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In the fall of 2019 (just before the onset of the pandemic), Madera Unified School District, in partnership with a wide range of community stakeholders and The National Center on Education and the Economy (NCEE), undertook a process of transformation by redesigning its education system after the characteristics of top-performing education systems worldwide. This transformation is imperative if all Madera students are to graduate well prepared for multiple post-secondary options, which is the district's promise to its students and to the community.
Read about the the vision, the strategy, process, and the first steps using the links below.
The video about the DSDP produced by Madera might go here.
Vision, Mission, and Beliefs
Vision, Mission, and Beliefs
Madera Unified School District’s identity and philosophy are built upon our best traditions and align modern student needs with the highest level of research and professional learning. The Madera Unified Governing Board believes in fair and equitable opportunities to empower students to learn deeply and live long healthy lives with the widest array of career opportunities. In ever-changing times, the Madera Unified Governing Board believes in ongoing collaboration with stakeholders to continuously improve student outcomes and college and career readiness.
Madera Unified educates more than 20,000 students each year. We believe a well-designed and high-performing educational system can unleash vast amounts of potential and transform us for decades to come.
Our Vision
Madera Unified will set the standard for hard work, creativity and resiliency with a fearless drive to continuously improve.
Our Mission
We are committed to creating and sustaining a culture enabling Madera Unified students to experience an unparalleled educational journey that is intellectually, socially and personally transformative.
Our Belief Statement
Madera Unified is where Students are challenged to broaden their vision, inspired by meaningful opportunities, and strive for authentic achievements.
In order to realize the vision, mission, and beliefs of Madera Unified School District as stated below, the district is engaged in two related community-wide initiatives:
1 - A promise to all students and to the community as to the type of citizens that Madera Unified will educate and develop. The Madera Unified Graduate Profile is a framework that articulates key 21st Century readiness skills that we want all district graduates to master. The Profile highlights six key areas: Think, Communicate, Collaborate, Produce, Adapt, and Contribute.
2 - An educational system, fully redesigned from early childhood through graduation, to support all students in achieving the promise of the Graduate Profile. Madera Unified assembled a large and diverse group of collaborative partners who leveraged 30 years of research on high-performing nations. Using leadership tools developed by the National Center for Education and the Economy (NCEE), Madera Unified is redesigning itself as a high-performing system comparable to any in the United States and around the world.
These two initiatives are tightly related, as you will see from the information provided throughout the rest of this report.
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