Ignacio

LV – Background Information / Documents

SSR FindingsBackground Information / DocumentsEvidence

Continuous Improvement:

  • How district strategic priorities are developed/revised, implemented and monitored/evaluated and who is/was involved.
    • Click here for the Slide Show for process and community meeting information.
      • Beginning in January 2022, District Leadership met to create a strategic plan.
      • January 27, District Leadership held a community meeting. In-person and virtual options brought 80 community members together. The first meeting was to gather words to revise the district’s mission statement. We used the words provided to create our priorities. Categories were:
        • Academic Progress
        • Staff Retention and Recruitment
        • Culture and Climate
        • Operations and Facilities
      • In February, we invited the community back – over 50 people showed up. We presented several options for a mission statement, and the results of the word gathering for the missions and categories. We asked those present to meet in the four groups to begin the process of setting a SMART goal and categories for each priority.
      • At the March community meeting, the group used Google Forms to vote for the mission statement. At this meeting we began our work with our mission. Together, we will engage, empower, and prepare all our learners for the future. Focus groups in each, priority met to continue work on SMART goals and action steps. For April meetings, the focus groups met separately to finish the drafts of the action plan.
      • In May, one more community meeting occurred so the focus groups could share the SMART goals and action steps for the next 5 years.
      • The Strategic Plan was adopted by the School Board at the June 2022 meeting.
  • August 2022 – present
    • The leaders of each strategic priority meet to update progress towards the goals and next steps.
  • Top Strategic Plan Accomplishments

Communication:

  • District/School Leader Communication with Families/Community
    • Infinite Campus messages
    • Weekly administration updates
    • Class Dojo (Elementary)
    • Band (Secondary athletics)
    • Communication Specialist
    • KSUT radio show broadcast weekly
    • DRUM articles monthly

Vision:/Mission

  • How district vision, mission and strategic priorities part of leadership/staff decision and policy-making
    • Strategic Priorities team meeting montly to ensure follow through and updated to board and families
    • Regular meetings with administrative team occur, on a quarterly basis, to review Strategic Priorities
    • All Staff emails signature include District Mission Statement
    • Homepage, letterhead and school merchandise highlights/includes mission statement
    • Posters in all buildings with district mission statement
    • Buildings have vision statements and action plans, which are found in the Student Handbook.

Board Leadership:

  • How are the district vision, mission and strategic priorities part of Board-level decision and policy-making
    • Board policy FB-R,
    • Handbooks include mission statements

​Staff and teacher turnover:

  • What has been the turnover of educational staff? Has teacher turnover had any notable impact? What insights have been gained about reasons for turnover from school leaders and/or HR conducting exit interviews of educational staff leaving?
    • Exit interviews offered to all departing staff
      • Housing
      • Salary
      • Relocation
      • Retirement
  • ISD’s response to teacher turnover:
    • 4 day week
    • 24% salary increase over 2 years
    • Housing units purchased, totalling 17 rental units
    • Mentor/Mentee program
    • In district Induction program

School’s resource allocations (e.g., instructional time, early interventions, teacher quality, family engagement, professional development) and identify potential inequities.

  • Monthly meeting with principals to include budget and needs
  • Yearly review with bookkeeper
  • Yearly PD plan
  • Summer Bobcat Classroom Bootcamp

Colorado MTSS

In 2022, Ignacio School District was awarded the Colorado MTSS Grant, a 5-year grant that focuses on systems implementation and the five components to effective systems: Team-Driven Shared Leadership, Data-Based Problem Solving and Decision-Making, Family and School Partnerships, Comphrehensive Screening and Assessment System, and Layered Continuum of Supports. As part of the grant, the District has received coaching and support from the Colorado Department of Education and San Juan Boces. Here are some accomplishments so far:

  • Establishment of a District (COMTSS) Leadership Team
    • Responsible for districtwide implementation of Active Engagement and Highly Effective PLCS
    • Creates and maintains a district action plan for COMTSS, based on results of the annual COMTSS District Capacity Assessment
    • Provides coaching and suppport to Building (COMTSS) Leadership Teams on implmentation of COMTSS and District focus areas
  • Implementation of COMTSS at the buildings
    • Building (COMTSS) Leadership Teams complete the School Fidelity Tool annually and create building action steps for implementation of COMTSS.
    • Building teams use a common template for meetings and follow best practices such as establishing norms, assigning roles, tracking time etc.
  • COMTSS Handbook

Family and Community Involvement

  • DAC
  • BAC
  • Multicultural Committee
  • NAPAC Committe
  • Tribal Council and School Board Meetings-Quarterly