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District unveils 'Ignite the Path' strategic plan with ambitious 2028 targets
Summary
Pojoaque Valley School District presented a three‑year draft strategic plan, 'Ignite the Path,' that sets numeric targets for reading, math, student wellness, attendance and college‑and‑career readiness and outlines strategies and implementation monitoring. The board will review a revised draft and consider final adoption Jan. 14.
The Pojoaque Valley School District on Dec. 17 reviewed a draft three‑year strategic plan titled "Ignite the Path," presented remotely by Stephanie Wykka of Everest Analytics and discussed with Superintendent Dr. Chanel Segura. The plan sets measurable targets through the 2027‑28 school year, assigns strategies, and calls for routine implementation monitoring.
"We narrowed the focus to the highest‑leverage strategies so they will have the greatest impact and be feasible to implement," Stephanie Wykka said, describing a five‑step continuous improvement process that moves from goal prioritization to strategy selection, monitoring and action. Wykka said Everest Analytics will provide monthly implementation monitoring reports and a districtwide Layer 1 instructional focus tool to support consistent use of high‑quality instructional materials.
The plan’s headline targets include raising grades 3–8 English language arts proficiency from 36% to 50% by 2028 (and a Martinez‑Yazzie student group target from 27% to 45%) and increasing math proficiency from 13% to 30% (Martinez‑Yazzie subgroup from 10% to 25%). For student wellness the plan aims to raise the student climate composite from 3.5 to 4.2 and to boost regular attendance from 56.1% to 70% by 2028. On college and career readiness, the district seeks 55% of graduates to meet at least one summative CCR indicator (dual credit, AP, industry certification, bilingual seal or pathway concentrator).
Dr. Chanel Segura, the superintendent, framed the targets as ambitious but achievable: "There is no silver bullet. These are evidence‑based strategies that align us in the right direction," she said, and emphasized that implementation will require staff, families and community partners working in sync. Segura said the administration will begin rollout with staff in January and bring a final draft to the board for action at the Jan. 14 meeting.
The plan links strategies to measurable evidence sources: formative assessment data (I‑Ready, AMIRA, NWEA MAP), PLC agendas and work products, implementation monitoring artifacts, student climate surveys and growth percentiles. For reading and math the plan highlights coaching, structured literacy and high‑quality instructional materials; for wellness it prioritizes restorative practice and expanded counseling; for CCR it recommends K–12 pathway sequencing and expanded dual‑credit and advising cycles.
Board members broadly expressed support while asking for clarifications on funding, implementation timelines and public messaging. One member requested a concise one‑page statement of mission, vision and core values to accompany the strategy documents. Wykka and Segura said they would update the draft to reflect board feedback and return it for final consideration in January.
What happens next: district staff will revise the draft based on board comments, finalize implementation monitoring tools and present a final plan and a one‑page public summary for board adoption at the Jan. 14 meeting.
