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District presents strategic‑plan update showing modest gains and areas needing work on equity, attendance and inclusion
Summary
Staff presented a strategic‑plan update with assessment results showing Sunnyvale outperforming statewide proficiency in ELA and math averages but persistent gaps for Hispanic students and English learners; the board asked for cohort and disaggregated data and for ongoing monitoring via dashboards.
District staff delivered a strategic‑plan update, emphasizing three priorities for the year — attendance, math, and ELA — and presented assessment results and program updates intended to drive long‑term gains. Staff reported district CAASPP/CAST comparisons and local NWEA results (staff cited district ELA at approximately 54% proficient vs. a state average near 47%; math at roughly 49% vs. state 34%) and noted that improved alignment and curriculum implementation, particularly in primary grades, is linked to early gains.
Presenters described new K–2 assessments (an NWEA adaptive fluency suite) to screen foundational reading and math needs; implementation of UFLI (University of Florida Literacy Initiative) intervention for grades 3–5; and middle‑school ELA and math curricular alignments. Staff also described improvements to special‑education systems (rostering resource teachers in PowerSchool, expanded co‑teaching teams) and programs for students with extensive needs (workability funds and student‑run businesses). On attendance and behavior, the district reported reductions in chronic absenteeism at several schools and reviewed suspension/referral trends, while noting state definitions (10% of days missed = chronic absenteeism; 'T‑30' as a 30‑minute threshold) and the importance of site‑level attendance teams and MTSS interventions.
Board members and public commenters asked for cohort tracking, Hispanic vs. non‑Hispanic disaggregation, a deeper dive on suspension data (including gender differences and repeat suspensions), and translation/communication improvements; staff committed to follow‑up with additional disaggregations and a schedule for returning with dashboards and targeted interventions.
Provenance: topicintro SEG 1784; topfinish SEG 4407.
