🎯 Goal 1: Elevate Instructional Quality & Improve Student Achievement
Goal Statement:
Implement evidence-based instructional practices across all schools to increase student engagement, critical thinking, and rigor, resulting in measurable improvements in student outcomes.

🎯 Goal 2: Improve Student Attendance Across All Schools
Goal Statement:
Support student success and equity by reducing chronic absenteeism through system-wide monitoring, early interventions, and strong school-family partnerships.

🎯 Goal 3: Strengthen Safety & Security Throughout the District
Goal Statement:
Maintain safe, secure, and welcoming schools by systematically reviewing safety practices, training staff, and keeping families informed about district-wide efforts to protect student mental health and well-being.

🎯 Goal 4: Build Professional Capacity & Leadership Pipelines
Goal Statement:
Develop and support a high-performing staff by implementing a targeted, data-driven professional development plan and cultivating future leaders within the district.

🎯 Goal 5: Enhance Communication & Visibility of District Progress
Goal Statement:
Foster trust and transparency by providing the Board, staff, families, and community with consistent updates on district goals, instructional initiatives, professional development, attendance, and safety, while also strengthening community partnerships and initiatives that support student success and district priorities.

The Westwood Regional School Board sets the following goals in attempt to strengthen the Board, support the Administration, and serve the school community:

• Goal 1: Conduct Quarterly Walkthroughs

• Goal 2: Increase Engagement in Public-Related Events and Assemblies

• Goal 3: Enhance Collaboration, Communication, and Data-Driven Decision-Making through NJSBA Partnership and Targeted Training