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Board asks for concise public‑facing strategic plan while keeping detailed implementation appendices
Summary
Board members reviewed a draft strategic plan and urged a concise, public‑facing summary with detailed operational appendices for principals and staff; members emphasized embedding metrics, principal leadership and a communications plan prior to a May 11 adoption vote.
Board members discussed a draft five‑year strategic plan and largely supported its direction while urging staff to produce a shorter, more accessible public version alongside the full operational documentation.
Chair Crystal opened the discussion and asked board members to focus feedback on performance indicators and strategic initiatives. Several board members said the full draft felt large and recommended creating a one‑page or simplified public document with separate tabs or appendices for the teacher‑level and building‑level detail.
Kim and staff said the plan will include performance indicators and a set of strategic initiatives; some initiatives are grant‑driven or already underway (for example, development of the district early‑literacy framework funded by a grant). Kim also described recent recognition from the Oregon Council of English Teachers and said the district’s work on literacy has been noticed at the state level.
On data and metrics, board members and staff agreed the plan must include clear measurement cadences. Kim noted state testing is annual while newly required interim assessments will be administered three times per year; staff are proposing to supplement state metrics with ninth‑ and tenth‑grade data to better inform instruction. The district rolled out STAR K–8 for literacy this year and will continue to use local assessments as part of the measurement strategy.
Board members emphasized that the strategic plan must be a living document used by principals and teachers rather than a static binder. They asked staff to map which metrics will be reviewed at principal meetings, how the plan will be presented to staff at the August welcome‑back period, and what the public‑facing communication will look like on the district website.
Kim said the leadership team will finalize materials so the board can consider adoption at the May 11 meeting and will present different formats (public one‑pager, web version, and operational appendices) for the board’s review.
Next steps: staff will refine the plan, produce concise public and web versions, and present a final package for board adoption on May 11.
