What’s the plan?

Santa Fe Public Schools’ working draft of its updated five-year strategic plan includes six goals — or “pillars.” Each goal has a variety of targets and will be reviewed, discussed and ultimately approved by the five-member board of education sometime this spring. Those pillars, at a glance, are:

1. Create an environment that raises expectations and promotes high academic performance for every student

Key criteria include: Reading by first grade Alignment of instructional material Providing intense math training for teachers

Implementation of districtwide family math and science curriculum nights

2. Recruit, retain and recognize highly qualified personnel

Key criteria include: Assigning mentors to new hires

Evaluating salary, benefits and compensation to prioritize changes

Initiating exit surveys Redesigning the district’s morale survey

3. Engage families and community members in developing a culture of shared responsibility for success

Key criteria include:

Creating a customer satisfaction survey for community members

Creating and piloting Family Night engagement programs at schools

Conducting a volunteer-needs analysis to identify overlaps and gaps in volunteer services Finding ways to increase the number of school-site social media posts

4. Promoting a safe and respectful school environment

Key criteria include:

Conducting safety audits at each school site every year

Creating a report and analyzing the data regarding students who have committed acts or threats of violence

Working with student mentors to implement a positive behavior plan

Designing and renovating district buildings to meet the most recent safety and security design standards

5. Ensure sufficient and effective systems operations and technology infrastructure

Stewarding district finances to meet or exceed the state average for school districts with 7,500 to 17,500 students

Ensuring the district’s year-end cash balance is in alignment with the board’s desired amount

Meeting budget requirements and increasing transparency of budgets

Developing a new district digital plan with a new instructional strategy

6. Ensure all students posses attributes of a Santa Fe Public Schools’ graduate upon completing their studies

Developing a K-12 curriculum framework to define and address the “attributes of a graduate” by June 2019

Developing a board policy to systematize the implementation of the “attributes of a graduate” initiative

Developing a system for evaluating students at each grade level