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Board hears strategic-plan update: MTSS, UDL and public data dashboard rollout
Summary
District staff updated the board on Effective Classrooms work under the strategic plan, describing functioning MTSS teams, K–12 academic screeners, a planned public data dashboard, and family engagement efforts including transition supports and multilingual outreach.
District leaders presented Jan. 22 on the Snoqualmie Valley School District’s strategic plan goal for effective classrooms, highlighting Multi‑Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), Universal Design for Learning (UDL), systemwide screeners, and plans for a public data dashboard.
Executive Director Zir said MTSS teams are functioning in every school and that the district is implementing K–12 academic screeners to produce beginning, middle and end‑of‑year measures for ELA and math. "We are finally doing academic screeners K–12," Zir said, noting the district expects to use those screeners and MySabers data to better match interventions to students’ needs.
The presentation emphasized classroom practice and differentiation as the primary in‑school levers for growth, with secondary schools focusing on UDL principles and elementary schools emphasizing small‑group instruction and targeted interventions. Staff said growth measures for secondary students will require additional data points before district leaders can report stable trends.
On transparency, presenters said a public‑facing data dashboard tracking strategic‑plan metrics will be posted to the district website soon so families can see assessment progress. "Our data dashboard is going to be going live hopefully very soon," said a district data staff member, explaining the dashboard will show beginning, middle and end‑of‑year assessment progress and, over time, growth measures.
The update also covered transition events (preschool→K, 5→6, 8→9), efforts to reach multilingual families, and a Parent University initiative that will produce podcasts, videos and materials for school and district use. Staff described Timber Ridge’s recent multicultural event — which drew more than 300 families — as an example of outreach successes.
Board members asked clarifying questions about MTSS implementation, the professional roles counted as ESA for counseling time expectations, and how deviations from WASDA model policy language will be tracked. Staff said they maintain a working spreadsheet to track edits to model policy language.
No formal action was taken; staff said follow‑up items will include dashboard rollout timing, survey instruments for students and staff, and continued district support for transition events.
