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Superintendent presents Draft No. 2 of district goals; board schedules site meetings and final vote in July
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Johnson presented Draft No. 2 of the El Segundo Unified School Districtthree-year goals, summarized community and staff feedback, and said the district will hold staff- and site-level meetings this fall with final board approval planned for July 8.
Superintendent Dr. Johnson on Tuesday presented Draft No. 2 of the El Segundo Unified School Districtthree-year goals, describing reorganized language and a schedule of follow-up staff and community meetings before a final vote planned for July 8.
Dr. Johnson told the board the new draft compresses and reorganizes the earlier material to make the goals more readable, and that much of the feedback collected during focus groups and surveys raised questions about the "how" rather than asking for wholesale directional changes. "These are three-year goals for a reason," he said, adding that the district will use the summer for strategic planning and answer detailed questions in fall meetings by school site.
Board members who spoke during the feedback period praised the clearer presentation and measurement section. Board member Tracy (last name not specified in the transcript) suggested grouping related metrics so readers can more easily see which measures apply to which goals; Glynn (board president; last name not specified in the transcript) and other trustees recommended continuing to refine graphic treatments so the plan is accessible to the public.
Dr. Johnson walked through the major goal areasacademic excellence, pathways and career readiness, graduate profile and equity, community and family engagement, staff support, innovative learning (including AI), facilities and sustainability, and safety and cybersecuritynoting responses and edits made after the May feedback rounds. On athletics and extracurriculars, he said he changed language from "involvement" to "inclusivity" after receiving comments that wording mattered. On several items he described next steps as strategic planning this summer followed by fall site meetings: "We'll get there over the course of three years," he said.
Trustees and staff also flagged recurring operational priorities that the goals must reflect, including bathroom cleanliness, lunch quality, clearer behavior-support communications, and multi-year facilities modernization planning. Dr. Johnson said those topics are reflected in the draft and that district staff are preparing a longer-term modernization and communications plan.
Board discussion closed with procedural notes about the schedule: the superintendent will circulate another draft and the board expects one more opportunity for feedback before a final vote in July.
The presentation did not produce a board motion or vote; trustees directed staff to continue refining the draft and to hold the summer and fall engagement activities described by the superintendent.
