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Wayzata board reviews annual Achievement & Integration plan and recommends ad-hoc committee continue
Summary
District staff presented the A&I Plan annual report at a Jan. 27 work session, restating SMART goals to reduce racial and economic disparities, clarifying MDE requirements, and recommending continuation of an ad-hoc board committee to oversee work.
A district staff member presented the Wayzata Public Schools Achievement & Integration (A&I) annual report during a Board of Education work session on Jan. 27, 2025, outlining the plan's scope, research basis and implementation supports.
The presenter said the plan frames "what, why, how, data" and noted it is focused funding intended to address persistent racial and economic disparities while benefiting all students. The presentation emphasized three SMART targets for May 2026: staff cultural-responsiveness benchmarks, a 50% reduction in the gap between Asian and Black students on local assessments, and enrollment parity goals for Black/African-American students in enrichment and intervention programs.
The presentation reiterated Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) A&I requirements and noted the statutory language that the requirements address disparities "excluding the categories of gender, disability, and English learners." The presenter told the board the phrase reflects state statute wording and offered possible reasons, including that specialized funding for students with disabilities and English learners already exists.
Slides tied the plan to research evidence (Hattie, teacher-estimates, feedback, classroom discussion) and outlined an implementation approach that separates technical fixes from adaptive changes, saying the A&I plan provides space for adaptive innovation without dipping into general fund dollars.
The presenter also reviewed measurement constraints and said many Key Implementation/Performance metrics (KIPs) are being re-examined because some data are new to the system or have small subgroup sizes that limit public reporting. The presentation closed by recommending the district's ad-hoc committee continue to learn about the work and collect community questions.
Board members took no formal motions or votes on the slides presented during the posted work session.
"At least 85% of Wayzata staff will assess at or above the Embracing level of the Innovation Configuration map for Culturally Responsive Learning Experiences by May 2026," the presenter said, restating a staff-target shown on multiple slides.
The board will rely on the ad-hoc committee and staff to refine metrics and report progress in future sessions.
