Westwood committee hears three-year strategic plan emphasizing student voice, universal design

Superintendent Tim presented the district's three-year strategic plan, saying it focuses on four focal areas 'student voice and agency, authentic relevant learning experiences, rigorous high-quality core instruction, and robust healthy learning environments'and includes priorities and action steps across those areas. The plan lists 13 strategic priorities and shows a multi-year timeline for implementation; the superintendent said the plan is meant primarily for educational leaders but will be published on the district website and converted into teacher-facing language. He described the plan as a "living, breathing document" with quarterly internal check-ins and an annual public progress report timed around the June meeting. Committee members asked how the district will measure progress and requested a dashboard, stronger public communications and clarity about how the plan will be iterated beyond year three. The superintendent said some action steps depend on a working group negotiated with the Westwood Teachers Association and that rubrics under negotiation will be implemented in future years to support teacher evaluation and highlight exemplary practices. Discussion also stressed continued student involvement in shaping priorities: committee members and staff described student voice and agency as deriving from direct student input during the portrait-of-a-graduate process and recommended ongoing solicitation of student feedback for project-based learning, internships and dual enrollment opportunities. The superintendent and committee agreed on the general cadence: quarterly administrative check-ins, annual public reports, and more frequent adjustments when external or internal context requires it. No formal vote or binding policy change was taken at this meeting.