Granite School District Board of Education Long-Range Objectives

Increase the academic achievement of every student. • Every student learning at higher levels.

Improve educator quality and effectiveness. • The best educators, performing at the highest levels.

Equip every student with essential knowledge and skills. • Curriculum and instruction focused on real-world needs.

Implement support systems that promote student learning. • Multiple strategies to support students and teachers.

Align resources to improve student learning. • All plans, budgets, and energies aligned with district objectives and goals.

INDICATORS OF SUCCESS

No student left behind • Smaller achievement gaps between student groups • High, clear standards, goals, and expectations • Continuous assessment of student progress • More individualized help • Variety of instructional techniques and assessments • Focused support for disadvantaged groups • Every staff member and stakeholder contributing to student achievement

Teachers fully qualified in the subjects they teach • All educators held to high standards of performance • Continuous monitoring of educator performance • Instructional plans and decisions based on student performance data • Quality professional development based on student performance goals and educator needs • Incentives and appreciation for quality educator performance • Increased help and support for new teachers

Mastery of basic skills • Mastery of critical concepts • Challenging content that engages every student at every level • Explicit connections between classroom and world • Constant focus on highest priority material that will be needed throughout a student's life • Flexibility in meeting diverse needs, interests, and goals of students • Meaningful homework

Systematic planning, prevention, intervention, and remediation efforts • Supportive relationships marked by caring, trust, respect, responsibility, and collaboration • Continuous recognition, validation, and celebration of student and staff achievement • Parents, community, and businesses actively involved in student learning • Students from every background feeling valued, accepted, and connected to their school

Resources from every division, department, and school aligned to support district learning goals • Evaluation of expenditures based on progress toward district learning goals • Budget planning and decisions based on student performance data and district learning goals • Staff increased and/or redeployed to provide additional learning support (counselors, specialists, etc.) • Up-to-date textbooks, supplies, and technology

Adopted by the Granite District Board of Education May 15, 2001

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