WILMETTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT 39

Strategic Plan
Dashboard

Engage, Empower, Inspire

In 2021, District 39 launched an effort to develop a new multi-year strategic plan for the district.  The Board of Education unanimously approved a five-year plan during its September 2021 meeting that gives the district a roadmap that focuses on the most essential, key initiatives while accomplishing collective excellence for our students. 

Below is our District 39 Dashboard, which measures our progress-to-goal for our main key performance indicators (KPIs). Our KPIs are displayed by Goal.

Most recent update: May 2024

Goal I : Student Achievement
and Growth

aimswebPLUS – Grades K-1 [updated May 2024]

aimswebPlus Early Literacy

80% on-track
(average or above)
in early literacy

aimswebPlus Early Numeracy

85% on-track
(average or above)
in early numeracy

NWEA/MAP –  Grades 2-8 [updated May 2024]

NWEA/MAP Growth

ELA

25% or more in "High" growth category

ELA

15% or less in "Low" growth category

MATH

30% or more in "High" growth category

MATH

15% or less in "Low" growth category

NWEA/MAP Achievement

ELA

50% or more in "High" achievement category

ELA

4% or less in "Low" achievement category

MATH

55% or more in "High" achievement category

MATH

4% or less in "Low" achievement category

Goal II : Supportive Community

SELweb – Grades K-4 [updated May 2024]

(K-3)
Emotion Recognition

Increase pct. in average and above average categories by 5% from Fall to Spring

(K-3)
Social Perspective Taking

Increase pct. in average and above average categories by 5% from Fall to Spring

(Grade 4)
Understanding Others

Increase pct. in average and above average categories by 5% from Fall to Spring

(Grade 4)
Social Problem Solving

Increase pct. in average and above average categories by 5% from Fall to Spring

Panorama MESH – Grades 5-8 [updated May 2024]

(Grade 5)
Sense of Belonging

Increase pct. in average and above average categories by 3% from Fall to Spring

(Grade 5)
Valuing of School

Increase pct. in average and above average categories by 3% from Fall to Spring

(Grades 6-8)
Sense of Belonging

Increase pct. in average and above average categories by 3% from Fall to Spring

(Grades 6-8)
Valuing of School

Increase pct. in average and above average categories by 3% from Fall to Spring

5Essentials Survey Data – Grades 4-8
[5ESSENTIALS NOT ADMINISTERED IN 2024; REPLACED BY CSCI]

Supportive Environment

Increase average to 80+ (VERY STRONG)

Academic Personalism

Increase average to 80+ (VERY STRONG) 

Peer Support for Academic Work

Maintain average of 80+ (VERY STRONG)

Safety

Increase average to 80+ (VERY STRONG)


Teacher/
Student Trust 

Maintain average of 80+ (VERY STRONG) 

Human and Social Resources

Maintain average of 80+ (VERY STRONG)

Student/Peer Relationships

Increase average to 80+ (VERY STRONG)

Goal III : Professional Community

5Essentials Survey Data – Staff
[5ESSENTIALS NOT ADMINISTERED IN 2024; REPLACED BY CSCI]

Collaborative Teachers 

Achieve and maintain a score of 60+ in category

Effective Leaders 

Achieve and maintain a score of 60+ in category

Involved  Families 

Maintain a score of 60+ in category


District 39 Retention 

Teacher Retention 

Achieve and maintain a 90% retention rate among teachers

Staff Retention

Achieve and maintain a 90% retention rate among staff

Faculty/Staff Absences [updated Oct. 2023]

 Licensed Staff 

Have 10% or less of licensed staff with 10 or more absences in a school year (not including FMLA, vacation days, or professional development)

Non-Licensed Staff

Have 10% or less of non-licensed staff with 10 or more absences in a school year (not including FMLA, vacation days, or professional development)

Other Key Performance Indicators [updated Oct. 2023]

 Collaborative Protocol 

Train 100% of licensed/certified employees on effective collaborative protocol (DataWise Improvement Process)

Paraprofessionals

Paraprofessionals will be pulled from their regular assignment to serve as a substitute no more than two times per week across all schools

Goal IV : Family Partnerships

School and District Parental Relationship [updated May 2024]

Parent Ed Expectations

Achieve 95% rate of parents who "strongly agree" that their Parent Ed expectations 
were met

Parent Ed Usefulness

Achieve 95% rate of parents who "strongly agree" that they plan to use what they learned in Parent Ed events

PowerSchool Report Card

Achieve 98% rate for parents to log in to PowerSchool to view report cards during the report card window

Social Media Followers

Increase followers of District and school social media accounts by 15% (Facebook and Instagram)

School Transition (4th to 5th Grade) [updated Oct. 2023]

Positive Experience (Parents)

Increase percentage of parents who reported a positive transition experience 

Positive Experience (Students)

Increase percentage of students who reported a positive transition experience 

Student Orientation

Increase percentage of students who attended orientation


Hangout Attendance

Increase percentage of students who attended at least one HMS hangout

Transition Videos (Students)

Increase percentage of students who viewed transition videos

Transition Videos (Parents)

Increase percentage of parents who either attended transition webinar or viewed transition videos

School Transition (6th to 7th Grade) [updated Oct. 2023]

Positive Experience (Parents)

Increase percentage of parents who reported a positive transition experience 

Positive Experience (Students)

Increase percentage of students who reported a positive transition experience 

Goal V : Stewardship of Resources

Operating Funds Balance [updated May 2024]

Operating Funds Balance

Maintain annual operating funds balance between 40-65% of expenditures 

Strategic Plan Video

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