Superintendent Holman told the Lake Washington School Board on Monday that the district will begin a process to revise its mission and vision — the board’s Results 1 policy — and asked the board to provide input on values and stakeholder engagement as staff lead the work.
Holman said the current Results 1 language — which states each student will graduate prepared for college, the global workplace and personal success — reflects an earlier era and may not capture current priorities such as social-emotional learning, student agency and equity. She said the goal is to produce language and an indicators framework ready for board adoption and monitoring by June 2026.
"To put it simply," Holman said, summarizing the intent, "we all have a shared interest in making sure that at the end of the day, we have a mission and a vision that aligns with our values and that we agree on." She said staff will convene stakeholder groups, report periodically to the board and finalize language with the board before launching policy and monitoring updates.
During the discussion, board members debated the board's role versus the superintendent's role in owning the vision and in stakeholder engagement. Director Yoakam noted board governance guidance that high-performing boards “should own the vision” and expressed a desire for the board to be able to accurately articulate community values before staff finalize language. Director Laliberte emphasized shared responsibility for defining stakeholders and engagement scope.
Director Stewart urged that any revised Results 1 reflect the district’s work on social-emotional learning and whole-child approaches. Several directors said they expect board presence during community engagement even if staff lead facilitation.
Holman described the practical follow-up steps: staff will prototype language based on board feedback, convene stakeholder groups, run an engagement process and then return with a recommended Results 1 policy and a set of measurable indicators. She asked that this work be completed by June 2026 so the district can begin monitoring under the new Result 1 in the 2026–27 school year.
Board members and the superintendent discussed measurement approaches, including graduation rates, extended graduation (up to seven years), postsecondary enrollment and a new senior survey the district began two years ago. Holman acknowledged gaps in long-term outcome data (for military service or some technical pathways) and said the monitoring framework will focus on reliable, year-to-year data the district can collect.
No formal action was taken; Holman said she will draft a prototype and work with board leadership to socialize it with the full board and stakeholders.
The study session then moved to adjournment.