2010-2011 District Goals
Learning Environment GOAL – Provide facilities that promote student learning, social
emotional and physical well-being, and support program needs.
SP: Goal C: 5 and WH C: 3 (Safety, Resilience and Health)
Rationale:
 Increasing enrollment
 Aging buildings
 Learning environment must support student learning, social emotional well-being and a
culture of a caring school community
 Increasing enrollment challenges our ability to maintain programs that reflect community
values/expectations, i.e. music, art, pre/after-school care, and small class sizes
Educational Services - Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment, and Accountability Goals:
 Engage staff in a year long inquiry of what deep engaged learning looks like, to form
consensus, identify needs for professional development and build capacity in aligning
curriculum, program and practice to further our Strategic Plan.
 Provide professional development for teachers, administrators and staff focused on
differentiation, math implementation and the continuous cycle of school improvement.
 Design and implement a 3-year plan for a district-wide assessment system that includes
a variety of assessment instruments and procedures.
SP: Goal A: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8; Goal B: 2, 3, 4, 5; Goal C: 2, 3, 5, 6; Goal D: 2, 3, 4, 5
Educational Services Rationale:
 Ross Valley School District’s Strategic Plan was adopted by the Board on April 19, 2007.
The Plan’s Vision outlined a set of skills and applications to be cultivated and mastered
upon students’ graduating from the district. A thorough inquiry as to how the Plan has been
implemented to date has not yet happened.
 As we begin our work toward restructuring our schools to accommodate increased
enrollment and rethinking learning environments, we recognize that we need to thoroughly
understand, define, agree upon and articulate what we want students to do, communicate and
apply as they engage in the curriculum. Engaging staff in a focused inquiry about what
engaged learning looks like in our classrooms is the first step in building a common
understanding and creating a framework for 21st century learning.
 To support K-5 staff with the second year implementation of board approved math adoption,
we need to provide continuing professional development.
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2009-10 CST data reveals a pattern of decreasing proficiency as students move through 7th
and 8th grades and secondary math courses in Tamalpais Union High School District and
feeder schools.
CST data confirms that our two significant subgroups (students with disabilities and socio
economically disadvantaged youth) continue to under perform in both ELA and Math,
grades 2-8
Need for ongoing professional development to implement best instructional practices, align
our curriculum to essential standards, and develop and implement a district-wide assessment
plan, K-8
2009-2010 District Goal to Develop clarity on the need for intervention and what we’re
doing to address it surfaced what was currently in place to provide intervention for at-risk
students. To build upon the work accomplished last year, we need to provide support and
professional development for administrators and staff to put into practice appropriate
interventions.
Business Goal - Develop and implement a transparent budget process to execute a fiscal
recovery plan
SP: Goal A: 1, 3, 5, 6; C: 1, 2, 3, 6; D 6
Rationale:
 State continues to under-fund education
 RVSD’s expenses exceed revenues
 A need to understand how we spend money
 RVSD needs to identify cuts and implement a fiscal recovery plan while maintaining a
quality educational program
 Increasing enrollment challenges our ability to maintain programs that reflect community
values/expectations, 9.e.; music, art, pre/after-school care, and small class sizes
 Decision making process needs to have meaningful stakeholder involvement.
 Mandatory encroachments that are significantly impacting our budget
Revised 11/09/10