• Aims

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  • Aims are the high-leverage steps we will take to achieve our goals. We commit to seven aims for student knowledge and skills, five aims for student disposition and well-being, and eight aims for operational effectiveness.

  • Priority 1: Student Knowledge and Skills

    High-quality instructional core for all content areas

    • Aim 1 | Cultivate high-quality professional learning communities.​
    • Aim 2 | Deliver standards-based, rigorous, culturally responsive, and inclusive curriculum resources and instructional practices that are enhanced by technology.
    • Aim 3 | Analyze performance data to guide core instructional planning and high-impact interventions and acceleration.

    Equity-focused practices

    • Aim 4 | Eliminate over-representation in Special Education and under-representation in advanced coursework by race, ethnicity, and gender. 

    High-quality WCPSS staff

    • Aim 5 | Design and offer comprehensive professional learning pathways for all staff.​

    Family and community engagement

    • Aim 6 | Provide clear, accessible, and consistent information about family involvement opportunities.
    • Aim 7 | Empower families and communities to partner in their children’s learning and school improvement by honoring their perspectives and unique needs.

     

  • Priority 2: Student Dispositions and Well-Being

    High-quality instructional core for all content areas

    • Aim 8 | Expand access to high-quality instructional programming, enrichment, and co-curricular activities to provide a point of connection for every student.
    • Aim 9 | Provide a safe, inclusive learning environment that is responsive to all students' behavioral health needs and promotes a sense of belonging.

    Equity-focused practices

    • Aim 10 | Eliminate over-representation by race, ethnicity, gender, and disability in student discipline referrals, suspensions, and absences.

    High-quality WCPSS staff

    • Aim 11 | Cultivate a workplace culture that embraces diversity, promotes engagement and well-being, and fosters belonging.​ ​

    Family and community engagement

    • Aim 12 | Build strong relationships among staff, families, and community organizations in order to share resources and promote well-being.

  • Priority 3: Operational Effectiveness

     

    Equity Focused Practices

    • Aim 13 | Implement an equity framework that provides systemic expectations around equity to differentiate support, guidance, and resources across all schools and departments.​
    • Aim 14 | Differentiate resource allocation to provide PreK-12 students with equitable access to high-quality teachers and principals, and sufficient support services.​

     

    High-quality WCPSS staff 

    • Aim 15 | Recruit, hire, develop, and retain diverse instructional and non-instructional staff.

     

    Effective Operations, Services, and Facilities

    • Aim 16 | Establish metrics of accountability for departmental management.
    • Aim 17 | Ensure that all students and staff have continuous, high-quality, and equitable access to facilities and technology (infrastructure and devices).
    • Aim 18 | Prioritize safety upgrades, including upgrading facilities, improving safety plans, and focusing on cyber-security. 
    • Aim 19 | Evaluate practices to ensure safe, timely, efficient, and reliable transportation services.
    • Aim 20 | Establish new systemic processes and guidelines balancing operational efficiency, fiscal responsibility, and environmental sustainability.