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Board reviews revised strategic plan and implementation tracker; members press for clearer measures and tools
Summary
Board members and staff discussed a revised district strategic plan, an implementation tracker and measurement tools. Members asked for clarity on which tools will replace previously planned equity audits and how metrics for MTSS fidelity, SEL, multi-language learners and special-education action steps will be measured and reported.
The Salt Lake City School District Board of Education held an extended discussion on July 15 about revisions to the district’s strategic plan and a new implementation tracker intended to monitor progress toward goals through 2029.
Associate Superintendent Annalise Ruiz presented the implementation approach and a quarterly progress monitoring tool intended to align goals, board objectives and resources with measurable outcomes. Ruiz said the tracker will include measurable outcomes, action steps, responsible leaders and a timeline for quarterly check-ins. She told the board the district is adding a resources field to tie staff and funding to each action.
Board members raised multiple questions about measurement tools and how the plan’s objectives will be validated:
- Equity audits: Board members asked why equity audits that appeared in earlier drafts were removed. Staff said the district did not complete the equity audits this year and plans to use a different assessment tool; the board requested the new tool be named and described before the third reading of the plan. - MTSS fidelity and SEL: Members asked for clearer descriptions of how multi-tiered systems of support fidelity and social-emotional learning practices will be measured and what specific instruments (for example, Panorama or an equivalent) will be used. Staff said a similar tool will be in place and will be presented to the board. - Special education and multilingual learner action steps: Several board members noted that language specific to students with disabilities and multilingual learners was consolidated; staff said the consolidation preserved the measurements but combined duplicate language to make the plan more concise; board members asked staff to ensure the action steps remain explicit and visible.
Board members also requested plain-language glossaries and clearer definitions for items that appear in the tracker — examples offered during the meeting included “enrichment activities,” “PBIS score 18+,” “signature practices” for SEL and the district’s dignity indicators. Several members said teachers and other frontline staff told them the plan can feel like “a box to check” and asked staff to show clearly how the plan will translate into classroom practice and supports without adding uncompensated work for teachers.
Associate Superintendent Ruiz and the board agreed on next steps: staff will return with clarifications on the measurement tools and the implementation tracker, provide a glossary of terms, and bring responses to board questions at a future meeting. Board members emphasized the need to include how data will be collected and how stakeholders will be engaged in measuring progress.
Ending: The board asked staff to bring the clarified measurement tools and an updated tracker before the third reading of the strategic plan and to schedule quarterly public progress reports tied to the tracker.
