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Performance Fact presents draft SD U-46 strategic plan; survey and student data shape goals
Summary
Consultant Muchu Fabayi of Performance Fact briefed the board on a draft strategic plan focused on student outcomes, with a 4-page summary and goals spanning early learning, social-emotional learning, academics and postsecondary readiness; staff cited survey response totals and areas of concern including sense of belonging and absenteeism.
Muchu Fabayi, president and CEO of Performance Fact, joined the Feb. 24 SD U-46 Board meeting to present an update on the district’s strategic planning process and a condensed four-page summary of the draft plan. Lola Maestroovich and other district staff supported the presentation.
Fabayi said the planning process convened multiple stakeholder teams (including a student-voice team) and that, as of the presentation, the project had held about 35 sessions and received roughly 711 survey responses to the draft plan (about 350 parents, 250 staff, and 66 students). The draft plan frames a brief district promise, a “portrait of a graduate” with five graduate qualities, and four core goals: a strong foundation (early learning), social-emotional well-being, academic growth and alignment to standards, and a strong finish toward college and career readiness.
Nut graf: The presentation paired goals with measurable indicators (attendance targets, assessments, completion metrics and pathways) and recommended “signature strategies” for each goal (for example, access to early learning, evidence-based professional learning for staff, and family/community partnerships for the early-foundation goal). Fabayi recommended aligning measures across schools and producing a dashboard for progress monitoring.
Key data and concerns: Fabayi highlighted strengths in student–teacher trust and high percentages reporting that teachers expect hard work, and noted concerns including a low sense of belonging (fewer than half of students said they felt valued), early-grade achievement gaps (25% of kindergartners meeting standards was cited), and absenteeism close to 40% in some measures. Fabayi said the team will do final reality-check sessions and return to the board with a more detailed presentation on March 10; the project timeline included an optional May 19 update and a final delivery after remaining stakeholder checks.
Implementation framing: The plan organizes work into three “circles” — students, instruction and infrastructure — and pairs each district goal with three signature strategies that would concentrate effort. Fabayi and staff stressed that the concise four-page summary is intended as a readable public-facing document, with a longer 50–70 page version available for detailed planning.
Ending: Board members thanked the consultant and volunteers and noted next steps: additional stakeholder reality checks and a March 10 board update before seeking final board action at a later date.
