Goal Statement: To meet individual student needs and support academic achievement in an engaging educational setting designed to produce postsecondary success
Action Steps :
Create, implement, and refine a viable age-appropriate rigorous curriculum
Strengthen the K-12 intervention process and its implementation with an emphasis on core instruction
Establish instructional non-negotiables across all buildings
Utilize student data to make instructional and programmatic decisions
Implement high-quality, intentional, and data-driven Professional Development (PD) and Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) to address achievement and efficacy gaps
Facilitate career and technical education opportunities and experiences for middle school and high school students that reflect current and forecasted workplace and job market needs.
Progress Measures
FastBridge is the district's K-12 academic screener in English-Language Arts (Reading) and Mathematics.
Assessments are administered in the Fall, Winter, and Spring and align to the Kansas State Department of Education's screening requirements
To learn more about FastBridge, please visit our Instructional Materials Website
Update Frequency: Scores are updated three times per year (approximately November, February, and May)
The Kansas State Assessment is administered in Grades 3-8, 10 for English-Language Arts (Reading) and Mathematics as well as Grades 5, 8, and 11 for Science
To learn more about Kansas State Assessment, please visit our Instructional Materials Website
Update Frequency: Scores are released to the Kansas State Department of Education Building and District Report Cards in approximately October or November of each calendar year
Post-Secondary data and graduation rates measure the success, effectiveness, and graduation rates as determined by the Kansas State Department of Education
To learn more about this data, please visit the KSDE Building Report Card
Update Frequency: These rates are officially released in approximately November for the previous school year
In the state of Kansas, the ACT is offered to all juniors as part of a state contract in addition to national testing dates
To learn more about ACT, please visit our Instructional Materials Website
Update Frequency: This compilation of data is retrieved and summarized in approximately November of each year for the previous school year
The district and its secondary schools regularly review enrollment in academic programs, GPA, and other related metrics
Update Frequency: An overview of these data points are compiled and posted in approximately June of each year for the previously completed school year
The link above will direct viewers to the Kansas State Department of Education Accountability Reports directly released by the Kansas State Department of Education
Update Frequency: In approximately January of each year, the Kansas State Department of Education releases Accountability Reports, which provide an overview of district performance, demographics, and financial information per statute
This represents the statutory needs assessment to track student performance and other needs to help the Board of Education inform their budgetary decision making
The link above will direct viewers to the most recently reviewed Legislative Needs Assessments
Update Frequency: Compiled and released in July/August of each year, primarily uses the most recently published official data from the Kansas State Department of Education