Superintendent Alvarez presented the district’s new five-year strategic plan, which she described as “grounded in equity” and designed to set measurable impact goals for Lynn Public Schools through 2029. The plan lays out five impact goals — academic growth, vocational and career readiness, social-emotional development, expanded access to advanced coursework, and district culture of inclusion — and pairs each with annual targets and district initiatives intended to align resources and activities across departments and schools.

Alvarez told the committee the plan is a “living document” developed with input from more than 1,500 anonymous survey responses, focus groups, school visits and steering-committee work that included students, principals, teachers, central-office staff and community partners. A consultant, Bellwether, assisted the process and helped embed an explicit equity focus across priorities, Alvarez said.

Staff described how the district will translate the five-year impact goals into annual SMART (SMARTE) targets, department initiatives and school plans, with quarterly progress monitoring supported by the district’s new data department. Committee members asked for the underlying survey data and details on how priorities were chosen; staff said the anonymous survey results can be released and further steering-committee meetings will continue this fall.

The presentation emphasized connections between strengthening the instructional core, cultural and linguistic responsiveness and measurable student outcomes. Alvarez framed the theory of action as: if the district supports diverse, qualified and well-resourced educators and increases equitable access to innovative programs, then student outcomes and college and career readiness will improve by 2029.

Committee members and staff said the plan will be shared publicly and reviewed annually, and indicated follow-up work to develop initiative-level action plans and metrics will begin immediately.