Mission & Goals
To ensure that all students from kindergarten through 12th grade benefit from a guaranteed and viable common curriculum and assessment program in College Readiness stem and literacy that properly prepares them for high school and college.
D219 and D69 have entered into a 10-year Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA). Both districts’ Boards of Education have committed to achieving the following goals over the 10 years:
1. Establish a guaranteed and viable curriculum and assessment program through an aligned K-12 scope and sequence in STEM and literacy.
- Align literacy and Math units of study and lesson plans to Common Core Standards, with assessments to monitor student growth and achievement
- Align Science units of study and lesson plans to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), with assessments to monitor student growth and achievement
- Offer applied opportunities for students to synthesize math and science concepts in Engineering and Technology, further aligning with NGSS.
- Offer STEM co-curricular, extra-curricular and summer enhancement opportunities for students focused on both need and benefit.
2. Use data to monitor individual student growth and achievement to identify need for academic interventions and enrichments as early as possible.
- Track every student’s academic growth toward achievement of high school and college readiness via the Individualized Learning Plan (ILP).
- Establish baseline Math and Science achievement scores.
- Utilize the same student information system to align assignments and formative classroom assessments to learning targets K-12 to provide data for placement and interventions.
- Analyze return on investment for courses, interventions and student support programming developed to help students be high school and college ready.
3. Redirect resources to classroom instruction and services that support students to be ready for high school and college.
- Identify and eliminate inefficient, duplicative or unnecessary adminis- trative and operating expenses.
- Align systems and office supports such as Infinite Campus student information system, the Individualized Learning Plan (ILP) and analytics.
4. Develop parent-school partnerships by inviting and allowing parents to become primary participants in their children’s education.
- Expand opportunities for parents to play a more supportive role in the educational experience of their children.
- Examine opportunities to engage parents and future students from birth to age five in rich educational experiences.
5. Expand teachers’ leadership capacity by providing all school employees with the skills to help students succeed.
- Provide professional development that equips teachers and staff members to provide students with a STEM-enriched learning environment.
- Develop a teacher evaluation system that aligns with best practices and meets state requirements.