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San Juan Unified School District

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Chris Westphal, Director of Accountability and Organizational Development
cwestphal@sanjuan.edu
916.971.7200


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Summary

In Fall, 2001, San Juan Unified School District posted a three-year strategic plan for districtwide improvement on its Web site called the Blueprint for Success. The plan and its public availability exemplify the district's leadership in long-range planning, communicating with and engaging all stakeholders, and integrating changes in curriculum, instruction, assessment, and organizational conditions.

The Web site lists six district goals and a three-year improvement plan. The columnar format neatly displays current conditions, desired conditions, actions over three years, measurable goals, and structural improvement actions (organizational changes).

San Juan has the highest expectations of staff and students, as reflected in the "ultimate or very long-term" measurable goals. Ultimate goal statements are similar to "100% of students will be at/above proficiency in reading, writing, and mathematics on identified content standards." Annual minimum growth targets are set for each of the three years.

Blueprint

Full Description

In Fall, 2001, San Juan Unified School District posted a three-year strategic plan for districtwide improvement on its Web site called the Blueprint for Success. The plan and its public availability exemplify the district's leadership in long-range planning, communicating with and engaging all stakeholders, and integrating changes in curriculum, instruction, assessment, and organizational conditions.

The Statement Web page presents a graphic organizer for the district's six goals. Goals 1 and 2, which focus on student academic achievement, are placed in the center circle. The other four goals - environment, resources, quality services, and building capacity as a learning community - are placed in a ring surrounding and supporting the first two goals. The Beliefs Web page lists 10 belief statements that express the goals and guiding principles in more detail.

Goal 1 is as follows: All students will read, write, and compute at or above identified content standards. Three parts define current and desired conditions and three years of activities:
  • Curriculum/instruction -- priorities for standards aligned to assessments, research-based instruction and interventions, and resources to support high-quality staff and instruction;
  • Achievement/assessment -- measurable goals and specific assessments; and
  • Structural improvements -- various organizational conditions; for example, professional development and common planning time, and transportation for extended day services.
Blueprint

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