments for
program
· Music teachers
· Art & Dance
Docent
Coordinators
Increase positive school factors on the
California Healthy Kids Survey
· Research Anti-Bullying Program appropriate for
a K-6 school, and one for 7-8
· Train and support all staff for ongoing use of
Toolbox
· Hold at least one assembly focusing on this goal
at each school
· Train yard duty staff in playground games
· Healthy Kids
Survey
· Toolbox Project
· Counselor
· Assembly
Providers
l.
Increase in attendance and a decrease
in tardiness.
· Implement the SARB process consistently
· Implement Recourse Mediation strategies at
each site
· Communicate with parents regarding the
importance of attendance.
· Illuminate
· Recourse
Mediation
m.
Decrease the amount of checkmarks in
the character skills section of report
card.
· Explore re-writing the character skills section of
the report card to better reflect the goal to
include collaborative communication,
responsible decision making, and scholarly
behavior
j.
k.
Increase student participation in music
and the arts at the community, district,
school, and classroom level.
· Blooms
Taxonomy
· Report card
Report Timeline
Sept. – Report on participation in previous year
Oct. – Report on current year’s enrollment
Jan. – Music Program Report
Nov. – Report on Anti-Bullying Program
Apr.. – Results of Calif. Healthy Kids Survey
Apr. – Report on attendance and truancy
comparison over last three years
Apr. – Report card update
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Rincon Valley Union School District
2013-2014 District and Board Goals
Goal Area 2: Professional Development
Long-term Goal: Align all Professional Development to Goal 1 and provide resources to staff to support and deliver
research-based instruction to all students.
Success Indicators
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Deliver appropriate Common Core
training to 100% of instructional staff
Actions
Develop a year-long staff development plan for
certificated, classified, and administrative staff that
incorporates Common Core standards and District
Goals
· Unit Planning (admin and teachers)
· EL strategies (all instructional staff)
· Writing Instruction (admin and teachers)
· Common Core Math development of
content and practices (teachers)
Resources
· Leadership Network
· Conferences &
Workshops
· District Professional
Develop
Report Timeline
Sept. – Year-long Plan
Nov. – Professional development update
Feb. – Professional development update
May – Professional development update
Incorporate collaboration in all
professional development
· Provide 4Cs training for all staff through Buyback days and Wednesday In-services
· Incorporate opportunities for purposeful
collaboration throughout the year
· Partnership 21st
Century
· Year-long Staff
Development Plan
Feb. – Professional development update
Ensure 100% of new teachers receive
“catch up” professional development
· Deliver Common Core Module 1 & 2, GATE
101, Treasures, and Toolbox trainings to all new
teachers in August 2013
· Provide a “New Teachers” series to help them
navigate the culture and practices of the district
· District provided staff
development
Sept. – Report on new teacher training
Design differentiated instruction
certification program
· Form a committee to explore and design a
course of study for certification
· Current research and
existing programs
including current
GATE certification
program
Improve staff knowledge and use of
Illuminate
· Provide more in depth training on Illuminate to
build capacity in technology and data analysis
· Provide general technology training through
district professional development
Dec – Committee report
April – Committee update
Sept. – Year-long Plan
· District Personnel
· Illuminate
Nov. – Professional development update
Feb. – Professional development update
May – Professional development update
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Rincon Valley Union School District
2013-2014 District and Board Goals
Goal Area 2 (continued): Professional Development
f.
Implement new teacher evaluation
system
· Provide content and best practices training for
principals
· Hold bi-weekly discussions at principal’s
meetings about evaluation procedures
· Teacher evaluation
article
g.
Provide safety training for all staff.
· Develop plan for safety training for staff districtwide
· Implement safety training plan
· District and site
safety plans
h.
Provide training to classified staff
· Train yard duty staff in playground games
· Train all classified staff who work directly with
students on instructional practices strategies
· Playworks
· Student Support
Coordinators
Oct. – Report on evaluation process
Mar. – Report on evaluation process
Jan. – Report on safety training plan
Sept. – Year-long Plan
May – Professional development update
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Rincon Valley Union School District
2013-2014 District and Board Goals
Goal Area 3: Facilities and Finances
Long-term Goal: Use an inclusive decision-making process which encourages open communication with all stake
holders, focuses on providing a safe environment which is conducive to learning, maintaining fiscal responsibility, and
supports the District’s Vision and Mission.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Success Indicators
Actions
Create comprehensive Master Plan for
all selected district facilities
coordinated with the districts deferred
maintenance plan.
· Examine the need for expanding or improving the
existing selected facilities
· Hire architect/consultant to provide guidance in
the development of the Master Plan
· Determine sources of funding
· Explore possible Bond Election for 2014
· Solicit active community input
· Review deferred maintenance plan.
· Conduct Annual Meeting with Site Admin.
· Review possible solar conversation
Resources
· Parcel Tax
· Increased
Student
Enrollment
· Basic Aid
Supplemental
· Maintenance
Budget
· Parcel Tax
· Basic Aid
Supplemental
Develop a district- wide
comprehensive facilities safety plan.
· Create a committee to review facilities
-Windows
-Locks
-Fencing
· Provide Professional Development
· Bond, TBD
Ensure a balanced budget
· Review 1st & 2nd, Interim Budget
· Work with Legislatures, school admin , other
parties to ensure funding
· Align financial allocations to priorities and goals
· State, Federal
and local
revenue
· Parcel Tax
· Student Fees
· Provide Facilities and support for Executive
Director
· Provide professional development for Foundation
Board and Director
· Align RVEF goals with District’s goals
· Identify funding priorities
· Public
Contributions
· Grants
· Fundraisers
· Sponsorships
· Endowment
Increase contributions from outside
corporations and foundation such as
Rincon Valley Ed Foundation.
Report Timeline
Sept. – Report on Master Plan progress
Oct. - Report on bond election options
Dec. – Proposed plan for summer construction
Nov. – Report on district facilities safety plan
Jan. – Report on safety training plan
Dec. – 1st Interim Report
Jan. – Report on legislative action committee
Mar. – 2nd Interim Report
Sept. – RVEF Report
Feb – RVEF Report
May – RVEF Report
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Rincon Valley Union School District
2013-2014 District and Board Goals
Goal Area 4: Governance and Communication
Long-term Goal: Provide a transparent communication plan that promotes understanding of our district’s educational
purpose, builds support for its students and programs, encourages participation from all stakeholders, fosters cooperative
relationships with the Rincon Valley community, and reflects our district vision, and mission.
Success Indicators
a.
b.
Increase capacity of administrative
and Governance team
Increase the number of opportunities
for the community to receive
information and provide input.
c.
Increase opportunities for stakeholders
to participate on school and district
advisory councils.
d.
Increase parent attendance at parent
information evenings, such as Back to
School Night, Open House, Latino
Family Literacy evenings, and parent
training evenings
Resources
Actions
· Develop a yearly plan for purposeful
collaboration, to foster district culture, and to
implement effective leadership practices
· Provide professional development for
administrators, district staff and school board
· Encourage central office and board to take part
in professional development
· Participate in state and local education
organizations
· Add a counter to school and district websites
· Revise district and school websites – make user
friendly and uniform
· Increase the number of people who access the
website
· Link district to school websites
· Explore best practices of the uses of social
media as a method for communicating relevant
and real-time information to all staff
· Administer one common survey used at all sites
· Conduct annual survey with parents and staff
· Publish quarterly newsletter highlighting all sites
· Continue Superintendent Advisory Councils
with representatives from all sites
- Teachers; Classified; Parents; Students
· Promote opportunities for participation on Site
Councils, ELAC, and DELAC
· Set up RVEF Site Liaisons to report monthly to
PTA/PTO
· Publish or email weekly newsletter for each site
· Link events to family fun (i.e. ice cream social,
book fair)
· Target personal phone calls
· Utilize One Call Now
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SCASA
CSBA
ACSA
SCOE
Other
Leadership
Opportunities
· Annual Budget
· Staff training
· Chalkboard
· Web Design
Report Timeline
Aug. – Study Session topic
Sept. – Administrator professional
development plan
Feb. – Admin report on implementation of
professional development trainings
May – Summary Report
Mar. - State of School Reports to the Board
· One Call Now
Mar. - State of School Reports to the Board
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Rincon Valley Union School District
2013-2014 District and Board Goals
Superintendent’s Goal
Goal Area 1: Mentoring Leadership
Long-term Goal: Guide the leadership of the District office management, the principals and teacher leaders.
Success Indicators
a.
Increase the leadership capacity of the
Assistant Superintendents and the
Special Education Director
Actions
· Set goals for year with focus on communication
with subordinates
· Meet weekly to review plans for week and
progress toward district goals
Resources
· Leadership
books
Report Timeline
January - Special Meeting – Goal Review
May - Special Meeting - Evaluation
· Set goals for year with focus on communication
with subordinates and instructional leadership
b.
Increase the leadership capacity of the
site principals and vice-principal
· Meet weekly in Principal’s meetings and
ADCO to discuss leadership and site issues
· Guide the implementation of the teacher
evaluation system
· Leadership
books
January - Special Meeting – Goal Review
May - Special Meeting - Evaluation
· Monitor the principals’ leadership growth
c.
Increase the leadership capacity of the
teacher leaders in the District
· Meet monthly with Superintendents Teacher
Advisory Council (STAC)
· Meet with teachers who have expressed interest
in becoming a site principal and mentor through
discussion and book study
· Leadership
books
· Leadership
Network
January - Special Meeting – Goal Review
May - Special Meeting - Evaluation
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