Mid-Year Report15-16
State of the District Update on SLUSD Strategic Action Plan
Mike McLaughlin, Ed. D.
Superintendent
SLUSD BOARD OF EDUCATION AND SUPERINTENDENT
VINCE J. ROSATO
PRESIDENT
LANCE JAMES
VICE PRESIDENT
LEO SHERIDAN
CLERK
RON CAREY
MEMBER
EVELYN GONZALEZ
MEMBER
DIANA J. PROLA
MEMBER
MONIQUE M. TATE
MEMBER
MIKE MCLAUGHLIN, Ed.D.
SUPERINTENDENT
Dear San Leandro Community,
We are halfway through the 2015-16 school year and once again pleased to share with you our
mid-year progress. The highlights contained within the next few pages would not be possible
without the hard work and dedication of the San Leandro Unified School District staff.
When I look at what we’ve accomplished so far, I see how we are putting our students first: higher
salaries for staff means that we can attract and keep the best staff, additional courses means our
students have better options and are more prepared, and a newly opened health and wellness
center means that we are focusing on the overall well-being of our students and our schools.
As this is the third year of our three year strategic plan, it is important to note that we are on track
to meet not only our year three goals but also the goals of the overall three year plan. At the end
of the 2015-16 school year we will update you on final progress and also unveil new strategic
goals for the next three years.
Do not hesitate to contact me with questions or if you would like additional information on what is
contained in this report.
Sincerely,
Mike McLaughlin, Ed.D.
Superintendent
San Leandro Unified School District Strategic Action Plan
Goal 1: Student Achievement, Access and Equity
Goal 2: Technology
Goal 3: Community and Public Relations
Goal 4: School Safety, Health and Wellness
Goal 5: Facilities
Goal 1
Goal 2
Goal 3
Goal 4
Goal 5
Student Achievement, Access and Equity
SLUSD will ensure social justice through access to a high quality and comprehensive
instructional program in which all students meet or exceed national standards and
demonstrate career and college readiness in 21st century learning environments.
Access to career and college readiness through consistent high quality instruction and
the integration of technology will close the opportunity gap by creating more equitable
outcomes for students, particularly for those who have been historically underserved.
Goal 1 Accomplishments
Recruitment & Retention
• Recent adoption of a $15/hour minimum wage for
all workers in the district.
• District has negotiated a 5% salary increase
for teachers, classified support staff, and
administrators.
• Benefits Committee currently analyzing ways to
make benefits more affordable.
• Important employee forms and documents now
available online.
• Offered additional professional development
opportunities for Para Educators and for Special
Education staff on co-teaching.
Equity & Access
• Reduced class size in secondary intervention and
ELD.
• Elementary school libraries expanded
to full time.
• PSAT offered free to all 10th graders.
Professional Development
Special Education
• Delivered one full day (in first half of 2015-16
school year) of district-wide professional learning
in a conference format with internal and external
subject matter experts.
• Completed district-wide English Language
Development (ELD) and English Language Arts
(ELA) training.
• Diversified professional development offerings
• Increased participation of special education
students in A-G approved classes.
• Retained a Special Education Instructional
Coach.
with after school trainings.
MID-YEAR REPORT 2015-16
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Goal 1
Goal 2
Goal 3
Goal 4
Goal 5
Goal 1 Accomplishments, cont.
Improvements in Course Programming
• Offered additional university approved A-G
courses to students:
History/Social Science - A
-- World Geography
English - B
-- CSU Expository Reading and Writing
-- English 4H
Visual and Performing Arts - F
-- Jazz Ensemble
College Preparatory Elective - G
-- Environmental Science Honors
Laboratory D for CSU
-- Biohealth Pathways 1
• Visual and Performing Arts opportunities
expanded with the following:
-- Additional day of instrumental music
instruction for 5th grade
-- New middle school choir
-- Art class added to San Leandro High School
course catalog
-- Teachers trained in Integrated Art Specialist
Program
• New instructional resources for:
-- Coding
-- Computer Science
-- Math transition to Common Core
GARFIELD ELEMENTARY • JAMES MADISON ELEMENTARY • JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY • MCKINLEY
ELEMENTARY • MONROE ELEMENTARY • ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY • WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY •
WILSON ELEMENTARY • BANCROFT MIDDLE • JOHN MUIR MIDDLE • LINCOLN HIGH • SAN LEANDRO HIGH
Goal 1
Technology
Goal 2
Goal 3
Goal 4
Goal 5
Every school in the District utilizes 21st century technology to support, improve and
enhance student learning and to meet the State Common Core Standards (CCSS).
Goal 2 Accomplishments
• Internal technology infrastructure improvements
completed so far in the 2015-16 school year
include:
-- New internal fiber
-- New 40 GB switches
-- Replaced existing Wi-Fi (phase 1) with
modern Meraki access points
-- Replaced all district internal servers
• E-rate funding approved for the connection to
the City of San Leandro Fiber Loop and for 10
gigabits of Internet for all of SLUSD schools.
-- Work is currently underway to connect each
site to the City of San Leandro Fiber Loop.
• District technology staff members continue to
work on optimizing the district network to support
a 1-to-1 student to device ratio.
• Google Accounts created for all students with
permission slips.
• Technology continues to be integrated across
K-12 classrooms with many now using SLUSD
Google Apps accounts on a daily basis.
Goal 1
Goal 2
Goal 3
Goal 4
Goal 5
Community and Public Relations
All students, staff members, parents and community members will be able to communicate
with district schools and departments in a clear, accessible and efficient manner.
Goal 3 Accomplishments
• Hired a Public Information Officer.
• Finalized and began implementation of a
comprehensive communications plan for the
2015-16 school year.
• Increased outreach to parents/guardians and
community members through direct mail and
social media posts.
• Staffed each school site with a full-time parent
facilitator.
MID-YEAR REPORT 2015-16
• Launched School Smarts Parent Academy for all
parents in SLUSD.
• Served more than 1,200 families at the
Enrollment Center.
-- This centralized resource provides
enrollment information, housing and
healthcare enrollment, special education
support and child care information in one
convenient location.
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Goal 1
Goal 2
Goal 3
Goal 4
Goal 5
School Safety, Health and Wellness
Every student in SLUSD will attend a safe, healthy and supportive school that collaborates
with civic and community partners to ensure best practices in security, health and
wellness, thereby creating campuses that have thriving positive school climates. These
positive school climates will ensure inclusiveness, healthy living habits and relationships
based upon mutual respect. Students will be provided access to resources and support to
promote social and emotional well being throughout their educational experience.
Goal 4 Accomplishments
• Positive Behavioral Intervention & Support
(PBIS) continues at all schools.
• Hired a PBIS Instructional Coach to work
with school sites on continued PBIS
implementation.
• Created a stronger tiered behavioral
program to support all students across the
district.
• All school sites have finished their
emergency/disaster preparedness plans.
• The Barbara Lee Center (BLC) for Health &
Wellness opened in September 2015.
-- The center averages 100 students per
day with programming ranging from
fitness classes to college preparation
and cultural activities.
-- In December 2015, the BLC health clinic
began serving SLUSD students.
The Barbara Lee Center for Health & Wellness opened in September
2015. The ribbon-cutting ceremony included a performance by Ballet
Folklórico Costa de Oro.
GARFIELD ELEMENTARY • JAMES MADISON ELEMENTARY • JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY • MCKINLEY
ELEMENTARY • MONROE ELEMENTARY • ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY • WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY •
WILSON ELEMENTARY • BANCROFT MIDDLE • JOHN MUIR MIDDLE • LINCOLN HIGH • SAN LEANDRO HIGH
Goal 1
Goal 2
Goal 3
Goal 4
Goal 5
Facilities
Continue to improve school district facilities and infrastructures to ensure facilities are
user friendly, accessible and energy efficient.
Goal 5 Accomplishments
• Funded a deferred maintenance plan.
• Completed the following major projects and
improvements:
-- Painted the front facade of:
○○ All elementary school sites
○○ Both middle schools
○○ Maintenance facility & warehouse
-- Food service storage at San Leandro High
School
MID-YEAR REPORT 2015-16
-- Fencing at James Monroe and McKinley
Elementary Schools
District-wide roofing analysis
-- Replaced the Roosevelt Elementary School
multipurpose room lower roof
-- Bancroft Middle School entryway roofing
project
-- Rerouted gutter and removed pavers at
James Madison Elementary School
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