Board and Superintendent Discuss Aligning Board Goals to District Strategic Plan; EAB Presents Goal-setting Framework

Doctor Camille opened discussion of district goal work and introduced Jen Slavic of EAB, who led a presentation on aligning board and district goals and on a research-based process to increase the likelihood that initiatives succeed.

The presentation traced the district’s work back to a strategic plan approved in February 2020 and noted a recent $110,000 congressional grant titled “Sustained Leadership” awarded to support post‑COVID leadership and engagement efforts. Slavic described EAB’s research on “high performance districts,” including eight hallmarks such as shared vision and goals, role-clarity, data-driven decision making and investment in leadership development. She said EAB’s work aims to help the superintendent’s cabinet cascade district strategic priorities into department and school objectives and to reduce duplicated or conflicting efforts.

Slavic and Superintendent Camille explained the district’s proposed three pillars for the year — students, staff and systems — and described a process for prioritizing objectives: assess urgency, feasibility for…