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Sidney City presents four multiyear goals aiming to raise test scores, attendance and graduation rates
Summary
Stacy Barker presented four districtwide goals — raising ELA and math performance 15% by the 2930 school year, reducing chronic absenteeism 10% and improving graduation rates 10% — and described implementation steps including MTSS, teacher training and a new professional learning community.
Stacy Barker, the district’s goals presenter, told the Sidney City Board of Education that the district is adopting four multiyear targets intended to align buildings and staff around common priorities. "We have 4 overall goals for the district," Barker said, and outlined specific numeric targets: a 15% improvement in English language arts performance by the 2930 school year (with a 3% annual increase), a comparable five‑year target for math, a 10% reduction in chronic absenteeism (2% per year) and a 10% improvement in graduation rates (2% per year).
Barker said the district will use a multi‑tiered system of supports (MTSS), targeted interventions, and teacher training to identify learning gaps and implement classroom‑level plans. "One of the first action steps under the English language arts goal is training teachers on how to effectively analyze student performance data," she said, describing the plan to use universal screenings, formative assessments and state tests to inform instruction.
The presenter also described operational steps to support teachers: building principals will create building‑level goals, upload evidence of progress and choose whether a target will be treated as a district or building goal. Barker said the district will launch a new professional learning community that will meet six times a year for new staff, and provide ongoing supports to second‑year teachers with four meetings annually.
Board members asked whether building leaders supported the approach and whether it would feel top‑down. Chair (speaker 1) and others pressed for local buy‑in; Barker said principals would be involved in creating plans and monitoring progress. The board did not take formal action on the goals at the meeting; Barker and staff described next steps for communicating the goals to buildings and collecting evidence of progress.
